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Well, maybe we've got a ways to go, but the days are growing shorter for the next six months!
Bizarre question: What would you rather have?
1) The standard winter for five months, with sporadic good snow days
or
2) A seasonless year, during which you might get 2-3 powder days a week year-round, with no snow and 50-90 degrees every day in between?
id like it to be always cold and dumping in the mountains, always hot at the beach, and right around 70 in my house all the time.
Huh? 2-3 powder days with no snow. Am I the only one not understanding this question?
Maybe the powder he is talking about isn't snow.......
I'll take door # 3): repeat the winter of 2004-2005, every year, except that I'd like it to dump a little less in Reno, and we can skip that whole month-long inversion too. Basically I'd like massive storms hitting the Sierras about every 2-3 days, but with a snow level of 5300 feet on the eastern side.Quote:
Originally Posted by huckasoreass
I think the PNW mags would rather skip any repeats of the 2004-05 winter though.
I kinda like snorkeldeep's version.
'No snow' on the days that aren't pow days. In other words, you're not able to ski groomers, play in the park, hike to snow, anything after the mid-July sick powder day, because there isn't any snow whatsoever. Like a surfer having an ideal day, only to wake up the next morning to find the ocean completely flat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Below Zero
Gotcha! I like the anticipation of powder days though, so I guess I would take #1. You know, monitoring the radar, checking the websites, getting up early, calling the snowline and then finding out it has dumped like 10" (OK, that's big for CO). That's a thrill even before you get on the snow!
In that case - I'll take a normal 5 months of winter. Can't hit big lines in the Wasnatch without a little high pressure and sunny days.
04-05 season could just repeat itself for years to come. This season started in October and was still alive last week. I'm all about minimizing my summer.
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Originally Posted by snorkeldeep
I'm digging on this idea.
A normal season is only 5 months?
I can’t remember the last season I only skied for 5 months.
May I suggest California? I'll take the real winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by belgian
OW OW OW OW OW OW OW!!! Enough salt in our wounds! :cussing:Quote:
Originally Posted by powstash
As a NW mag I vote for real winter, like any of the past ten years EXCEPT this one. But if you vote for me as Czarina of Winter I promise to assign different years to different regions, i.e. 04-05 for Sierra and Wasatch, 01-02 for the Cascades, etc.
Please can we have a 98-99 for the Cascades?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monique
And so, you shall!Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
Copy THAT! Bring on La Nina! We want the little girl! :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
You have my vote for Zarina, Emperess or whatever .. if it brings on the dumpage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monique
I'd like to buy a vowel
:the_finge
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Originally Posted by Below Zero
dude..i dont know...its different here or something...10-14 inch days in CO have felt equally epic to the hyper deep Utah days i had this year.....
i like choking on really cold snow when your face is numb from the cold fluff...
but, to answer the thread i would take year round winter...
im enough of a slacker to make good use of mid-week pow in july..
What more could you say other than ........ Perfect! :smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by snorkeldeep
5 month ski/winter season?! Heh. Mine goes 12 months, with 8 of those being powder months. I'll just keep what I have. :)
I think most would keep what you have.Quote:
Originally Posted by iskibc