Killington - 12/11

[Puck it]

I am thinking of taking off Friday to hit up Killington, if the winds die down. Anybody else?

 

[andyzee]

Saturday and Sunday for me.

 

[SkiDork]

I think Greg is going

 

[Greg]

I think Greg is going

Aye. So far WoodCore and I are defs.

 

[Puck it]

I will let you know if it is 100% for me. It depends on a con call tomorrow.

 

[MR. evil]

I might be able to swing this

 

[Puck it]

I might be able to swing this

BTW,

The guys at work call me Dr. Evil. Can two Evil's ski together. That may violate the Unified Field Theory.:lol::lol:

 

[MR. evil]

I might be able to swing this

This isn't looking promising right now. I have been busting my ass all month working crazy hours on a project tha went out the door today. Only be be handed another deadline for Monday......clients really suck! This is all going to depend on how much I can get done Thurs.

 

[Greg]

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 450 AM EST THURSDAY...SURFACE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST
TODAY AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL STREAM INTO THE AREA. STRONG
SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS BEHIND DEPARTING SYSTEM. AS TEMPS CONTINUE
TO DROP EARLY THIS MORNING...PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO ALL
SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEARLY STEADY TODAY AS COLD AIR
CONTINUES TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND HAS
SET UP IN CENTRAL SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY. WINDS ARE FAIRLY STRONG
OUT OF THE SW...GUSTING TO 30 MPH. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT WILL
SHIFT SOUTH AS WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...RESULTING FROM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WHICH TRIES TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING DEPARTURE OF LOW TO OUR NORTHEAST. THIS
SETS UP THE AREA WITH A TIGHT GRADIENT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK. WINDS WILL GUST CLOSE TO 50 MPH.
AS OVERALL FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA...BUT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
GREENS...ESPECIALLY KILLINGTON. IN SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY
WHERE THE LAKE EFFECT SETS UP WE ARE EXPECTING 3 TO 6 INCHES. 1 TO
3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL GREENS. ELSEWHERE WE WILL
HAVE WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 500 AM EST THURSDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
EFFECT THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREENS...ESPECIALLY THE KILLINGTON
AREA AND EVEN JAY PEAK AS WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SET UP OVER THE MIDWEST/SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY OVERNIGHT. COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL BE IN
PLACE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT...AND TEMPS WILL DIP INTO
THE TEENS IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE OVER
THE AREA FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

Hoping for a few inches of fresh tomorrow!

 

[Puck it]

Hoping for a few inches of fresh tomorrow!

Winds are going to be somewhat of an issue.

 

[Greg]

Winds are going to be somewhat of an issue.

I'm not that concerned. Wind forecast for today is worse, and the gondola is running...

Quite frankly, if lower East Fall isn't open tomorrow, it's not really worth hitting the summit all that much. I'll happily stick to lapping powder bumps on Northstar off the Snowdon quad.

 

[Greg]

BTW, starting to snow again:

http://www.killington.com/winter/multimedia/webcam/index.html

 

[Greg]

This Afternoon: Occasional snow showers. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west wind between 23 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -18. Windy, with a west wind between 28 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -17. Windy, with a west wind between 24 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
949 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY OF NEW
YORK...AND ALSO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING...

.PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH A LONG FETCH ACROSS LAKE
ONTARIO HAVE PRODUCED A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW.

NYZ031-034-VTZ003-006-016>019-102300-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0015.091210T1449Z-091211T0000Z/
WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...NEWPORT...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
949 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS THE SPINE AND WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ORLEANS COUNTY OF VERMONT...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF ORLEANS COUNTY.

* GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE GREEN MOUNTAINS MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW IS CURRENTLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN GREEN
MOUNTAINS... WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS LATER THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF
MODERATE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON.

Epic. But colder than a witch's tit tomorrow.

 

[andyzee]

I'm not that concerned. Wind forecast for today is worse, and the gondola is running...

Quite frankly, if lower East Fall isn't open tomorrow, it's not really worth hitting the summit all that much. I'll happily stick to lapping powder bumps on Northstar off the Snowdon quad.

Lower East Fall is open now.

 

[Greg]

Saw that. North Star still not marked as open although the report said it would. No matter. Tomorrow is going to be an epic day number 2.

 

[powbmps]

Epic. But colder than a witch's tit tomorrow.

Just like that, winter's here. What was the temp. a week ago?

Looking forward to the TR.

 

[Puck it]

Not making it. Crisis in Taiwan and have a con call and meeting later. I am going next week though and Sunday I will be at Cannon.

 

[bvibert]

Not making it. Crisis in Taiwan and have a con call and meeting later. I am going next week though and Sunday I will be at Cannon.

Bummer. If it makes you feel better I was all set to go up with Greg, but ended up being required to work too...