Is winter over in the Northeast?

[faceplant]

anybody get a load of the temps starting on Thursday?

sure looks like 'winter' (ski season) will be over....

 

[deadheadskier]

go to Sugarloaf. It will take many, many days of warm temps to end winter up there. Other than financial reasons, I don't see them closing before May.

 

[riverc0il]

What say the weather guys on the board about any back end snow fall on Wednesday? Any possibility? Forecast looks amazing for next weekend (as much as that can be trusted this far out!) but three days of rain with amounts exceeding my "powder day" six inch threshold is pretty gruesome!

 

[drjeff]

What say the weather guys on the board about any back end snow fall on Wednesday? Any possibility? Forecast looks amazing for next weekend (as much as that can be trusted this far out!) but three days of rain with amounts exceeding my "powder day" six inch threshold is pretty gruesome!

Real small chance for some backside Pow there Riv(like getting struck by lightening/winning the lottery small chance) Looks like with the final clearing out of New England of the mega-swath of water that's here now will be big area of warm temps(15 to 25 degrees above average) that's currently stretching from basically Eastern Colorado all the way past the Mississippi River.

Time to stock up on some big number SPF for this weekend

 

[billski]

The shadow of the fat lady looms tall over the hills

 

[riverc0il]

Time to get the snows off the car. I held out hope for this past weekend and perhaps even this week. But I think the nails are now in the coffin as far as new snow goes. Longest stretch of winter that I can remember without even a minor snow storm. What was the last storm of at least a few inches for New England? Last week of February?

 

[hammer]

I think the questions been answered...oh well.

 

[billski]

Time to get the snows off the car. I held out hope for this past weekend and perhaps even this week. But I think the nails are now in the coffin as far as new snow goes. Longest stretch of winter that I can remember without even a minor snow storm. What was the last storm of at least a few inches for New England? Last week of February?

Regretfully the tires came off last weekend. I forgot what quiet sounded like!
It's finally started snowing madly in Colorado. :???: Go figure.

I'm wondering if in 20 years we'll be taking trips west to get our snow fix on a regular basis. There is already talk on www.savesnow.com about operating from mid-station upward as a sustainable future.

 

[WinnChill]

I think the questions been answered...oh well.

Sorry I haven't been around--been on a much needed family vacation the past several days. Of course, not much to report on. We'll be wrapping up our discussions and updates on the site since the major warmup is on the way after the rain moves out. Well, time to get caught up on everything.

Cheers!

 

[billski]

Mansfield stake plot is sad. the precipitous drop started a month earlier than average. Only good news is that snowpack at the stake is still nearly at average. Should make for nice spring skiing up there. Question is, for how long?

 

[Riverskier]

I think it is a little early to count out April snow. It isn't even April yet! And historically April is Sugarloaf's second snowiest month of the year. Regardless, ski season is nowhere near over! The snowpack is still very deep at many areas and I am sure there are at least several weeks of great Spring skiing left.

I am just as disapointed as anyone about the recent weather, and the Spring skiing season certainly isn't shaping up to be one of the better ones. However, to write of April snow before April even gets here, and to write off the season with huge base depths seems a little extereme! I am going to stay positive and enjoy my days out!

 

[AMAC2233]

I only got 3 powder days this year, which is not nearly enough. Way too much spring skiing / skiing in the rain. The only really good stretches of this year were last week of December - first week of January and last week in February. Jan/Feb were only mediocre in my opinion. December was about average. And March....well we basically just skipped March and went right into April.

 

[riverc0il]

Mansfield stake plot is sad. the precipitous drop started a month earlier than average. Only good news is that snowpack at the stake is still nearly at average. Should make for nice spring skiing up there. Question is, for how long?

I was looking at the stake data earlier this month. The stake graph does not show the entire picture of the season. Looking at that graph, the two things that are true that stick out is snow started later than average and the "beginning of the end" happened significantly sooner.

However, the graph also shows that the stake was above average for most of the season. In fact, even today, base depth at the stake is in fact still above average for this day. But the graph also shows that the entire season was essentially built on five storms without much in between and some deep dips following those storms. Additionally, I think any one that has skied a bit this season can attest that deep base depths at the stake do not always translate into the best skiing conditions nor is the stake graph indicative of how the snow pack on the rest of the mountain is fairing.... particularly the base. There is no snow on the ground off the mountain side pretty much any where in New England right now.

 

[riverc0il]

I think it is a little early to count out April snow. It isn't even April yet! And historically April is Sugarloaf's second snowiest month of the year. Regardless, ski season is nowhere near over! The snowpack is still very deep at many areas and I am sure there are at least several weeks of great Spring skiing left.

I am just as disapointed as anyone about the recent weather, and the Spring skiing season certainly isn't shaping up to be one of the better ones. However, to write of April snow before April even gets here, and to write off the season with huge base depths seems a little extereme! I am going to stay positive and enjoy my days out!

Given the lack of excitement from the mets about the current weather pattern, I don't think it is too early to write off April for any potential snow storms. I think if there was even a hint at a potential pattern change in the next two weeks, skiing mets would be at least giving hints by now... especially with no snow in March and a month since the last micro storm for the region. And if it does not happen within the next two weeks... chances for a good storm after mid-April are pretty slim.

 

[WJenness]

Given the lack of excitement from the mets about the current weather pattern, I don't think it is too early to write off April for any potential snow storms. I think if there was even a hint at a potential pattern change in the next two weeks, skiing mets would be at least giving hints by now... especially with no snow in March and a month since the last micro storm for the region. And if it does not happen within the next two weeks... chances for a good storm after mid-April are pretty slim.

Sadly, I'm in complete agreement.

Just like we used to say as Sox fans... there's always next year...

-w

 

[Johnskiismore]

Sadly, I'm in complete agreement.

Just like we used to say as Sox fans... there's always next year...

-w

Yeah, not looking great. Next season will be the best!

... not that this season is over by any means

 

[andrec10]

I hear the Fat Lady Singing...uke:

 

[drjeff]

 

[hammer]

Folks, I think the fat lady's gone home for the night...

The maple tree in my front yard is starting to bloom...usually doesn't do that until late April to early May.

 

[schneider]

skiing next week

bringing family in for spring break. hopefully skiing! any suggestions on where? any glades open? coming from Michigan