The Official 12/13 Storm Discussion Thread

[Greg]

OK, I'm dense. Say what?

Big group of us hitting Hunter on Friday...

 

[ccskier]

I'll tell you how! By the time the 12/13 storm hits, GSS will have logged 7 consecutive days at Blue Mountain with 160,000 vertical feet, 224 runs, 127 of which were non stop top to bottom, 20 of which were while his stomach was grumbling, and 2 on which he farted while making a left turn.

HOLLA!!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'll tell you how! By the time the 12/13 storm hits, GSS will have logged 7 consecutive days at Blue Mountain with 160,000 vertical feet, 224 runs, 127 of which were non stop top to bottom, 20 of which were while his stomach was grumbling, and 2 on which he farted while making a left turn.

I think I have a new groupie..

 

[billski]

Red looks pretty scary.

Cross your fingers, here it comes. Root for the blue team this time, not the red. Red looks pretty scary. Have you fed your ULLR today?

 

[wa-loaf]

Cross your fingers, here it comes. Root for the blue team this time, not the red. Red looks pretty scary.

Sure you got the right storm there? We're supposed to get rain tomorrow before the snow hits on Thursday.

 

[billski]

Skiit

Sure you got the right storm there? We're supposed to get rain tomorrow before the snow hits on Thursday.

Not at the higher El's. Stowe, Jay fcst is for snow.
With marginal temps like this I pray for snow at the higher el's and offer another to Ullr. Upper mts. may fair ok, but what do I know, I just like to ski it.

 

[Greg]

Sure you got the right storm there? We're supposed to get rain tomorrow before the snow hits on Thursday.

Right. This is not the Thursday event. Today the area will get a mix (snow north, rain south), then a cold front comes through, and we clear out and cool down tomorrow night ahead of Thursday's storm which looks promising for the Catskills and SNE.

 

[ajl50]

Red usually wins.
Why?
Maybe cause they lost the cold war.

 

[koreshot]

Red usually wins.
Why?
Maybe cause they lost the cold war.

Hey, no politics!

 

[billski]

Hey, no politics!

Ack! That is seriously corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy:blink:

 

[koreshot]

Hey, no politics!

This is corny...

Red usually wins.
Why?
Maybe cause they lost the cold war.

And this isn't?

 

[billski]

This is corny...



And this isn't?

oops. THAT'S what I INTENDED to comment on. It's MUCH WORSE. ACK!uke:
bythetimethisthreadendstherewillbenomentionofweather,havingbeenhijackedsobadlyitwillbeunrecognizeable.

 

[ajl50]

Anyway - it looks like that rain snow line is holding pretty steady...hopefully it stays put!

 

[madskier6]

Here's what I need to know. Is there any chance in hell that a 7:05 p.m. flight from Tampa on Thursday will be allowed to land in Hartford at 9:53 p.m. (or even take-off) in the expected weather conditions? The chances look slim to me but I'd love to be proven wrong. I want to ski at Hunter on Friday!

 

[billski]

Here's what I need to know. Is there any chance in hell that a 7:05 p.m. flight from Tampa on Thursday will be allowed to land in Hartford at 9:53 p.m. (or even take-off) in the expected weather conditions? The chances look slim to me but I'd love to be proven wrong. I want to ski at Hunter on Friday!

I would hope that unless it's going to be very windy or can't plow the runway you would be able to land.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

change your flight...

 

[wa-loaf]

Here's what I need to know. Is there any chance in hell that a 7:05 p.m. flight from Tampa on Thursday will be allowed to land in Hartford at 9:53 p.m. (or even take-off) in the expected weather conditions? The chances look slim to me but I'd love to be proven wrong. I want to ski at Hunter on Friday!

Hey even if you're delayed until 5 am or so the next morning, that's still plenty of time to make it up. ;-)

 

[Greg]

Winter Storm Watch

For my area:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
845 AM EST WED DEC 12 2007

CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-122100-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.A.0009.071213T1700Z-071214T0500Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER-
EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
845 AM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST
CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD HILLS FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD HILLS STARTING LATE
THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW MAY ALSO BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET FOR AWHILE THURSDAY EVENING.
A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OFF THE MIDDLE
ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

 

[bvibert]

For my area:

How's it looking for the Hunter area?

 

[Greg]

How's it looking for the Hunter area?

I would say at least 4" is a safe bet. No watch for them though. The storm track trended pretty far south yesterday which almost made it a total miss for the Albany area, but it's inching back northward. CT up into the Worcester hills looks to be the winner out of this one.