People crapping on the ICON are basing that on old information. It now has higher resolution than even the Euro and did quite well with both Beryl and Ian (tropical) and seems middle of the road for snow in our area. Did quite well for 1/6, when most models had shifted way south showing no snow for CNJ, but it still had an inch or two, but it didn't do great for 1/11. Many pros in Europe, who have more experience with it (it's a German model) seem to like it a lot. None of the models is perfect and they all have their biases, which is why I tend to like the NBM (the model blend) as it might not be as accurate as certain individual models, but will rarely be way off like some models can be.
