I'm stuck on the east coast... and it's looking like flights out to CO are way to expensive this year. BUT, I just checked on the conditions up in VT, and there is hardly any base.
Anybody know when the best time to go out there is??
Thanks!
Will
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I'm stuck on the east coast... and it's looking like flights out to CO are way to expensive this year. BUT, I just checked on the conditions up in VT, and there is hardly any base.
Anybody know when the best time to go out there is??
Thanks!
Will
I'm go for somewhere in CA, not CO. Tahoe is cheap and they usually get TONS of snow! Mammoth is fun too, but kind of hard to get to.
Usually the best time of year for Tahoe is right around Christmas/New Years.
Here's a clue
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69358
march 7890
welcome to life on the EC
things should be decent by the 3rd week of Dec. but I usually stick to rock skis until Jan.It sounds like you are south of Vermont so chk the web site of where you want to go and don't move until enough is open to justify the drive. Plan it right and it ain't half bad
I'm here in CO. Jet blue, $175 round trip.
You need to know where to look for good flights.
Vermont has had the worst November EVER for snow this year....! Let's hope it makes up for it! Until then, head west young man!
November warmth hit historic highs; Wintry weather approaching
By The Associated Press | December 1, 2006
November ended with record high temperatures in parts of northern New England and near record low amounts of snowfall, but below-normal temperatures were on the way.
November also ended with a record high temperature on Mount Washington and tied a record in Concord, N.H. It was 45 on the summit, up from the previous record of 44. Concord's high was 67, tying a record set in 1881.
At the summit, it was the second least snowy November on record, with 7.4 inches of snow. The mountain normally gets 40 inches in November.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Tom Hawley said November broke the record for high average temperature in New Hampshire and Portland.
In Portland, the 43.8 degree average temperature broke the previous record of 43 degrees set in 1975, helping boost the average temperature for the month 5.5 degrees above normal.
At 43.3 degrees, temperatures as recorded in Concord, N.H. were 5.7 degrees above normal, breaking the previous state average high of 42.6 degrees set in 1931.
It's been an unusually balmy November in Vermont, too, breaking records for high temperatures and lack of snowfall.
The average daily temperature in Burlington was 42.8 degrees, second-highest on record, according to the National Weather Service.
At 4,350-foot Mount Mansfield, the average daily temperature was 34.6 degrees, the highest on record. Only a half-inch of snow fell there, easily breaking the previous record, which was 7 inches in 1964.
Burlington, meanwhile, registered only a trace of snow for the month, which has happened only three times before -- in 1915, 1937 and 1948, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Conor Lahiff.
But forecasters said big changes are about to blow in. Gusting winds are expected to bring rain Friday afternoon, with temperatures 30 degrees cooler during the weekend and beyond. Some snow was possible in northern and mountain locations.
"It will be a slow cool down, then it's going to be very cold next week," Hawley said, predicting normal cold on Sunday and Monday in New Hampshire and Maine, with below-normal cold the rest of the week.
Temperature-wise, he was looking for highs in the low or mid-30s after the weekend, with lows generally in the teens, with some below-zero temperatures in the mountains.
"It looks like it will be cold for a while," he said.
The weather service said rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches also were possible in Maine for the weekend, enough to cause sharp rises on rivers and streams.
In northern and east central Maine, the weather service in Caribou predicted snow, sleet and freezing rain.
A winter storm warning was issued for northwest Aroostook County, upgrading the prior winter storm watch. The storm warning, effective at 6 p.m., was posted until 6 a.m. Saturday.
The weather service in Caribou said snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches and sleet accumulations of a half to a full inch were expected in the affected area.
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/ver...r_approaching/
it snowed 3" last night, moutain prolly got a little more than that.
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just a dusting here in Burlington.
At least it's finally cold. And Jay should get a bunch of snow this week.Quote:
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5+ at my house today. Smuggs reports 6-8 as of this a.m and Stowe reported 5+
Sweet, hopefully it keeps up for a while.... The next two weeks would be nice.
yeah, there probably 5 inches at my place in stowe. i've heard they got around 6 last night. it's been snowing all day at the top of mansfield and periodically at the base.
anyone know how much bolton picked up, realistically, today? i drove from burly to stowe between 3 and 4, and it was dumping in the bolton valley region of 89.
everyone here seems to be holed up, waiting for 8am wednesday.
Sweet! Thanks for all the responses. Awesome stuff.
I hear it should snow of Friday... I can't wait. VT, I think, it is for the first trip. CA does sound awesome...
The Jet Blue redeye flights to denver are the best. Super cheap for last minute storm chasing. get on it.
Still bicycling here in the upper valley:D (makin' the best of it)
Finally starting to dump in Vermont.. :biggrin:
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