Ski Sundown (night): Monday, 1/14/2008

[Greg]

The storm for Sun/Mon is obviously still up in the air. At this point it doesn't look like enough snow to warrant a trip north Monday, but it might be enough to freshen up the surface at Sundown nicely. At this point, I'm leaning towards a night session Monday night. Anyone interested?

 

[2knees]

The storm for Sun/Mon is obviously still up in the air. At this point it doesn't look like enough snow to warrant a trip north Monday, but it might be enough to freshen up the surface at Sundown nicely. At this point, I'm leaning towards a night session Monday night. Anyone interested?

you read my mind. i'll be there if the storm comes through for us.

 

[bvibert]

I'm out...

 

[Greg]

you read my mind. i'll be there if the storm comes through for us.

The latest GFS model is showing Hartford with over an inch of precip:

http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getbufr.php?region=CT&stn=KBDL&model=gfs&time=current&field=prec

That might work out to be a foot of powder Monday night!

 

[powhunter]

im in.....friend of mines gonna come too...great bump skier....got in the top 5 at the Bear mountain mogul challenge a few times,,,and of course jonnypoach

steve

 

[Grassi21]

out. :-(

 

[Greg]

Bumps are still in place so Monday night should be great. Depending on what goes down Monday, I might do a double-header with a short day trip somewhere in Mass and then a night session! :-o

 

[2knees]

They just issued a winter storm watch for northern ct. should be the bomb.

whoops, i mean it probably will rain all night sunday and all day monday. :wink:

 

[Greg]

A Foot!?!

They just issued a winter storm watch for northern ct. should be the bomb.

whoops, i mean it probably will rain all night sunday and all day monday. :wink:

Looks like a foot is a safe bet right now. It seems all the significant snowfalls (that don't turn to sleet) at Sundown are usually around a foot. Yep - Ithink those bumps will be just fine. I will be there by 6 pm, perhaps earlier.

 

[bvibert]

I didn't get a chance to ski today. I did go by the Ex bumps this morning in the snowmobile while a couple of the guys were throwing snow into the troughs. The Nor'Easter bumps looked decent for the split second I saw them as I sped by in the dark. I was surprised, but happy, to see them.

I'm bummed that I won't be able to join you guys Monday night...

 

[madskier6]

Bumps are still in place so Monday night should be great. Depending on what goes down Monday, I might do a double-header with a short day trip somewhere in Mass and then a night session! :-o

It may be pushing it a bit given the current weather forecast, but what about hitting Berkshire East on Monday during the day? You said you were considering a day trip to Mass. Obviously if its a blizzard on Monday morning, driving to BEast may not be wise but why not at least think about it, subject to weather/travel conditions?

 

[Greg]

It may be pushing it a bit given the current weather forecast, but what about hitting Berkshire East on Monday during the day? You said you were considering a day trip to Mass. Obviously if its a blizzard on Monday morning, driving to BEast may not be wise but why not at least think about it, subject to weather/travel conditions?

I'm in a catch-22. If it's "bad" enough to make the BEast worthwhile, then it will probably be "bad" enough that my daughters' day care closes. If so, I'm home with them. If the day care opens, I'm thinking Catamount, but probably the most reasonable approach would be to just hit Sundown in the afternoon and ski into the night.

 

[powhunter]

im gonna try to get up there around 1

steve

 

[Greg]

Heavy Snow Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
352 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008

CTZ001-013-131700-
/O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0001.080114T0300Z-080114T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.HS.W.0002.080114T0300Z-080114T2200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE
352 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
EST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY WITH
ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6
AND 12 INCHES.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV

 

[powhunter]

can you say.....


POWDAY!!!!!!

 

[Grassi21]

im seriously pumped for you guys. im going to miss another ct pow day. i hate paris.

BUT im psyched for what this will do for the bumps. i might be posting a call to arms on thurs or fri.

 

[loafer89]

If the driving is not to terrible, I might come along with my son if he does in fact have the day off from school.

 

[Greg]

Just got back from the hill. Mountain looks good. They survived the warm-up just fine. Total side to side coverage with a deep base. Bumps on Ex looked good. The snowstorm will put the mountain back into prime conditions. Area 51 anyone?

 

[MrMagic]

Just got back from the hill. Mountain looks good. They survived the warm-up just fine. Total side to side coverage with a deep base. Bumps on Ex looked good. The snowstorm will put the mountain back into prime conditions. Area 51 anyone?

ill be there! what time is everyone meeting? ill be there till about 330 ish

 

[Greg]

ill be there! what time is everyone meeting? ill be there till about 330 ish

Things are very up in the air for me at this point. Most likely, I'll be there for the night session, but an afternoon arrival is possible. I really can't commit to any times right now.