ski9
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From a link off accuweather.com...
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July 3 Tucks Pic
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Trekchick
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Nice links
andyzee
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ski9
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Huh? All I wrote was that it was a July 3 pic "from a link off accuweather.com..." I thought it was a cool pic, although I remember July days with 10x more remaining snow.
Moe Ghoul
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How cold does it get at nites in July up there? I'm really intrigued with this hiking up the mountain to ski a pelt of snow that has the appearance of parking lot piles after they've been sitting around for 3 weeks. I'm guessing that the remaining snow is shaded from the sun to some extent and areas that got avy action and/or areas that are natural collection zones where snow moves by gravity and drifting.
ski9
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Surprisingly mild in July. The record low for July 5 is 27F at summit of Mount Washington. The record low for this date in our part of the Poconos is 42F...
http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/summit.php
Moe Ghoul
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Pretty amazing, somehow I never pictured that it could get that cold in New England in July, regardless of elevation. Learn something new everyday
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ski9
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Pretty amazing, somehow I never pictured that it could get that cold in New England in July, regardless of elevation. Learn something new everyday
Yeah, the 6000 feet of elevation difference from Philly alone is worth 20 degrees, then you add the radiational cooling at night, which happens much faster than in a metro area. When Amy and I move to the Big Island in eight years, I'll still get a dozen or so days of skiing in on the volcano.
Moe Ghoul
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No kidding, there's snow in Hawaii? I gotta google that for some pix.
ski9
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Yeah, before we had the kid, Amy and I spent every summer on the Big Island. We'd fly directly into Kona (where the Iron Man is held), paying a little extra to avoid experiencing 'urban Hawaii'. Kona is on the west coast and Hilo is the other big town on the east coast...I'd guess both have about 30,000 people. Other than that, there's just small towns. The Big Island is sorta America in the 1950's...
Our plan is to sell our little shore house, our land in Wilson (WY), and our Poconos place, just as Ty graduates from high school. I have until then to learn all about wind energy and rainfall collection, since the spots where we've looked at are off the grid.
As for skiing, it's not so different than what Ty and I do at the ski hill our community owns. We only ski it after the season is over and we have to hike for turns:
Hawaii Skiing
Skiing in Hawaii- We call it 'Pineapple Powder'
Mauna Kea (Hawaiian for 'white mountain') is a 13,796' (4205 meter) volcanic mountain whose summit sometimes gets a skiable/boardable mantle of snow. There are no lifts, no grooming, no resort, but a road goes to the summit to serve the dozen or so world class observatories located at the summit. You must have a 4-wheel drive vehicle to get to the summit, which serves as your "lift." Basically, skiers take turns being the driver, who picks up the other skiers at the bottom of the runs and ferries them up to the summit. Conditions at the top are extremely variable. Winter temperatures range from 25 to 40 degrees F (-4 to 4 C), but wind chill and the high altitude can make it seem much colder. Between April and November the weather is milder, with daytime temperatures varying from 30 to 60 degrees F (0 to 15 C).
The name is Mauna Kea or White Mountain, from its undersea base of -19,000 feet to the wind-swept peaks of 13,796 feet, it's the world's highest mountain! It offers some of the world's highest skiing.This massive extinct volcano is blessed with the finest snow in the world, opening almost 100 square miles of ski able terrain. At this latitude the conditions are spring like; the snow is sugar corn. We call it 'Pineapple Powder'.
Skiing Hawaii is not for the timid spirit or for anyone who is not in good physical condition. This is skiing in the wilderness, so to speak. There are no lifts, no grooming, and no resorts but a 4WD is your ski lift. Winter conditions at the top are constantly changing with temperatures from 25 to 40 degrees F (-4 to 4 C), but the wind chill and altitude make it seem much colder. The weather is milder from April to Novemeber ranging from 30 to 60 degrees F (0 to 15 C). Forget about skiing if the wind is blowing too hard. The wind chill will be too cold, it will be too dangerous and the road will probably be closed.
Moe Ghoul
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That's too f'in cool, no wonder they call it paradise. I googled some info on it, apparently lava rocks are the hidden danger. I did a global ski stoke thread on PASR and simply googled locations around the world. It's amazing what I came up with in places one just assumes wouldn't get any snow. Until you mentioned it, Hawaii was the last place on earth I woulda guessed got any snowfall. Sounds like a great plan as you head into the sunset, ski9, especially since the sunsets/rises are stunning there.
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