2017-18 Winter Photo Thread (NH) (temperatures, Canada, cloud, map)

[ral31]

Grass is pretty brown (from yesterday).



Got some rain overnight; I measured 0.68". Nice sky yesterday evening - I'm assuming these clouds were a sign of the approaching system.

[Cambium]

December 17-18, 2017. Trip to Southern Vermont. Posting only 27 of the 250+ images I took. Not bad. lol


1st... My route going there in blue (more boring) and coming back in yellow (more interesting)





9am. Passing through Hartford.. 25°F(-4C). River starting to partially freeze in spots.




10am. Passing though northern Massachusetts. 21°F(-6C). Huge difference already with snowpack..




11am. Welcome to Vermont. 18°F (-8C)




Ate lunch here on Route 9 in West Brattleboro. Air crisp, scene snowy. Rivers and Lakes all frozen over with snow on it. Was only 3 hrs away from home..




Mmmm, Sugar, Syrup and Snow.




I'm used to seeing "Warning" signs for Bears only in parks, but cool to see Bear Crossing signs.




Did a Horse and Sleigh ride through a farm and woods for an hour.


Temp was 15°(-9C) with little wind at this time, (was 1°F(-17C) few hours earlier).


They gave us blankets. Everyone was layered up. I was enjoying every minute of it. Didn't bother me and few on the sled. Wasn't that bad.


We stopped at a cabin along the way.





I forgot the mountain in the backdrop, Nei might know. Mount Snow?


Note the skies.. Was an awesome day with a warm front approaching...Kinda felt weird being in the teens with a warm front coming.





Inside the cabin they had hot chocolate ready for us and a warm room being heated with a wood stove. Note the temp inside. I started sweating.







Note the skies on the way back.. was just 30 minutes after.. Clouds moving in. Still just 17°F (-8C) at 2:30pm. Felt great.





Lots of Icicles around. A lot of homes had ladders on them ready to rake the snow off roof which I noticed were angled more often than back home.

Spoiler

Inside hotel.. Of course...weather.. I never saw Matt Noyes on tv. Cool. Funny how they had NBC Boston on there. 30s back home, yuck.

Spoiler

Had snowed lightly overnight with a dusting..

Next day heading to Manchester, VT 45 min Northwest of Brattleboro.. snow showers were possible and I was heading into the Green Mountains.

Passed through small towns, almost forgot to slow down through each one.




These covered bridges seem common in Massachusetts and Vermont. I forget why or maybe its just part of history.



Cool supports for the Bridge! River frozen below.




Love the Green road signs.





Ummm, wha?





What the heck? Is this legal? Lots of CO2 going into the air.




President Lincolns Family Home Museum. Wont bore you with inside pics although pretty interesting! Was starting to snow. They only called for an inch around here but I know mountain weather can be surprising.




After 30 minutes was coming down harder.. Visibility dropping. Love this weather and the entire Manchester area! Elevation was only 1000' I believe here.





They didn't mind.. Jogging in the snow. Love the locals around, they seemed very cool and friendly.




One more from Manchester

On Route 7 still which goes all the way down to southern CT, wonder if it looked like this back home. lol





Was checking radar all morning I knew would clear up as I headed south but I didn't expect this just 40 minutes away! Elevation was about 600' here in Bennington, Vermont. Interesting!





After passing through Bennington just 15 minutes away it looked like this.





Had some cool views along the way back on Route 7 and Route 20. This might of been in MA.





And I'm back...

[Shalop]

Originally Posted by Cambium

December 17-18, 2017. Trip to Southern Vermont. Posting only 27 of the 250+ images I took. Not bad. lol


1st... My route going there in blue (more boring) and coming back in yellow (more interesting)


.....



Had some cool views along the way back on Route 7 and Route 20. This might of been in MA.





And I'm back...

Wow, seems like a great trip. Did you experience any subzero temps at all? Single digits at least?

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Shalop

Wow, seems like a great trip. Did you experience any subzero temps at all? Single digits at least?

Just missed it actually. Morning of was low single digits but I arrived around lunchtime.
The temp simply hovered 17-19°F all day and night.
Warm front came through and was low 20s next morning.


And 40s today so I'm glad I went and left before this warmup.

[cmptrwlt]

Very gloomy today in Oslo:

[Rozenn]

Originally Posted by Cambium

December 17-18, 2017. Trip to Southern Vermont. Posting only 27 of the 250+ images I took. Not bad. lol

Sounds like a great trip. And great weather.

I especially enjoyed the photos of small towns. Looks lovely there, wouldn't mind having that a weekend trip away from home. Btw I see Quebec City on the map, strange that they indicate a foreign city on the local TV forecast.

[cmptrwlt]

Covered bridges? I thought they only existed in Madison County . Vermont looks great.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Cambium

December 17-18, 2017. Trip to Southern Vermont. Posting only 27 of the 250+ images I took. Not bad. lol


1st... My route going there in blue (more boring) and coming back in yellow (more interesting)

I-91 isn't that exciting; and further west is hillier.

11am. Welcome to Vermont. 18°F (-8C)

surprised how much more wintry it looks up there only 40 miles north.

Did a Horse and Sleigh ride through a farm and woods for an hour.

looks fun

I forgot the mountain in the backdrop, Nei might know. Mount Snow?

you're somewhere between Brattleboro and Wilmington, right? Mt. Snow, then. From a different angle than I'm used to; it's very visible from the higher hills near me.

Next day heading to Manchester, VT 45 min Northwest of Brattleboro.. snow showers were possible and I was heading into the Green Mountains.

Passed through small towns, almost forgot to slow down through each one.

Manchester in the summer is overwhelmed with tourists mainly there to shop at expensive boutiques and outlet stores. Didn't care for it, but maybe it has more charm in the winter. Arlington, 7 miles south, is a really neat little town

These covered bridges seem common in Massachusetts and Vermont. I forget why or maybe its just part of history.

Neat to find them biking.

What the heck? Is this legal? Lots of CO2 going into the air.

Burning extra wood? In Massachusetts it's only allowed in early spring. Vermont may be a very liberal state, but it's still rural. Less rules for a lot of stuff; locals would know better what that was for.

They didn't mind.. Jogging in the snow. Love the locals around, they seemed very cool and friendly.

A lot of the locals there look quite athletic. Not going to let snow stop them.

On Route 7 still which goes all the way down to southern CT, wonder if it looked like this back home. lol

looks awful to drive on.

After passing through Bennington just 15 minutes away it looked like this.

area by Bennington is in a neat valley with low mountains on both sides. Thanks for sharing your trip photos.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Urania93

Hi guys!

This December has been incredibly snowy in here, actually the most snowy December I can remember of.

Let's start with the pictures of the 1st and 2nd of December

One week after, the 8th of December, the view was like this:



The evening of the 9th it started to snow again, and it went on until Monday evening. For this I have less pictures, but it snowed even more than the previous time!




^ these pictures where taken more or less in the middle of the snowfall, the peak dept was close to 40-50 cm!

And today the view is still like this:




Summarising:
More than 50 cm of snow fallen in less than one month
17 consecutive days of snow on the ground

The both of these data are really remarkable in comparison with the average winter here at my place, in the last few years we didn't get as much even during the whole winter.

looks very snowy, especially for there. Mountains are impressive looking as always. Poor cat! How'd he get there?

[nei]

short bike ride on Sunday. Was 29°F (-2°C). Don't usually bike in that cold, but wanted to get out and move a bit. Town is nice enough to plow the bike path, some ice patches lingered



felt cold on my face and hands since my gloves weren't thick. After a couple of miles, blood was moving harder and I warmed up. Close to sunset



slight downhill meant my hands were getting cold, but I only had 1.5 miles left