12/19 - 12/20 Storm Discussion Thread

[Bumpsis]

Wait.. Are you from Boston? You do know that Boston is one of the biggest landfill projects in the history of the US, right?

http://www.iboston.org/rg/backbayImap.htm

Sure, a small portion of Boston is a landfill, we just don't ski on it.
As to Sundown, yes, I do understand the enthusiasm about the place, since it's within an easy reach of a lot of people and despite its small size, they grow some nice mogul fields.

Yet, a lot of noise on this board about a 600 ft vertical hill and it's rather irrelevant to me and possibly others who's skiing is done up north.
However, with the coming snow dump, even a 600 ft hill can deliver lots of fun - so enjoy

 

[St. Bear]

Just started snowing in NW Jersey.

 

[powhunter]

Sure, a small portion of Boston is a landfill, we just don't ski on it.
As to Sundown, yes, I do understand the enthusiasm about the place, since it's within an easy reach of a lot of people and despite its small size, they grow some nice mogul fields.

Yet, a lot of noise on this board about a 600 ft vertical hill and it's rather irrelevant to me and possibly others who's skiing is done up north.
However, with the coming snow dump, even a 600 ft hill can deliver lots of fun - so enjoy

Bumpsis Come down for our spring mogul comp in april...It is the longest bump course youll ever ski...Ill buy ya a beer after

steveo

 

[RootDKJ]

Just started snowing in NW Jersey.

I was just going to post that. Sticking good too!

 

[wa-loaf]

Sure, a small portion of Boston is a landfill

More that just a little bit:

 

[ZYDECORICH]

This would be a nice storm to do a CT-NJ ski resort trifecta if it were not for such a high traffic/population density; It seems that in metro NY, rather than hunker down inside with milk and bread, a segment of metro-NYers enjoy being out and about creating massive traffic jams.

The silver lining is that all that precip is going to stick around for some time as the temps stay below the freezing mark.

Maybe all of us "up north" can load up with snow sleds, brushes, shovels, snow blowers and take a trip down south and make a little extra holiday cash?

hey bill, you could come down to mountain creek and hit barely any nyc traffic. take thruway south to 84 west and get off at florida exit, gps from there. i would expect some people sunday but monday will be empty. by the way your right, no kids shovel anymore. you could make a killing.

 

[twinplanx]

hey bill, you could come down to mountain creek and hit barely any nyc traffic. take thruway south to 84 west and get off at florida exit, gps from there. i would expect some people sunday but monday will be empty. by the way your right, no kids shovel anymore. you could make a killing.

whats goin' on at ol' Vernon Valley anyway? Have they been able to blow enuf for a good base. 8hr virus on Monday?

 

[Bumpsis]

Bumpsis Come down for our spring mogul comp in april...It is the longest bump course youll ever ski...Ill buy ya a beer after

steveo

Thanks for the invite, I may just take you up on that. I keep an open mind for new places even if they are in CT, and I just looove spring moguls.
It is unlikely that I'll be competing though, unless they have a "masters" division, meaning a section for the over the hill jocks who no longer can hack it with the young of knee and quads of steel

 

[ZYDECORICH]

whats goin' on at ol' Vernon Valley anyway? Have they been able to blow enuf for a good base. 8hr virus on Monday?

ahh! vernon valley...one who remembers! yeah, from what they say they been blowing alot. they say 6 to 12 base. south is open, only a couple trails and north was suppose to open today. i friend i know said they were blowing alot on the north north side where indian pass and sayonara are. i'm going monday for sure. i'll give an update.

 

[wa-loaf]

A friend of mine in Alexandria VA has 20 inches in her back yard and still snowing.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

whats goin' on at ol' Vernon Valley anyway? Have they been able to blow enuf for a good base. 8hr virus on Monday?

I drove by there on the way to Hidden Valley today and it's looking good. They had guns going all over Vernon and South.

 

[MommaBear]

Snow is FINALLY starting here in central CT.

 

[RootDKJ]

6" of light powder down here now. 10" where the drifts are building up.

 

[2knees]

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=okx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no


radar has been green and blue for hours here and yet nothing is reaching the ground. must be some seriously dry air down low.

 

[Grassi21]

started snowing in the 'nury about 30 minutes ago. a nice dusting on the horizontal surfaces already. starting to pick up the pace a bit. looks like champagne bubbles. not gonna be able to sleep tonight.

 

[RootDKJ]

Fox weatherman says there might be lightning and thunder overnight???

 

[St. Bear]

whats goin' on at ol' Vernon Valley anyway? Have they been able to blow enuf for a good base. 8hr virus on Monday?

I drove by there on the way to Hidden Valley today and it's looking good. They had guns going all over Vernon and South.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showpost.php?p=491617&postcount=1

They had guns going on almost every trail. I'll be there for first chair again tomorrow.

What's sad though, is that I'm not even excited about the snow because I know they'll just groom it to death anyway.

 

[amf]

In south jersey the snow is almost up to the top of the rims on the tires of my Subie Forester & still coming down hard. Had some thunder in the afternoon, when I went out to a nearby park for a few xc laps. The parking lot was unplowed, & the snow was about the limit of the car's ability. Kept feeling bumps under the tires, & realized I was driving over those parking space bumpers. Visibility was so poor I almost got lost getting out of the parking lot.

 

[RootDKJ]

In south jersey the snow is almost up to the top of the rims on the tires of my Subie Forester & still coming down hard. Had some thunder in the afternoon, when I went out to a nearby park for a few xc laps. The parking lot was unplowed, & the snow was about the limit of the car's ability. Kept feeling bumps under the tires, & realized I was driving over those parking space bumpers. Visibility was so poor I almost got lost getting out of the parking lot.

I lol'd

 

[billski]

NWS just adjusted the forecast 3 hours later. Apparently the storm velocity has diminished. The accumulation amounts are still the same, but significantly more snow will fall during daylight hours. Happy driving!