2/21 - 2/22 Discussion Thread

[MommaBear]

I just got off the phone with our weather guy (N.E. Weather Services). He says the latest model has the storm coming in later, and colder. SNE should stay all snow. He’s pretty accurate, correct about 51% of the time.

Let's hope he's right - our local forecast is calling for mix of snow & rain. I'm sick of rain.

 

[tequiladoug]

I'm skiing Monday, prob. using one of my Stratton vouchers

"Five to eight inches is expected to fall by dark Sunday with another three to five inches expected tomorrow night."

 

[billski]

I just got off the phone with our weather guy (N.E. Weather Services). He says the latest model has the storm coming in later, and colder. SNE should stay all snow. He’s pretty accurate, correct about 51% of the time.

Um, 51%, that's a coin flip. There are lots of models, but do they agree?
anyways, the powder day is gonna be monday regardless.
did you all forget Monday is Ullr day. We all need to take time to pay homage and give thanks to the almighty Ullr. You are excused. Class dismissed.

Have you waxed your skis today?

p.s., keep your eyes peeled for wind holds.

 

[noski]

I have it on good authority that nearly 14% of statistics are made up.

On a different note, ya'll realize the MRV is looking at 12-24" Sun/Mon, right?

 

[billski]

sick, sick, sick, sick, sick.
I'm taking sunday off to rest up for Monday.

 

[psyflyer]

Local forecast just announced that Burke Mt is on track for up to 18 (eighteeeeeen) inches starting tomorrow afternoon into Monday morning. This is so sweet given that most people will have left to go back to work/school. We got 12-14 inches from the last storm so anything we get from this is just icing on the cake. SkiBurke!

 

[psyflyer]

sick, sick, sick, sick, sick.
I'm taking sunday off to rest up for Monday.

sweet, thanks for this. Looks like the local forecast is calling close to this map, very interesting. Seems like also Burke/NEK is the jackpot from that map?

 

[billski]

too early to call jackpots. You know how mountain magic goes.

I WANT TO BE EVERYWHERE!

 

[Euler]

Um, 51%, that's a coin flip. There are lots of models, but do they agree? ...

I think it was a JOKE.

 

[jerseyrob]

Oh man!!!!! I just skipped two days of work on Thursday and Friday for this last storm at Saddleback. I'm almost out of vacation days and it's only February. I'm SUPER busy at work right now. I'm getting sick and think I've actually got a fever. I look at accuweather and see this:

 

[billski]

Oh man!!!!! I just skipped two days of work on Thursday and Friday for this last storm at Saddleback. I'm almost out of vacation days and it's only February. I'm SUPER busy at work right now. I'm getting sick and think I've actually got a fever. I look at accuweather and see this:

hey JR, you really don't look too good. think you'd better SKIP WORK monday.
you can always get another job; how many epic ski days stories do you have???

 

[jerseyrob]

I'm just worried about the wind again. We got shut down on Thursday and wound up hiking. Monday looks risky too.....but I guess we won't know unless we're there!!!

 

[billski]

I'm just worried about the wind again. We got shut down on Thursday and wound up hiking. Monday looks risky too.....but I guess we won't know unless we're there!!!

@ MRG?
think about finding a place that is windhold adverse....
bolton comes to mind....

 

[jerseyrob]

@ MRG?
think about finding a place that is windhold adverse....
bolton comes to mind....

We were shut down at Saddleback. That's about the closest REAL skiing from us. About 3.5hrs. away!! That's the one crappy thing about living on the coast of Maine.

 

[roark]

Monday = no worky. Might have to free hand the mounting of the atuas. hmmmmm.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Alarm is set for 5AM.....NEXT STOP, MRV..............ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mondeo]

Whee, after skiing tomorrow at Killington I get to drive the wrong way through a massive snow storm so I can go to work on Monday! :angry:

Well, on the bright side, I'm getting fat skis on Tuesday, so the next time a storm like this comes around I'll be properly equipped.

 

[billski]

Fill that gas tank, check the washer fluid, get cash, arrange a bunk...

This has a very serious potential for the adjective "EPIC"
What are you waiting for???

314 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]10 PM EST MONDAY...[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]VERMONT...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST MONDAY.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]THIS LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM JAY PEAK TO[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]WAITSFIELD.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT THIS[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE BY MID[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]HEAVY SNOW...FALLING AT A RATE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES AN HOUR...[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH SURFACE VISIBILITIES BELOW[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ONE HALF OF A MILE.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE REDEVELOPING[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES ON MONDAY. A PROLONGED UPSLOPE SNOW EVENT IS[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]EXPECTED FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.[/FONT]

 

[Terry]

Forcast just called for 12-18" and isolated 2 ft in places!! Oh man to bad I can't get out of work tomorrow. Tomorrow night should be fun though. The woods were fun yesterday- should be epic after tomorrow!

 

[billski]

Pretty windy atop Stratton already. Sustained winds at th summit are now over 30. Potential for wind holds today.

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KVTSTRAT3

this ain't no speculation thread any more!:beer: