Hunter - Friday, 12/14/2007

[campgottagopee]

Ah crap---I have an out of town meeting on 12/14 so I'm out. That really sux cause I was looking forward to skiing and meeting you guys/gals. Have fun, catcha next time.

 

[bvibert]

Ah crap---I have an out of town meeting on 12/14 so I'm out. That really sux cause I was looking forward to skiing and meeting you guys/gals. Have fun, catcha next time.

Bummer! Maybe next time..

 

[campgottagopee]

Bummer! Maybe next time..

For sure---word just came down today too---work stinks

 

[Greg]

Weather looks a bit sketch this week. Certainly not temps that are conducive to much terrain expansion. I have to imagine they are just going to try to maintain what's open now and continue to build base. Anyway, my guess is this is a safe bet as to what we'll see next Friday:

http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/snow-report.aspx

While I'd love to have a few of the steeps open for the ones traveling from a distance, this is still miles ahead of what we had last year. You never know. Things can change, and maybe we'll get Claire's too. Still, the major single blacks on the front are open as well as Wayout so people can at least see the West side.

Totally looking forward to this!

 

[JimG.]

Skiing was great today...these are the open trails that matter to me:

Cliff
Bleeker
Ike
Upper K27
Eastside Drive
Milky Way
Minya
Lower Crossover
Wayout
HBK

Claire's was half blown...the upper half is deep and skiable, the lower half bare until it joins Wayout.
Kind of weird, I've never seen them blow it in this pattern. Looks like something happened to stop them, or they think the weather will wipe out the lower part if they blow it so they waited.

Gonna be very cold tonight.

Wait to see what the weather does.

 

[wa-loaf]

Waxed my skis tonight. Ready to go! Is it Friday yet?

 

[andyzee]

Help!

I didn't order a Flex tick in time and now I see that a sig is required for Fedex, I work, my wife can't get down the stairs to sign for it.. Does anyone know of any other options to get a discount ticket?

 

[wa-loaf]

I didn't order a Flex tick in time and now I see that a sig is required for Fedex, I work, my wife can't get down the stairs to sign for it.. Does anyone know of any other options to get a discount ticket?

PM Hawkshot. He works for the shop. Maybe he can work something out with you?

 

[andyzee]

PM Hawkshot. He works for the shop. Maybe he can work something out with you?

Yeah, I thought of him and then realized that he won't be there that day. Anyway, I just ordered a Big Lift Card , which is something I meant to do anyway. That'll bring the price down to $32, so I'm good. Thanks.

 

[wa-loaf]

That'll bring the price down to $32, so I'm good. Thanks.

It's 5 bucks for them to mail it to you, so you're pretty much coming out even.

 

[Greg]

Right now the NWS is calling for a 70% chance of snow on Thursday. That percentage is pretty high this far out... Hmm... :idea:

 

[dmc]

Helmet cam all setup and tested...

I'll use it on Friday..

 

[bvibert]

Helmet cam all setup and tested...

I'll use it on Friday..

Awesome!

 

[Greg]

Helmet cam all setup and tested...

I'll use it on Friday..

Sweet! More stoke to fire you guys up (as if you need it):









4 days!!

 

[MRGisevil]

See Greg, you totally get me pumped. Loved the enthusiasm man. Tim & I have agreed to grab Madskier Friday morning, so w/his blessing I hope to be out there first thing!

 

[Greg]

See Greg, you totally get me pumped. Loved the enthusiasm man.

How's this for enthusiasm?

http://forums.alpinezone.com/21175-official-12-13-storm-discussion-thread.html

 

[wa-loaf]

How's this for enthusiasm?

http://forums.alpinezone.com/21175-official-12-13-storm-discussion-thread.html

Oh man, this week is going to be torture.

 

[Greg]

Giddy-up, folks!

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. MEANWHILE THE 500 HPA TROF MOVES FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WHERE A LOW PRESSURE CENTER FORMS ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. IT SHOOTS NORTH AND MERGES WITH A LOW MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WHILE A SECOND LOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP IN
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THE HIGH RESOLUTION ECMWF IS A BIT
FASTER THAN THE GFS AND HAS THE 500 TROF AND RIDGE FARTHER EAST
AND THE LOW SOUTH OF CAPE COD BY THURSDAY EVENING. NCEP APPEARS
TO BE PRETTY MUCH FOLLOWING THE GFS. THE SURFACE LOW FROM THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES MOVES TO NEAR CAPE COD AND DEEPENS BY 06Z FRIDAY
AND CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TO THE MARITIMES BY 12Z FRIDAY
WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE LATEST GFS RUN PUTS THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE ICE/SNOW TRANSITION ZONE. THE TIME-SERIES PROFILE FOR THE
MID HUDSON REGION LOOKS QUITE UGLY WITH A SLEET/FREEZING RAIN
SIGNATURE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. FARTHER NORTH...LOOKS TO BE ALL
SNOW...AND POTENTIALLY A LOT OF IT IN SOME AREAS SUCH AS THE
CATSKILLS. THE NAM WAS CONSIDERABLY COLDER AT 850 HPA...
SUGGESTING MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW. CURRENTLY WE HAVE GONE FOR
SNOW NORTH WITH FREEZING RAIN MOVING INTO OUR SOUTHERN ZONES.
AS THE LOW PULLS OUT...SNOW TAPERS OFF WITH LAKE EFFECT SETTING
IN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...SHIFTING SOUTH/WEST AS WINDS
VEER TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE QUESTION COMES REGARDING
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A LOW MOVES UP OFF THE EAST COAST. WE
HAVE GONE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE IN OUR SOUTHERN ZONES SUNDAY NIGHT
AND A CHANCE MONDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER MONDAY NIGHT...AS A SLIGHT
MOVE TO THE WEST IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM COULD HIT US WITH A
SIGNIFICANT SNOW PARTICULARLY IN OUR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES.

Brian - looks like I might be driving, and I'm more than prepared to do so. I'm also prepared to leave the Torrington area at 5 am in order to get us there early. We'll discuss...

Woo effin hoo!

 

[bvibert]

Giddy-up, folks!



Brian - looks like I might be driving, and I'm more than prepared to do so. I'm also prepared to leave the Torrington area at 5 am in order to get us there early. We'll discuss...

Woo effin hoo!

If there's going to be snow, AND POTENTIALLY A LOT OF IT, I don't care who drives or what time we need to leave so long as we get there. The earlier the better.

 

[andyzee]

Giddy-up, folks!



Brian - looks like I might be driving, and I'm more than prepared to do so. I'm also prepared to leave the Torrington area at 5 am in order to get us there early. We'll discuss...

Woo effin hoo!

Watch your mouth boy!