Frigid Fridays

Frigid Friday - the Weekend Weather Report

for 26 Feb - 1 March 2010

Friday, 26 Feb: 50% chance of snow showers; high near 38*F, low near 26*F. East wind 16-22 mph with gusts to 36 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation 1-2".

Saturday, 27 Feb: 60% chance of snow showers; high near 34*F, low near 23*F. East wind 6-8 mph. New snow accumulation 1-3".

Sunday, 28 Feb: 50% chance of snow showers; high near 34*F, low near 21*F. North wind 5-7 mph.

Monday, 1 March: 30% chance of snow showers before 1 PM. High near 34*F, low near 15*F.

*** Weather is subject to change without notice ***

Current Conditions: We currently have 15-16" of snow. The snow is of the heavy, wet variety. Snowshoeing will be challenging and skiing will likely not be great for the first folks breaking trail. Those who follow will probably have an easier time of it.

Frigid Fridays - The Weekend Weather

Frigid Fridays - The Weekend Weather Report

19 - 22 February 2010

Friday, 19 Feb.: 60% chance snow showers; 1-2" accumulation. High near 29*F, low near 19*F. West wind ~10 mph with gusts to 29 mph.

Saturday, 20 Feb.: 20% chance of snow showers with less than an inch accumulation. High near 32*F, low near 17 *F. West wind 5-7 mph with gusts to 23 mph.

Sunday, 21 Feb.: 20% chance of snow showers. HIgh near 31*F, low near 13*F. NW wind ~6 mph with gusts to 22 mph.

Monday, 22 Feb.: Mostly sunny; high near 32*F and low near 16*F.

*** Weather is subject to change without notice. ***

Current conditions at Newcomb VIC: As you can see in the photo above, we have about a foot of snow. This is mostly old, packed snow, with about an inch of new powder on top as of Friday morning. Skiing should be good and fast. Snowshoeing should be fair.

Frigid Fridays

The Weekend Weather Report for

5 February - 8 February 2010

Friday, 5 Feb.: Mostly cloudy with increasing sunshine as the day progresses. High near 26*F, low around 0*F. Calm winds becoming SW around 5 mph.

Saturday, 6 Feb.: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23*F and a low near -4*F. Calm wind becoming east between 4 and 7 mph.

Sunday, 7 Feb.: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16*F and a low near -5*F.

Monday, 8 Feb.: Partly sunny, with a high near 17*F and a low near -3*F.

*** The weather is subject to change without notice. ***

We currently have about a foot of snow. Of this, the top inch and a half or so is new fluff (as of Thursday), which is on top of a good solid base. Great conditions for animal tracking, good for snowshoeing, fair for skiing.

Frigid Friday - The Weekend Weather Report

The Weather for Newcomb, NY

Friday, 22 January - Sunday, 24 January 2010

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 30*F and a low of -5*F tonight. Calm wind becoming east around 5mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32*F and a low around 1*F. Wind chills during the day predicted at -2*F.

Sunday: A 30% chance of snow before 1 PM, then a chance of rain. Cloudy with a high near 37*F and a low around 35*F. Calm wind becoming SW between 10 and 13 mph, with gusts to 24 mph. By night the chance of precipitation (rain) rises to 90%, up to one inch possible.

*** The weather is subject to change without notice ***

Snow conditions at the VIC as of 10:00 AM on Friday:

Trails are well packed and we are holding steady at about 14" at the snowstick. We had about 1.5" of new and very fluffy snow earlier in the week, but this has since been packed down. Skiing is probably fast, due to packed nature of trails here and at Santanoni. Snowshoes are still required, regardless of how well-packed the trails are.

Frigid Fridays - The Weekend Weather Post

The Weekend Weather Report

for 15-17 January 2010

Friday, 15 January: 30% chance of light rain, mainly before 1 PM. High 35*F, low 22*F. West wind 6-8 mph, gusts to 26 mph.

Saturday, 16 January: Partly sunny. High 35*F, low 18*F. Light and variable wind.

Sunday, 17 January: Mostly cloudy. High 34*F, low 22*F. 30% chance of snow after 1AM. Winds light and variable.

Current Conditions: It is raining lightly. The snow is rather packy, but holding steady at about 14 inches. Good snowshoeing on packed trails, and probably same on ski trails (like Santanoni). If you are making your own trails, it may be hard-going.

*** Weather is subject to change without notice***