CNN: U.S. Northeast in for milder winter

[danpop]

I am not sure this has been posted:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/09/13/weather.nino.reut/index.html

 

[ALLSKIING]

I am not sure this has been posted:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/09/13/weather.nino.reut/index.html

The truth of the matter is that they really don't have a clue.

 

[ctenidae]

NOAA says even chances, all around.

 

[dmc]

You don't need a weatherman to see which way the wind blows...


Mild isn't a bad thing... What we need is moisture and freezing temps...

 

[thaller1]

If it makes you feel any better they said we were in for a Cold and snowy winter ..last winter... reverse psychology???

 

[2knees]

95/96 great
00/01 great
06/07 we're overdue.

 

[Greg]

It will be what it's gonna be. I'll be skiing anyway...

 

[WWF-VT]

From the story: Bell said scientists will have a better idea in the fall how long this El Nino will last. "There's no way to say at this time how strong it is going to be. It's too early," he said.

 

[dmc]

This all sounds like "voodoo" science to me...

 

[andyzee]

95/96 great
00/01 great
06/07 we're overdue.

Maybe not great, but last year was really good for me.

 

[JD]

Yea, more mild then what? So for Jan. and Feb. instead of 0 and not snowing, it will be 28 and dumping. Sounds good to me.

 

[Jonni]

Hooray for snowmaking. It may be expensive for ski areas, but at least will still be able to ski. Even in marginal temperatures ski areas can still make snow.

 

[riverc0il]

like someone else said, temperature doesn't matter. what matters is how much white stuff we get. obviously, too warm temps will bring rains and thaws and that is bad. but winters that are extremely cold can also be extremely below average. from what i have seen of weather patterns, the biggest storms seem to be when new england is on the boarder line... when the freezing cold air is just pushing in and moisture packs a punch. too cold and the moisture fronts don't move in. mild could actually mean more snowy if the patterns align correctly.

but also, like another poster said, they really have no clue and i doubt they know better than noaa which issued the very non-committal it could go either way.

 

[Birdman829]

I agree with Riverc0il. Last winter was colder than usual but no precip. Maybe this winter will be warmer than usual with 400 inches.

 

[riverc0il]

I agree with Riverc0il. Last winter was colder than usual but no precip. Maybe this winter will be warmer than usual with 400 inches.

last winter was the warmest winter i can recall, how did you get colder than usual?.

 

[2knees]

worst part about last winter was watching two huge storms kill ct and drop nothing on vt, or even the berkshires for that matter. I love snow, but i love it more when i can ski a real mtn on it.

 

[Sky]

I just checked Boston's weather for Thursday (tomorrow) and happened t see a link for "possible milder winter". So after watching the El Nino pitch I figured I'd better check AZ to make sure someone posts about it.

Thanks for not letting me down.

RC...about 4 or so years ago was the warmest winter I can remember. I was playing hoop outside all winter long. I think there was a 70+ day in either Jan or Feb.

As for predictions in Sepember for Jan and Feb....I'm with the majority...it's too soon. I don't believe anything much further out than a day or 2...never mind a month or four.

As for mild being good for snow....maybe in NH and VT and ME....but those borderline temps with all that moisture tend to change over to rain in MA.

But let's just all hope for a great fall for now. Great colors, beautiful blue skies...and maybe even an "Indian Summer".

 

[awf170]

As for mild being good for snow....maybe in NH and VT and ME....but those borderline temps with all that moisture tend to change over to rain in MA.

Thats where the snow belongs. From what I have seen warmer winter can mean epic seasons for higher elavation northern mountains. Sure snow down here is nice, but up north it is a lot better. Even though I'm getting a Wawa season pass and will probably spend about a 1/3 of my days there, I want the snow in the north country. A powder day at a Cannon, Wildcat, Sugarloaf, Stowe, Jay Peak and so on is way better than one at a small mountain like Wawa IMO.

 

[dmc]

It's all voodoo science... Don't believe it...

 

[JimG.]

It's all voodoo science... Don't believe it...

Word bro...alot of mental masturbation in my book.

The weather is what it is...I open the drapes and look outside, and that's about as far into the future as I go.

Winter will come, it'll get cold, I'll ski 50-60 days and hopefully get a few POW days and a few days of acceptable weather on Mt. Washington in spring. Seems to happen every year.