12/24-25/08 Storm Speculation Thread

[ccskier]

Quoted for truth. Getting to Jay via 93-89 is not the way to get there. Unless you really want to make it feel like driing to Jay is like driving to northern Quebec. 93 to 91 is MUCH faster.

House is in Montgomery Village, a few minutes shorter coming from that side via 89, exit 10. Driving through Eden/Belvedere at 11pm on Friday nights does suck, the Gore is like a mogul field. If going directly to the town of Jay, 93-91 is best Route.

 

[tcharron]

Any updates from the weather-smart? I'm reading things all over the map this morning.

 

[Glenn]

Any updates from the weather-smart? I'm reading things all over the map this morning.

Aobsolute crap in CT.....Ice in Southern VT with a little snow mixed in for fun.

This one of those storms where I try not to get to bent about the local weather; and just focus on what it's doing where I ski.

:idea:

 

[tcharron]

Aobsolute crap in CT.....Ice in Southern VT with a little snow mixed in for fun.

This one of those storms where I try not to get to bent about the local weather; and just focus on what it's doing where I ski.

:idea:

Looks like the contention is where the ice line is going to be.

I'm liking the weather channels the most, but then again, I most detest their forecasts. :-D

 

[Greg]

Lakes Cutter. Bullshit.

 

[LonghornSkier]

The forecast up by sugarloaf and wildcat doesn't look bad at all, just a little sleet.

 

[SnowRider]

It looks like the night of the 24th is all rain for southern NH...

 

[tipsdown]

I'll be heading to Saddleback. It looks like mostly snow there....Should be pretty well prtoected.

 

[Jisch]

I guess I'm going to play it by ear in the morning the maps look good, but the forecast text doesn't.

John

 

[billski]

this storm has me bummin'. I don't think enough of us have made sacrifices to Ullr as of late.
Oh well, I'm off to see the inlaws the remainder of the week, so I got my fix in mon-tues.

 

[Greg]

this storm has me bummin'.

Yeah, not great. But it seems the forecast has gone colder, perhaps due to the snow pack. The local hill is forecast to get up to 3" of frozen stuff before the changeover, and only a high of 43 so hopefully base loss is minimal. Saturday again looks pretty lame, but only a high of 45 in the forecast right now. Again, sucky, but not uber sucky,

 

[deadheadskier]

Yeah, not great. But it seems the forecast has gone colder, perhaps due to the snow pack. The local hill is forecast to get up to 3" of frozen stuff before the changeover, and only a high of 43 so hopefully base loss is minimal. Saturday again looks pretty lame, but only a high of 45 in the forecast right now. Again, sucky, but not uber sucky,

I'm honestly not paying attention to the forecast, but there's potential for great bumps at 45 degrees temp if Sudown plays it's cards right with surface management the days prior.

 

[Greg]

I'm honestly not paying attention to the forecast, but there's potential for great bumps at 45 degrees temp if Sudown plays it's cards right with surface management the days prior.

Well, duh! :roll:

Seriously, this is why I'm glad I'm not a powder snob and rather and bump nut. In fact, I just started a thread in T&E for Saturday at Sundown. I'll take spring bumps in December. Can't do jack shit about the forecast so might as well work it as an angle to ski spring bumps. Join us! It's only a 3 hour drive from Newmarket! :lol:

What do you mean by "surface management the days prior"?

 

[RootDKJ]

There's some light freezing rain coming down right now in Bangor PA.

 

[deadheadskier]

Well, duh! :roll:

Seriously, this is why I'm glad I'm not a powder snob and rather and bump nut. In fact, I just started a thread in T&E for Saturday at Sundown. I'll take spring bumps in December. Can't do jack shit about the forecast so might as well work it as an angle to ski spring bumps. Join us! It's only a 3 hour drive from Newmarket! :lol:

What do you mean by "surface management the days prior"?

just dealing with the NCP issues from 12/24-5

I'll be at Tenney on Saturday and probably envious of the bumps the clit crew will be skiing while I'm skiing low angle frozen granular groomers most likely :lol:

 

[skidbump]

raining in the Catskills...lookin like another big thaw thru weekend.
On a positive note just had a 6 day tear of premo skiing.

 

[Greg]

just dealing with the NCP issues from 12/24-5

If you mean whether they will maintain the base to make it through the next few sets of rain events, no problem there. Their base is deeeep.

Looks like we picked up a 1/2 inch of something frozen. Now 33*F and a fine rain.

 

[LonghornSkier]

today: Snow before 1pm, then snow and freezing rain. High near 31. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind between 55 and 65 mph, with gusts as high as 80 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tonight: Freezing rain before 4am, then snow showers likely. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 70 to 75 mph decreasing to between 20 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 100 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Christmas Day: A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph increasing to between 85 and 90 mph. Winds could gust as high as 115 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a northwest wind 50 to 55 mph decreasing to between 30 and 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a west wind between 15 and 22 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy and breezy, with a low around 1. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Snow and sleet likely before 1pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain or freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

From NOAA Mt Washington

How can it be 23 and still rain???

 

[Glenn]

This weather blows. I love how we get close to a foot of snow less than a week ago, it's -2 on may way to work the other day...and today, I used my frigging umbrella. WTF!

I'm so bent that it's r_____ing out. :argue:

 

[psyflyer]

snowing HEAVY on Burke MT.