January 12, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 12(Sun)

Cloudy skies clearing south to north through the day reaching the mason dixon area across the Alleghenies late day.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

SF .5

SD 12.5

snowfall season to date 62.3″

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley, Bittinger 4h, Mt.Davis, Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High valley, Low valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Webcams

January 11, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 11(Sat)

Light pixie dust type snow last night transitioning to upslope fluff of varying rates today. Some sun visible as well at times. Increasing winds. Low cloud deck over the high ground late day.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip +

SF 3.7

SD 12.5 17:00

MTD SF 32.5

Season to date total snowfall 61.8

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt.Davis and Bittinger 4H

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

■ Snowfall across the Alleghenies flying under radar through the day.

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Grantsville to Savage Mt

Frostburg

Lavale to Cumberland

Flintstone to Polish Mt

Town Hill

Buck Valley

Webcams

January 10, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 10(Fri)

Very cold valley start in areas where winds died completely. Some high clouds and at times mid level clouds today.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

SF 0

SD 12.0 7am

MTD SNOW 28.4

season to date total snowfall 58.1

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

-data 6 miles north of Timberline on Cabin Mt

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

–

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill Creek at North craft

Town Hill

Green Ridge

Polish Mt

Martins Mt

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

To Oakland

To Cranesville

■ PICS AND VIDEO FROM BLIZZARD HILL IN THE LINK BELOW.

● One of the more impressive drifting locations and upslope zone. This section was closed multiple times over the last several days.

CRANESVILLE-BLIZZARD HILL JANUARY 10, 2025

The Yough at Sang Run

January 9, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 9(Thurs)

Continued light upslope diminishing north to south. Sun broke out Garrett and north. Light fluff hanging on Tucker and south.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip

SF 2.4

SD 14.0 7:00

Snowfall season to date 58.1″

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valleys vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Hill up from the Yough at Sang Run

Grantsville to Savage Mt

Frostburg

Lavale to Cumberland

Rocky Gap

Polish Mt

Town Hill

Buck Valley

Webcams

January 8, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 8(Wed)

Upslope snows of varying rates continues…few brief sunny glimpses..

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .07

SF 3.2

SD 13.0 17:00

Snowfall season to date 55.7

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 4H

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

To Oakland

Sand Flat Rd

Premier

“on the county roads “

January 7, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 7(Tues)

Cloudy, varying rates of fluff snow today, blowing and drifting

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .15

SF 5.5

SD 12.0 17:00

season to date total snowfall 52.5

Dyacon Data Below

● Day by Day

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Sods Plateau

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

To Oakland

January 6, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 6(Mon)

Snow last night, lighter through the day with a slight increase later day. Keysers Ridge continues to exaggerate snow totals. Even with 2 hour boardsweeps that automatically inflated totals, it went to a new level today.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip .51

SF 5.3

SD 9.0 17:00

Snowfall season to date 47.0″

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Webcams

January 5, 2025

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 15(Sun)

A.m crystallized fluff, windy morning that gradually saw winds dying. Sun breaking out early and then began filtering away with incoming clouds from the next system.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip .08

SF .8

SD 6 to 6.5

Snowfall season to date 41.7″

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

• Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport and Mt Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Blue Knob