Snow in Boone (ski resorts, how much, live in)

[ncbound07]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I would like to know how much snow Boone really gets. I've looked at graphs and read all kinds of reports and get anywhere from 6 inches to about 50inches, annually. I know it will vary every year, but when it does snow does it stick around for a day or two or melt by afternoon? I know there are ski resorts there, but they manufacture the snow, right?

Thanks!

[mm34b]

According to the federal government's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Boone receives 35.5" of snow during an average season (NOV-MAR). Most of that occurs in January and February. The yearly record for Boone was the 1959-1960 season. They received 103.4".

[wilderlands]

We usually get 30-40" for the entire season. The earliest in November, latest in April but usually more like Christmas thru end of February. It will snow 3-4" each round and sticks for 1 or 2 days. I live on the Western slope of a ridge near Tennessee so I get 8" when Boone gets 4 but I have never had too much trouble with it.

[jdljr]

I live in the upslope area out of Boone near the TN line as well and we've had 10 snowstorms this season so far, each dumping from 1-4". The earliest this season was Oct 28th, and the most recent was - today. The one from last night / today dumped 3-4". Eight of the 10 snowstorms this season had occurred before we even officially entered Winter!

Whether it sticks around for a day or two or more depends on how much of the area is shaded, if the temperatures rise, etc. Much of the time it melts off after a day or two.