Lake Effect.........

Grizzly Adam , most think the snow is wet and heavy, but in terms of Moisture Content it is light. Utah ski resort Alta averages 8.2%, Steamboat, known for champagne powder, slightly lower at 7%, Vail county somewhere around 8% as well. The cascades slot in at 12% which is why their snow is referred to as cascades concrete . Lake effect come in close to 8 when it falls, but high ambient humidity and temps allows the snowpack to settle faster. The UP keeps its powder longer because of the fridged temperatures.

 

"Weather records have been kept in the park for about 26 years
except for the war years
and these records show that the average snowfall for Crater Lake is 622.0 inches."

"The record snowfall for the park occurred during the winter of 1932-33 when 879.0 inches "

If you ever get to Oregon. a must see.
Crater Lake is awesome. A Winter visit when you can is out of this world!

Worked a Radar site on Hamaker Mt. Oregon
It gets around 300" there annually.

 

Mt Bachelor ski resort in Oregon has shut down because they have gotten too much snow and the lifts were buried. A few years ago I was there and in a week we received 6ft of snow. most epic week of skiing I'm my life. White room every day.

 

So a warm summer, where the water in the lakes get warmer, the more "Lake effect" snow (or rain) for your area.
Being colder than last Fall, this year should be lower precipitation "Lake effect" snow
Someone said ice was forming on one of the lakes.

 

Ummm. Dave. The fact that many are crazy for living in Lake Effect areas does not negate that you are crazy for living up in Alaska.

 

Not crazy when you've live here yur whole life. These events are no big deal.
It's the people who are traveling through the area that aren't used to it that make it a big deal. The weather channel people hype it up too. I swear the reporters are all from Key West and never seen snow. You never see them interview someone from Buffalo. It's always the guy from Georgia just passing through chitting his pants .

 

Now that's some high quality snowfall!

 

...and it seemed like only yesterday you was picking berries.
No snow down here (got a little last week), but it was 14F last night. Today is the earliest I have ever worn longjohns.

 

You have a pretty good working understanding of the situation

 

+1 , True
Proof that living here in winter is crazy
when 10,000,000,000 ducks & geese leave

PS: 41° right now

 

1st guy don't have a chance . LOL

(someone always top the first persons story)

 

Congrats, the Lake Effect managed to get on the Dutch news. It will be interesting to see if you guys will keep the cold vortexes for your selves again and we in Europe will be having a warm winter like last year

Sure don't hope so, just love to see smoke above a snowy roof

 

Unreal. It's about 28 here.

 

We're at 16 degrees at the moment, we have another Lake Effect Warning for this area 8-18 inches of the white stuff.

The sleds are ready if we do get another 10 inches or so, all that trail clearing I did will get used.
LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH
AND EAST OF ROUTE 11.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BAND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY
INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

 

Hey. How much did you end up getting at your house woodlands? We only got a few inches here. Got lucky.

 

I'm not sure on the total but we received another four inches of snow last night.

 

We have 2" on the ground, that's enough