The Official 2/26 - 2/27 Storm Discussion Thread

[wa-loaf]

Powderfreak rocks - CARLOAD WEDNESDAYS AT MAGIC! Who's in???????????

Oh man. I'm a maybe. F work. How much is a carload?

 

[Greg]

Winter Storm Warning for SoVT

Say, what?

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

NYZ032-033-038-039-041>043-082>084-VTZ013>015-261015-
/O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0006.080226T1500Z-080227T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0005.080226T1500Z-080227T1900Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...SARATOGA SPRINGS...
WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...
GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...
CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...THE MOHAWK
VALLEY...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE UPPER HUDSON VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE
SNOW INTENSITY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE
HEAVIER SNOW REDEVELOPS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING.
OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE
GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

EXPECT A QUICK 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE
WET IN CONSISTENCY...AND THE WEIGHT OF THIS HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREE
LIMBS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES...RESULTING
IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1500 FEET.

GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

THE SNOW WILL BE THE RESULT OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WHICH WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA ON TUESDAY...THEN
MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY IT
WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF MAINE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

 

[billski]

Say, what?

itsgonnasnowsogetthebleepoutthereandrushanyoutstandingobligationstoclosure.






whatareyoustaringat?getyourskisboardsbootsandmoveit!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

i just may have to jet up....

 

[billski]

i just may have to jet up....

you're still thinking about it????

 

[from_the_NEK]

This thread should be renamed "I'm now officially drooling thread"

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

again, why do i live on this island??

So you can be closer to the Gotti brothers????

It looks like snow changing to rain here in eastern PA..

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Looks like Thursday is going to amazing. Snow starts slowly tomorrow morning then cranks Tuesday night into Wednesday, ends Thurs morning, then blue skies real cold temps which will suck the moisture out and leave very light powder. The weather gal on WCAZ said we are going to set a new record for most snowfall in February in northern Vermont.

 

[MR. evil]

Hmmmm. Randi and I were planning on heading to Loon on Friday as we have some free passes to burn. But we also have some free passes to Magic. What is the outlook for Magic?

Then again maybe we will just head up and ski the MRV. Such hard choices!

 

[billski]

I am heading up to MRV tomorrow afternoon. Feel free to give a shout./click on logo below for contact info.

 

[thetrailboss]

Grab the powder skis folks...this weekend is looking great...6-14 inches from this storm...and another 6" or so to freshen it up on Friday night...

Winter is FAR from over!!!!

 

[riverc0il]

Geez. Vouches to Stowe and MRG. Decisions decisions....Prolly Wednesday MRG, Thursday Stowe, as I know Mansfield better and can get untyracked runs a day or two late. What about wind?

I am also thinking MRG for Wednesday. How are the winds looking? Seems like we MRG should be fine as winds have not really entered the discussion yet? Still betting against Jay though but still a tough decision... as I only usually ride the Jet and Bonnie and wind hold on the tram and freezer is only a bonus. Road conditions may be a factor as interstate most of the way is a heck of a lot easier than east-west travel outside a major Route number in NH/VT during a snow storm. Choices choices.

 

[thetrailboss]

I heard on WDEV that wind will be a factor on Wednesday....

 

[billski]

I heard on WDEV that wind will be a factor on Wednesday....

it is true...

RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
316 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

.THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN SUMMITS BECOMING OBSCURED IN
CLOUDS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. EAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING CLOUDY. SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. TEMPERATURES FALLING
INTO THE TEENS BY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25

MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


WINDS…..……...Monday……..…….Tuesday

2000 feet…..…W 5 to 15 mph …….E 5 to 10 mph

4000 feet…..…W 15 to 25 mph …...S 15 to 25 mph

6000 feet……..W 35 to 45 mph …...S 35 to 50 mph

 

[JD]

I heard on WDEV that wind will be a factor on Wednesday....

Bring the skins. Hope for wind hold so we can get a lap or two before the shralp!! At MRG , with no real idea where I'm going, I can still find fresh corridors at 1 pm. LOVE the single for that. And with the snowin and blowin into wednesday....hold on to your cup for free refills of POW up high.

 

[Greg]

Giddyup, folks!

 

[billski]

I'm heading into that big blue blob in a few more hours. I'm more worried about the drive than anything. Now to troll around the 'dak's to see what is happening there.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I have some ski buddies on their way to Okemo and staying slopeside and it looks like they'll wake up to some fresh powder.

I'm a few miles from ABE in eastern PA and we had a quick period of snow..and now it's a sleet and rain..wow VT is having quite the season..81 inches at the Mansfield stake so it could hit over 100 inches including this weekends storm. It's going to be a great late winter/spring up north for sure..

 

[JD]

Yep. Snowiest december and february on record. The paddleing this spring will be great but in the mean time let's shred some pow. Tomorrow's not going to suck.

 

[rocojerry]

I'm sure most of you have seen this or something similar already....
weather.com's accumulation map is spelling out anywhere up far north is going to be golden with foot+. Time to reschedule some meetings --

2-fer Thursdays @ Cannon? PM me.