Pick the date

[2knees]

First honest to goodness 12+" widespread storm. when's it gonna happen. And it has to include the majority of the northeast ski areas, southern new england not withstanding.

 

[skiingsnow]

December 18th.

 

[deadheadskier]

12/22/2009

 

[Greg]

12/9/2009

I'm optimistic...

 

[Grassi21]

anytime between dec 18 and jan 4 is good for me. come on vacation!

 

[severine]

anytime between dec 18 and jan 4 is good for me. come on vacation!

Agreed!

 

[wa-loaf]

Jan 6 - 12, that way if it happens earlier I'll be happy to be wrong.

 

[bvibert]

12/9/2009

I'm optimistic...

Then why did you vote for the 16th-22nd?

I say 12/5.

I'm very optimistic.

 

[billski]

I hate to throw a dose of reality in here, but I don't think we'll see anything big until January, based on past history. I'd be interested in Steve's perspective, he has an encyclopedic memory!

 

[Greg]

Then why did you vote for the 16th-22nd?

Cuz then I have two chances of being right.

 

[2knees]

I hate to throw a dose of reality in here, but I don't think we'll see anything big until January, based on past history. I'd be interested in Steve's perspective, he has an encyclopedic memory!

based on past history of this current pattern or past decembers.

cause i dont have enough digits to count the number of blockbuster december storms i've skied in.

 

[bvibert]

Cuz then I have two chances of being right.

Pretty slick! 8)

 

[bvibert]

based on past history of this current pattern or past decembers.

cause i dont have enough digits to count the number of blockbuster december storms i've skied in.

There's never been any December storms, they're all in your imagination.

 

[MommaBear]

There's never been any December storms, they're all in your imagination.

Last December - 2 storms hit in 3 days (around 12/19?). Totally awesome skiing that weekend.

 

[4aprice]

I hate to throw a dose of reality in here, but I don't think we'll see anything big until January, based on past history. I'd be interested in Steve's perspective, he has an encyclopedic memory!

I agree with you Bill. Most years it has snowed early we've had some type of warm up around Christmas, putting us back at square one. Right now I'd settle for a good cold snap and snowmaking window. Ideal for down here would be to get all the base snowmaking done and then have it dump. 2006/2007 was a prime example of that and I'd take a repeat if we could get the cold to come in say 2 weeks earlier.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[bvibert]

Last December - 2 storms hit in 3 days (around 12/19?). Totally awesome skiing that weekend.

Yes, I remember it well, guess I should have included the

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=44857

 

[2knees]

I agree with you Bill. Most years it has snowed early we've had some type of warm up around Christmas, putting us back at square one. Right now I'd settle for a good cold snap and snowmaking window. Ideal for down here would be to get all the base snowmaking done and then have it dump. 2006/2007 was a prime example of that and I'd take a repeat if we could get the cold to come in say 2 weeks earlier.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

i'm really confused.....

 

[andyzee]

Are you talking real inches, ski resort inches, or tell your wife/gf inches?

 

[4aprice]

i'm really confused.....

Want to be confused? Read the weather boards and you'll be really confused. Not saying I don't want snow, just not expecting it (in major quantities) early this year. (he says as the chatter picks up that Saturday may be more then advertised last night). Yes we had some early snow last season but it also warmed to 60 degrees during Christmas week. The real gist of what I am saying is a good cold snap would allow areas like Camelback and Sundown to get down a good man made base then a good natural snow season would be the icing on the cake. Outside of a huge dump natural snow is of little use till the snowmaking is complete anyways.

2006/2007 was awesome after the first 2 weeks of Jan. We need a flip like that this year.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Sky]

I voted for the Christmas Vaca...22 - 29.

I have absolutley no better reason to vote for that range than the one just before...or just after.

But I'm not "feeling it" for earlier than 22 Dec.

I'm hoping either Jens or I are right.

Go Fast, Don't Crash!