12/12 Storm Speculation Thread

[billski]

the live cam at Okemo shows a payloader clearing piles of snow next to the road. The water is pouring out of the bucket!

http://www.okemo.com/okemowinter/ourmountain/snow/livecam.asp

 

[andrec10]

Fracking Storm Track! It s in the 50's here and snowing in Northern Alabama and Georgia!
:smash::smash::smash::smash:

 

[riverc0il]

A lot of disappointment is being shown in this thread. Let's not forget that ski areas have been able to open significantly above normal terrain for this time of year given we have only had one major snow storm (excluding October) and even that storm did not bless more than a dozen areas with anything more than a couple inches. Following this rain, we'll see a change over to snow, perhaps some upslope in the favored regions, and yet another full week of cold temps. I have skied the last week of December in which only two trails were open at many major resorts. All is not lost and we are still well ahead of average for December in regards to terrain offerings.

On the first lift I took yesterday at Cannon, one of the guys on the chair was complaining about the "slow start" to the season. Despite my being pretty disagreeable on the forums, I am a pretty low key "go along to get along" type guy in person. But I did launch into a massive praise session for where most mountains are at right now. For crying out loud, Cannon opened the entire Front Five including Avalanche and Polly's Folly during the beginning of the second week of December!

Any ways, you guys can all go jump of a bridge. Me? I am already starting to think about how great conditions will be next weekend after back end snowfall and cold temps allowing for strong snow making engage a recovery on what will be a bomber early season pass after rain saturated snow freezes sold. Game on, even if it is game off for 24 hours.

:beer:

 

[snoseek]

^^^^ I agree with everything you've said. There has been some great days out there thanks to good and long snowmaking windows.

On a seperate note I couldn't have chosen a better time to come down with strep. By the time I'm better, the codine and amox are gone the skiing should be good again!

 

[Glenn]

SoVT update. Started out as snow/sleet......then rain. And a lot of it. I was outside moving around some firewood in full rain attire. The stream behind our place is ripping. Yeah, I'd rther snow because this would have been a helluva storm. But temps on the backside will be cool, and this will only help fill up those snow making ponds, I'm thinking next weekend, you won't even know this happened.

 

[Johnskiismore]

^^^^ I agree with everything you've said. There has been some great days out there thanks to good and long snowmaking windows.

On a seperate note I couldn't have chosen a better time to come down with strep. By the time I'm better, the codine and amox are gone the skiing should be good again!

I am in total agreement as well! The amount of terrain that has been opened before mid December is quite amazing! On Tuesday Loon opened Angel Street, all with MM snow! No way am I complaining this rain is a blip and back to cold.

Snoseek, hope you feel better soon! It was nice meeting you and doing a few runs at Loon!

 

[snoseek]

^^^ I'll be up again soon. I was going up today, carpooling with snowmonster but decided to get this taken care of. Yes as far as I know he actually skied today!

 

[nelsapbm]

We just had the changeover back to snow here in the Champlain Valley. Radar shows the mountains have changed over as well (in VT). 2-6" expected.

 

[billski]

Over the next three days, snowforecast.com is predicting 18" approx of new snow from Waitsfield north, including the NEK

 

[WJenness]

Over the next three days, snowforecast.com is predicting 18" approx of new snow from Waitsfield north, including the NEK

*Like*

-w

 

[WinnChill]

A good chunk of it falls late Wed/Thurs...fingers, er, ski poles crossed!

 

[snoseek]

Looks like maybe a decent chance of some precip bands backing into northern Maine in the next few days. I'll just settle with cold though.....

 

[Warp Daddy]

Cold now with a very fine snow falling here for about an hr . Good snowmaking temps for the foreseeable future.too ------------------We're back in "Bidness"

 

[Johnskiismore]

Not at freezing temperatures yet, but will be there soon. Loon's snowmakers were preparing the equipment for operations tonight. The rain did a lot more damage than I thought it would, hooray snowmakers!

 

[twinplanx]

So whats the story from the North Country, did the backside produce the expected recovery dump ? Snow here in the flatlands today puts me in the mood but seems like a waste...

 

[Glenn]

Irony....here's some pics taken 12/13/2009. What a difference.

 

[drjeff]

What a whimpy looking log pile :lol:

 

[Glenn]

What a whimpy looking log pile :lol:

I'll have to post a pic of version 2.0. It's much more robust. And there's now more up in the woods. :lol: