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12/12 Storm Speculation Thread
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billski
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Big Game
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Mix...he he. Reminds me of my patented euphemism when the IRS asks me if my client evaded taxes. My response: "His accounts were derived from a mixture of pre- and post-tax dollars."
Surprisingly effective. And where it is not effective, at least gets a few laughs. Which is, in a way, effective.
Surprisingly effective. And where it is not effective, at least gets a few laughs. Which is, in a way, effective.
billski
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Ha! To me, "mix" means either "mix" or "I don't know". I wish we could make it OK for forecasters to say "I don't know" again....
billski
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chit, I didn't realize Maine was going to get whacked too... That's OK, I'm off-slope till the 17th.
LOL! Thanks great Winn! Love it! I'll have to show my wife.
A "mix" in this case is not so much a disclaimer that we don't know, but rather the icy transition from snow to rain--warm air aloft pushes in from the south, it blends from sleet to freezing rain. The transition zone is not clear cut and takes time to so so. Even if it turns all rain, Vermont terrain traps cold valley temps glazing things over and is technically an "ice" event even though folks would categorize it as "rain"--I simply use "mix" to cover it.
jaja111
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This thread now makes me wanna puke. Please close it.
kingslug
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I give up..can't win...
billski
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Now I'm ready. Snow tires mounted, wax off the quiver, tunes loaded, vouchers loaded. One last task, check the hand warmers to make sure they didn't expire and re-pack the bag one last time. Praying this precip changes over quicker than forecast at higher els.
snafu
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Hopefully my wife will wax off my quiver if I'm lucky tonight...
riverc0il
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It is still snowing here in Ashland. Beginning to question my decision to not ski today! Change over should be starting to happen any moment now according to the forecasters.
kingslug
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Got my umbrella.....oy
gmcunni
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is the backend of this going to bring snow to NE?
lerops
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Will there be a winner out of this? or at least "not as big losers"?
I am trying to get away the week before Christmas. My very uneducated reading of the forecasts say that Adirondacks might be exposed to least period of niar and longest period of snow.
I am trying to get away the week before Christmas. My very uneducated reading of the forecasts say that Adirondacks might be exposed to least period of niar and longest period of snow.
billski
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WinnChill has the best crystal ball. Looks like everyone gets a prolonged period of rain. I would be looking for an area with the biggest chance of prolonged snow when the temps drop.
A quick review of his overall summary forecast is not very promising for your plans and mine for later this week http://snowforecast.com/SugarloafUSA
I'm afraid everyone loses out on today's storm--the r*#@ line is rapidly moving north so the last holdouts of snow (Stowe/Jay thru Bretton/Wildcat and over to SB) will be getting in on the NCP soon. However, this low (storm) basically stalls overhead for a LONG time which means cold/snowmaking conditions (even northern New England resort snow showers) hangs into Christmas week. That's plenty of recovery time for all.
riverc0il
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Switched over to rain around 12:30pm here.
