Hows the snow? Plenty of it?
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Hows the snow? Plenty of it?
Sunny and dry here. We are Mt. biking off of the tram.
Thats too bad, cancelled entire trip....
Any update on Jackson. Pics on the mountain website look fabulous, but I'm a skeptic . . .
pics on website are all from the backcountry where its always sickter.
I'm thinking about going to JH on Thursday but the forecast is for rain on Wednesday? Is this true? I'm not gonna head out there for snow that has been rained on
Same here, deciding between Jackson, Bozeman, and SLC for this coming weekend. One last road trip from Minnesota, any recommendations?Quote:
Originally Posted by fish
Leaning towards Bozeman at this point.
anyone... anyone?
main rain down low but up high the goods will be fine. I'd go to Big Sky personally.
I think I'm gonna go to Baker now... but that depends on if it rains Thursday... the snow level is forecasted at 6000 that day
jh was real nice, i just left the 27th, don't know how it is now
Any snow around right now? I am headed that way next week to see my parents and was wondering if I would be able to get some turns in any where?
Clear and cold here right now. We got a touch of the storm that is hammering Colorado right now, but they (you) have way more snow. Check the WYDOT website before you head up- last I saw I-80 and I-15 were pretty much shut down.
Cold and Dry, but a storm is due in soon, hopefully in the next three days
I am coming back out the 22nd. Kinda scared right now. Praying for snow!
With this storm will they have enough to start opening more terrain? Hopefully at least the Gondi and Casper will be running. Any news on other stuff or coverage up there so far?
Gondola is supposed to open on the 19th and its dumping.
http://sat.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/lo...ype=ir&size=16
http://sat.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/lo...ype=ir&size=16
Looks like another one coming this week. Let's hope!
Anything new? I'm heading up on Jan 5th, and it's not looking too promising.
Supposed to start dumping the 4th. Which is going to screw up your travels, and leave more pow for US!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mintee
[only forecast i've seen is thru next week, and it's not too promising. Gotta think it will break soon after that tho!] Regardless, there will be zero crowds, it will be a great time to be here...
How's it looking? Be there shredding on thurs-tues
Just got ten inches and the upper mountain is not opening today. Snowpack getting deeper but is still unstable....
Word from the long-timers is that this is the worst snow for first half of January for as long as anyone can remember, or maybe the worst since 1975.
Hobacks opened for a couple of days, then closed again. Tower 3 Chute was open for about 4 hours and was then considered ski-ed off and closed. Alta Chutes -- closed. Casper Bowl -- not open yet this year. Lower woods on Apres Vous -- same thing.
Anything near a South aspect is extremely solid surface.
This is Cheyenne Bowl taken from the trees down gully from the Bivouac Woods on Jan. 11:
http://www.techsourceconsultants.com..._Bowl_11am.jpg
Only one little beginners' terrain park is open, plus a couple of rails and logs scattered around Apres Vous. Half-pipe is solid and is being well maintained. It is smaller than the current competition standard, but that is fine with me. It's probably an 18fter. Current Olympic standard is 22.
That said, I'm finding loose snow in trees on all north and north-west aspects. Lot of veggie showing and way too much rock on lower half.
Hotels are reported to be at 30% occupancy. Three Tram rides yesterday were loaded with 22, 30 and around 50 people, respectively. Two rides in the 8 person gondola were solo. (Maybe I'll have to start showering more than once a month.)
Any updates on the Jackson Situation? We're going to be there next weekend and wondering if there is any snow on the horizon?
so depressing.
The snowpack depth looks like early december!
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fack fuck fack
I'm heading out in March (10th - 18th)..........hopefully Feb turns things around but this has be come down right depressing!
[QUOTE=Tommy T.;2700644]Word from the long-timers is that this is the worst snow for first half of January for as long as anyone can remember, or maybe the worst since 1975.QUOTE]
As of Jan 16, the settled snowpack measurement at the Rendevous plot was only 48 inches. That is the 3rd lowest Jan 16 snowpack depth at that stake since 1975. (1977= 36 in. and 1981 = 42 in.) Same for the mid-mountain stake.
Well, they are listening, this is the cheapest lodging deal I have EVER heard of here:
"Ride. Eat. Sleep for $99.
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I'm seriously depressed about this year... I flipped a coin for Mammoth / Squaw or Jackson Hole and went for Jackson ! Not even going to admit how much it cost's from Europe with a family of 4 and lessons / creche for kids :( It can change though.. that's what I keep telling myself especially when going for 14 nights... ?:(
[antijinx]wednesday. that is all.[/antijinx].
have faith, it will happen.
For a variety of reasons I am sort of stuck going to Jackson in two weeks. Kid, prego wife so can't postpone it any further and dog are going in the car and nowhere short of driving to the west coast has snow anyway and I can't drive that far - flying isn't an option this year for us anyway and we have friends coming to meet us up there.
I will have fun, it is Jackson, it's not like they have no snow. In the seventies my family was headed to JH in the old 412 VW for x-mas when we got word they had no snow, were not even open. We detoured for a week to Terry Peak in S. Dakota, grabbed a slopeside condo and it was one of the best vacations in my memory, ever. I suffered through my teen years with my dad hauling me to Colorado (after he got tired of hauling us to Jackson) over the x-mas holidays skiing 15 inch bases and we always had fun though I did swear off the front range for winter visits longer than a weekend.
I'm assuming at least some folks in Jackson are making the best of it and not walking around town sobbing openly about the snow drought. Not like there isn't a thousand other ways to have fun in that town.
I've heard that there has been a fundamental shift in atmospheric weather patterns that could mean more mountain snow as well.
Everybody just needs to keep their heads up.
You are coming here while the Alps are seeing one of the biggest winters in your lifetime?Quote:
Originally Posted by MickeysEars
I am going Mt. Biking in a couple of hours.
Seriously.
And not even on a winter bike.
Yeah I know that may seem odd but I booked this trip in August and you dont know what's going to happen then.Quote:
Originally Posted by neckdeep
This winter in Europe is OK... is not epic yet as it's too early to tell. 98/99 was the best one (but also sad as many people died) and i was working in Chamonix and also in La Plagne and it was incredible.
I'm often pleasantly suprised at the conditions in the US when I get there even when people complaining but this time I can see it's bad. Hell, I have more base in my garden in the UK now than Teton Village !! Aviemore has a better snowpack in Scotland !
Behond 10 days or so the forecast is really not reliable so hopefully we'll get an improvement. Just dont think it will be the same as my last 2 trips where I didn't hit a single thing and my skis looked like they had just been serviced still after 14 days !
Will have another trip to Europe for sure later in March too so not all bad.
I really hope Snow-Forecast is right as there is a few 10+ cm days coming later in the week. I know its not enough to change base that much but at least stuff can get covered I hope
Fortunes Changed?
19" in Jackson and Targhee today
Are you sure...... 19" or was that mm? :tongue:
Headed there this weekend for the week with fingers crossed!
fucking spammer cunting shit up w/ the needless bumps