The EC weather sucks

[CantDog]

poutine...

[cinnepa]

55 today.......spring skiing!

[Core Shot]

Maybe global warming isn't a conspiracy after all??

The whole fucking country is warm.

look at the current snow cover

[Benny Profane]

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.........

[Tin Woodsman]

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:

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

[Benny Profane]

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.

[Shen]

Explosive Cyclogenisis my ass.

sounds painful

[shmerham]

I had explosive cyclogenesis once. NOT fun.

[K-Stormchaser]

I had explosive cyclogenesis once. NOT fun.

in your ass?

[Tin Woodsman]

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.

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.

[diskoskeegrl]

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.

[CantDog]

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.

I'm going to throw a kiss ass blaster this weekend, you watch.

[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.

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.

[biggins]

Dude- you should totally do it on the stream gap sickter section of the Stowe High-T.

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.

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.

[CantDog]

I think this called for reach around and 7 inches of gurg will warrant bringing out the axioms. riding the sagertrain chuggachuggachoochoo

[diskoskeegrl]

7 inches of gurg will warrant bringing out the axioms.

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.

Biggins- whatever you do, ignore any sign of a traverse (no matter how blatant) and go for the goods. Works everytime.

[biggins]

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...

the mountaineer. (Cue dramatic Chamber Music)

[CantDog]

dont you condescend to me and my soaking wet feet. For I am...

the mountaineer. (Cue dramatic Chamber Music)

Thats who you look like, its been bugging me for a while.

[diskoskeegrl]

dont you condescend to me and my soaking wet feet.

I was laughing with you, not at you

[igBand]

dont you condescend to me and my soaking wet feet. For I am...

the mountaineer. (Cue dramatic Chamber Music)

Lord Mountaineer...we bow at thy wet feet.
Plus, easy traverses out are for pussies. Now, slogging through streambeds for over an hour ...that's where the rubber meets the road.

[crashnburn'd]

Bill can go in front of you and push all the NYC Gapers off the trail.

I resent this comment, even though I am only a NY Gaper (notice the lack of C)....

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.

[biggins]

I was laughing with you, not at you

with...

THE MOUNTAINEER! HAAAAr.

[crashnburn'd]

You going to bring your skills to Okemo?

[biggins]

You going to bring your skills to Okemo?

Clowney'll be there. But the mountaineer doesn't leave the Mansfield valley.

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.

[CantDog]

Yukon Cornelius never comes unprepared.