Oh, Quick, Look at this link while you can.
Full on East Coast Winter conditions!!
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Oh, Quick, Look at this link while you can.
Full on East Coast Winter conditions!!
http://www.weather.com/maps/local/lo..._animated.html
it's pouring here now...althoough the sand truck just went by
Green means go, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Core Shot
Skied Flatton on Thursday and Sunday as well:nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by shmerham
...is it less gay if its free?
crap, I'm headed to VT for a 3 day weekend. 41 degrees on saturday with rain in Warren and then 19 degrees on sunday. sounds like it's going to be a very Beerlympics kind of weekend, not that I'm not looking forward to that....but making some turns would be fun.
True enough, but the latest disco out of the NEW in BTV is encouraging. To wit:Quote:
Originally Posted by vinzclortho
Our man the powderfreak is a budding met himself and I'm sure he can give us details as the weekend draws near. Basically, look for a soaking rain Friday night into Saturday changing to snow Sat afternoon/evening. It should snow heavily through Sunday, so Sunday could be a good day if there's enough accumulation to cover the crust that will develop. It's going ot be cold and windy on Sunday - look for wind hold on the upper mtn. Still, lots of terrain can be accessed by the Valley House, Gate House, and Castlerock chairs, which are usually the ones open at Lincoln Peak on a windy day. Monday should be even better, less windy, and not as cold. Could be a good day to charge up to the top early to hit the untouched that will still be around on Spillsville, Paradise and the woods therein.Quote:
SENSIBLE WX CONDS TO THEN DETERIORATE DURING SATURDAY AS SFCENERGY IS TRANSFERRED TO NRN MID ATLANTIC COAST...WITH POTENTIALEXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND BY LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING. LATEST PARTIAL THICKNESS ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT A RAIN TO SNOW SCENARIO FROM WEST TO EAST DURING COURSE OFDAY...WITH ERN VT LAST TO SEE CHANGEOVER. VERY IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICSWITH SYSTEM...AND WILL MAINTAIN CATEGORICAL POPS ACCORDINGLY ALLAREAS. AS SFC/UPPER LOWS CONTINUE TO WRAP UP EAST OF FA SATNIGHT/SUNDAY...IMPRESSIVE DEFORMATION/COMMA HEAD FEATURE TOPOTENTIALLY EVOLVE ACROSS AREA. BNDRY/MID LVL TEMPS AT DURINGTHESE PERIODS PLENTY COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW...AND WITH
INCREASING WINDS POTENTIAL HIGH IMPACT WINTER EVENT CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE. SNOWS THEN SLOWLY WIND DOWN LATER SUNDAY AS SYSTEM
SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM REGION.
@ this point I must concur with the thread title :fmicon:
i'll vouch for the powderfreak's forecasting juju. he's done a good job thus far this year. (full-time lurker over there...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tin Woodsman
gravitylover can lay down the weather knowledge a bit as well...
You going to be at stowe this weekend?Quote:
Originally Posted by mildbill.
depends on the weather.
poutine...
55 today.......spring skiing!
Maybe global warming isn't a conspiracy after all??
The whole fucking country is warm.
look at the current snow cover
http://image.weather.com/images/maps...en_600x405.jpg
WTF?! this guy must have been hucking in the trees with Highway this week:
"SENSIBLE WX CONDS TO THEN DETERIORATE DURING SATURDAY AS SFCENERGY IS TRANSFERRED TO NRN MID ATLANTIC COAST...WITH POTENTIALEXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND BY LATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING. LATEST PARTIAL THICKNESS ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT A RAIN TO SNOW SCENARIO FROM WEST TO EAST DURING COURSE OFDAY...WITH ERN VT LAST TO SEE CHANGEOVER. VERY IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICSWITH SYSTEM...AND WILL MAINTAIN CATEGORICAL POPS ACCORDINGLY ALLAREAS. AS SFC/UPPER LOWS CONTINUE TO WRAP UP EAST OF FA SATNIGHT/SUNDAY...IMPRESSIVE DEFORMATION/COMMA HEAD FEATURE TOPOTENTIALLY EVOLVE ACROSS AREA. BNDRY/MID LVL TEMPS AT DURINGTHESE PERIODS PLENTY COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW...AND WITH
INCREASING WINDS POTENTIAL HIGH IMPACT WINTER EVENT CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE. SNOWS THEN SLOWLY WIND DOWN LATER SUNDAY AS SYSTEM
SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM REGION."
What language is that? snfff....snfff....wait, I know.........
That's standard NWS forecast speak. Important things to note are:Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
1) Explosive cyclogenesis - No Phil Collins here, just a big storm getting going
2) Changeover from rain to snow from West to East. Likely hitting the spine of the Greens early Sat evening
3) Deformation/comma head - An area of intense precipitation that wraps around a low. Jay, Smuggs, and Stowe usually do well out of such scenarios
4) Windy - Any lift that's normally susceptible to wind events (e.g. the tram at Jay, quad at Stowe, Heaven's Gate/Bravo at SB, Madonna 1 at Smuggs) will likely be out of commission for part or all of Sunday. Monday could be the day
So why not just say it's going to rain Saturday and possibly change over to snow Saturday night with a shitload of wind on Sunday. Explosive Cyclogenisis my ass.
And then they're talking 40s and rain midweek.
sounds painfulQuote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
I had explosive cyclogenesis once. NOT fun.
in your ass?Quote:
Originally Posted by shmerham
You'd have to ask them. It's not their job to make it easier for you to read, it's their job to forecast. And it's not a "possible" changeover, it's going to happen. Only question is how much they get. Regardless, this pattern sucks ass and I have no illussions of a return to cold and snowy glory beyond this weekend storm. Kill me now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
You guys all just need a good dose of "Hot Dog." After watching this quality film, you'll have a good time practicing your "twist-to-spread-eagle" moves all day long, regardless of weather conditions.
Seriously, though, I've been pretty impressed with conditions at Stowe thus far. We had one bad day after the black-out, but, besides that, the woods have been in surprisingly good condition.
Quote:
Originally Posted by diskoskeegrl
I'm going to throw a kiss ass blaster this weekend, you watch.
Dude- you should totally do it on the stream gap sickter section of the Stowe High-T.Quote:
Originally Posted by CantDog
Bill can go in front of you and push all the NYC Gapers off the trail, and I'll follow with the helmet cam.
If the conditions are anything like they were two weeks ago, we should totally have the cam out for EVERY turn.
Quote:
Originally Posted by diskoskeegrl
CAM! CAM! CAW!
I get to repeat my sickter streambed to streambottom to wet, lame hike to the company garage... only this time on hell-met cam.
I think this called for reach around and 7 inches of gurg will warrant bringing out the axioms. riding the sagertrain chuggachuggachoochoo
yeah- I have to mount up my w105's tonight for sure. If I can't find any bindings to use, I'll probably just tie them onto my boots using some bailing wire- THAT's how good its going to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by CantDog
Biggins- whatever you do, ignore any sign of a traverse (no matter how blatant) and go for the goods. Works everytime.
dont you condescend to me and my soaking wet feet. For I am...Quote:
Originally Posted by diskoskeegrl
the mountaineer. (Cue dramatic Chamber Music)
Thats who you look like, its been bugging me for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggins
http://www.geocities.com/lugosi2k/4_...nCornelius.jpg
I was laughing with you, not at youQuote:
Originally Posted by biggins
Lord Mountaineer...we bow at thy wet feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggins
Plus, easy traverses out are for pussies. Now, slogging through streambeds for over an hour ...that's where the rubber meets the road.
I resent this comment, even though I am only a NY Gaper (notice the lack of C)....Quote:
Originally Posted by diskoskeegrl
If Cant is skiing Axoims, maybe I should come up... I'll bring my blowed up Gotamas, crank my din to 14, and ski Smuggs. Then we can meet behind the bullwheel and have a pointlessly big ski party. I'll bring a ruler and everything with me in my backpack.
with...Quote:
Originally Posted by diskoskeegrl
THE MOUNTAINEER! HAAAAr.
You going to bring your skills to Okemo?
Clowney'll be there. But the mountaineer doesn't leave the Mansfield valley.Quote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
I am definitely game for O-Kemo, OK.
And I will definitely film.
And will hopefully be able to track down a few pairs of sweet blades for my own self.
Yukon Cornelius never comes unprepared.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CantDog
My students have occasionally thrown this one at me. Along with Casey Jones and Fozzie Bear. Cy Young winner Frank Viola once pulled me aside to compliment my dance moves in a bar referring to me as Chubahka (sp).
It's seasons like this that are reason I have a Colorado Card and a e-mail alert on United. It just gets too frustrating constantly seeing all the green and pink on the east coast weather maps at work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
$200-300 RT Airfare + $70 Mountain Express + $0 Lift Ticket + $0 Lodging to ski snow for the weekend.
VS
$60 Gas + $100 Lift ticket + Lodging if I don't want to sleep in my car to ski ice for the weekend.
I think I'm missing where the $0 lift and lodging are coming from, exactly. But I definitely want to know!Quote:
Originally Posted by sea2ski
Worst spelling of Chewbacca ever...but damn funny!Quote:
Originally Posted by biggins
I already bought the season pass and my family has a place there. So technically it is $369 for the pass but the more I go the lower the per day cost goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dromond