billski
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It's looking more and more like this thing is going coastal.
Not postal.
Not postal.
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1/7 Storm Discussion Thread
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from_the_NEK
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The 4 inches of fluff may have made the mtn look nice but there is a long way to go before I would say it is in great shape. :???: The 14 trails that were open were the upper mtn blue cruisers and lower mountain green runs that have man made snow on them. Those few trails may be skiing nicely but again the 4" is not nearly enough to get the natural terrain and trees back in shape.
Here's hoping we continue to pick up a couple of inches per day.
arik
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The question on my mind is the drive up tomorrow (friday) night from NYC to southern VT. If the storm is going coastal will I be better off taking the Taconic instead of 84 or I95? Any opinions?
drjeff
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Right now the way its looking like the heaviest of the snowbands may fall, you might want to stay off the Taconic in favor of the more major Interstates, as it appears this am, like there may very well be heavier snow to deal with over the area of the Taconic (atleast in the mid Hudson Valley section)
The problem is the band of snow setting up between the coastal stretching back thru NYC. It'll be setting up late tomorrow so it will likely snarl traffic no matter which way you go out of the city. We're debating how much of that band works into S VT resorts.
billski
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drjeff
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This storm is just really messed up! :lol:
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Or, if you watch the latest video you will see that towards the end of it (it's the the one with Mike Mancusso) he shows Maine and parts of NH getting "Heavy Snow" after it moves north and tracks back towards land. Of course they really never do much detailed weather for Maine. Also accuweather has a very messy take on this storm. They seem to be all over the place and you have different people talking different things....they have been hard to follow with this one.
Big time! I had a heck of time trying to word the discussions. So may parts floating/spinning around the region. At first it'll be that band of snow, then some snow wrapping into Maine, THEN upslope setting up...it's a mixed bag.
billski
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billski
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this might be the only time in my short memory of life that southerly facing slopes may get some upslope! Go Cranmore and Bromley!!!
That's the thing--it's the weekend! Go anywhere and I'm sure conditions will be great after a week of blowing snow. A few areas may make out a little better than others but most should see a little light snow to keep us in the mood!
I'm looking forward to more slope time early next week! Wohoo!
Cranmore, meh, not too much--they'll be in the lighter zones. Winds won't be too strong for a huge upslope component as they shift around the next couple of days but I will be tweaking those SE facing slopes a bit more (Brom/maybe Sunapee a bit). Maine should do ok Sat-Sun...will be fine tuning those areas soon.
billski
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Well then I might spend more time this weekend on the apres part of apres-ski. :beer:
VR17
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The problem with most weather forecasters is the more they hype the storm, the less we tend to get, at least here in the central Dacs. Had to crackup though at Jay Peaks daily snow reports this week. On 1/4 they had 0" in the past 48 hrs, 1/5 showed 3" past 48 hrs, today, 1/6 they say they had 8-10' in the past 24 hrs and now their total for the past 48 hrs is now 19". Gotta love those accurate snow totals, not just the Peak but they all do it. Lets see 3+8= 19 or 3+10=19. Wish I could get paid based on their formula. Back to snow, not even enough on the ground to X-country on a golf course now. Wish just once the weather guys would miss on the low side for a change.
Not to say they won't get anything but the upslope component for them may be on the weak side, but should be able to pick some up mainly late Saturday. When are you heading up there? I took the family up there 2 seasons ago and had a good time--great for my oldest to get a lesson while mom and dad (mostly dad) got some spring skiing in!
billski
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It's a Friday club event. I have to head back down mid day saturday for another commitment.
There is always Sunday or next week. No worries!
orangegondola
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I will 90% be there, lok for loud yellow pants baby blue langes and a big Magic sticker on a white helmet. Taking a weekend off from the big MM.
Actually, we did (not that I'm proud of it). Questioning Jay's "reporting" is one thing but we had a T-3" forecasted for Tues, plus 2-5" forecasted for Wed (for Jay)=total 2-8"....and that was more than other forecasts I saw. At least the report I'm looking at, they are showing a total of 11-13" for the two days so we were on the low side by a few inches. I'd rather err on the low side because then everything else is gravy.
I heard Belleayre is the place to be in the catskills when there is snow (lack of lines, good steeps some glades and price... I was on Facebook and the bellaeyre admin posted this. Anyone know if there is any validity to it??
Belleayre Mountain
It's a beautiful day at Belleayre! Come on up and see what our groomers have done with the 11" fresh powder we got yesterday! Weatherman said 30% chance of snow with 1/2" accumulation! We got close to foot and it snowed all day! Our conditions are amazing!
Belleayre Mountain
It's a beautiful day at Belleayre! Come on up and see what our groomers have done with the 11" fresh powder we got yesterday! Weatherman said 30% chance of snow with 1/2" accumulation! We got close to foot and it snowed all day! Our conditions are amazing!
