12/9 Storm Discussion Thread

[SKIQUATTRO]

I have already told my wife that when our daughters become of driving age, we are enrolling them in

http://www.skipbarber.com/driving_school/mazda/new_driver.aspx

I should go take it myself

anyone can learn a three point turn, getting out of a 360 spin on slick roads is another story.....$999 is cheap if it will save a life or major accident...

 

[Johnskiismore]

Just over five inches in the driveway, and the snow has slowed way down.

 

[Ski Diva]

Just got in from skiing Okemo. We probably have about 10-12 inches here, and EXTREMELY high winds. Nearly white out conditions at the top.

The bad roads kept most everyone home, so boo hoo, we had it almost all to ourselves. There's still only limited terrain open, but I think this will go a long way in helping them drop the ropes.

 

[Greg]

The Intellicast radar never ceases to amaze me with its accuracy:

I'm right at the northern edge of the mix line and it seems to be right on. Hopefully NNE gets dry-slotted before any damaging rain moves in. For now - the snow and sleet is fantastic base building material.

Not liking that stuff in Western NY/PA... :angry:

 

[WJenness]

Not liking that stuff in Western NY/PA... :angry:

Hopefully it'll stay there...

-w

 

[severine]

Not liking that stuff in Western NY/PA... :angry:

When's it coming through? After dark? Maybe there's hope it will change over.

Then again, that means I'll be driving in it tonight. The Blazer admittedly needs better tires for this stuff, but I'll take one for the team if I must.

 

[Zand]

Dry slot killed us up here... only ended up with 5-6". Still cold out and lots of blowing snow now. Snow showers will continue through the weekend.

 

[Greg]

Tom is going to lose his fancy shmancy 15" ruler if this keeps up.

 

[bigbog]

Thought about today over at the Loaf, but the heaviest has been coming down after 12noon...thus it wouldn't be totaling up until it was time to get off the mtn...so will head over there early tomorrow for a long day #1 skiing session of whatever powder is left..and pp for sure. A return trip today after 4pm would pretty much be an exercise in constantly slowing/stopping with what traffic there is...on their way home with plows trying to do their thing at the same time...ie possibly a real mess. Will not forget the camera to have a few un-doctored views of the mtn.

 

[WJenness]

Tom is going to lose his fancy shmancy 15" ruler if this keeps up.

It should be required by law that all ski areas post photos like this one.

</sarcasm>

Nice work Tom...

-w

 

[deadheadskier]

It should be required by law that all ski areas post photos like this one.

</sarcasm>

Nice work Tom...

-w

Heck, I'd be happy if Ragged updated their website once a day :lol:

 

[speden]

Heck, I'd be happy if Ragged updated their website once a day :lol:

The Ragged website seems to be devoid of much useful information. No real snow report or webcam that I can see.

Pat's Peak is reporting they got 10" of new snow and it looks like maybe it's possible from their webcams. Maybe Ragged got a similar amount.

The Gunstock snow report doesn't look like it was updated for today, but it says they got 6" yesterday, which I guess means two days ago.

 

[Robbski]

Heck, I'd be happy if Ragged updated their website once a day :lol:

Once a day! Once a week would be an improvement.

 

[JD]

Over a foot at stowe, starting to blow at 2 when I left.

 

[billski]

Attitash @ noon today

 

[Euler]

Mount Snow is reporting a foot of fresh. I'm in Putney this year, about an hour's drive roughly west of the resort. We got close to 10" today with none of the rain I was worried about so I've no reason to doubt Mt. Snow's report. I'm done teaching tommorrow at 11:50 so I'll probably drive over and get in my first day since last January when I broke my collarbone. If they're able to spin some lifts it should be good!

 

[ERJ-145CA]

Where are you now?

-w

I was in Newark, NJ when I posted, just rain there. Now I'm in Richmond, VA, it's pretty warm here.

 

[drjeff]

Mount Snow is reporting a foot of fresh. I'm in Putney this year, about an hour's drive roughly west of the resort. We got close to 10" today with none of the rain I was worried about so I've no reason to doubt Mt. Snow's report. I'm done teaching tommorrow at 11:50 so I'll probably drive over and get in my first day since last January when I broke my collarbone. If they're able to spin some lifts it should be good!

Just don't do a pre-season poach of the 1/2 pipe there Euler! :lol: GREAT to hear that you're getting back out on the hill!

 

[Greg]

Thunderstorm rolling through... WTF?

 

[tarponhead]

Thunderstorm rolling through... WTF?

yeah, your getting our crappy 53F weather banging through northbound

(but...Huntah is OPENING tomorrow!!!!!!)