Weather 2012 vs. Weather 2013

[billski]

Mt. Mani Data

So, here is some Mt. Mani Data. compares last year to this and to the average season.
First chart is snow depth at stake.
Second chart is new snow.
I know they are an eye chart, but it's the best I can generate. Hit Ctrl + to get the window larger.
Brown = last year. Black = this year.





I would much rather have these consistent little precip events than these wild swings. I think they are right, this is "global weirdening"

Moral of the story: have your bags packed and forget about your friends.

 

[riverc0il]

Better at the start of the season. The middle is shaping up to be just as bad as last year. Hope the 2nd half is strong.

IMO the worst part of last year was the 80 degree week in March. Even in bad winters, you can always look forward to some decent spring skiing. We got skunked not only on natural snow throughout peak winter last year, but got screwed in the spring like I've never seen before as well.

I think the middle is shaping up to be worse than last year. At least last year had steady but dreadfully slow progression. It stayed cold and it did get better through the end of February. The blow torch really hurt. If we had a great month of spring skiing in March, I wouldn't have panned last year as one of the worst ever. This year started meh, got really good late December, stumbled a long through the beginning of January, and took one of the worst turns in January that I can recall. Today's blow torch was an end of March thaw, not a January thaw which we saw last week before the cold. A couple of nuking powder days may wash this away but trees won't be skiable for much of February if it doesn't start dumping ASAP.

 

[billski]

Why such a pragmatic view?
Where's Ullr?
Where have ski pyres been?
Where's the Voodoo Lady?
What about Geta-uranal?
A method of predicting the weather. A geta, or Japanese wooden sandal, is kicked into the air. The way it falls predicts how the weather will be.

RIGHT WAY UP — Fine weather
ON THE SIDE — Cloudy weather
UPSIDE DOWN — Rainy weather

 

[JDMRoma]

A couple of nuking powder days may wash this away but trees won't be skiable for much of February if it doesn't start dumping ASAP.

And lets not forget that School Vacation at the end of the month, so Midweek will suck as much as the weekends IF we get any real snow.

 

[tomcat]

I don't pay much attention to other regions since I'm not going anywhere but have the western resorts been having a good year?

 

[JDMRoma]

I don't pay much attention to other regions since I'm not going anywhere but have the western resorts been having a good year?

Ive only been paying attention to Steamboat since I was there at Christmas.....totally Dumping there.
3.5 feet in 3 days just this week........time to move !

 

[ADKme]

Some areas of Colorado are struggling. On top of the Continental Divide, Loveland has only received 97" this season, and A-Basin is currently only 20% open. Ouch.

 

[dlague]

Well this year so far has been better than last! The resorts had a 20% higher number of visits in December compared to the prior year. They also had about the same on snow coverage due to stepped up snowmaking efforts. Granted January, has had a few warm spots that were technically devastating - but that has not really impacted our skiing with the exception of fewer trails to ski on! The resorts have done well to manage what they have so I will take what we have so far. Several mountains are talking about staying open until May so I will remain optimistic. Glade skiing is one thing that we are missing!

We have been out 15 times so far this season and that is all we did last year. Looking for a 30+ season!

 

[billski]

Some areas of Colorado are struggling. On top of the Continental Divide, Loveland has only received 97" this season, and A-Basin is currently only 20% open. Ouch.

Heard the same thing from my boss today.
Tahoe wasn't doing too good for a while, but he said two feet shaped it up in the last week or so.

 

[snoseek]

Heard the same thing from my boss today.
Tahoe wasn't doing too good for a while, but he said two feet shaped it up in the last week or so.

Two feet? We got 3 inches of dust on crust a week ago, other than that its dry as a bone here. The skiing is hardpack and the forecast is dry. The warmer days are corn on south facing stuff but the sun is still really low angle. The mountain biking down low is the best thing going right now.

 

[ScottySkis]

Two feet? We got 3 inches of dust on crust a week ago, other than that its dry as a bone here. The skiing is hardpack and the forecast is dry. The warmer days are corn on south facing stuff but the sun is still really low angle. The mountain biking down low is the best thing going right now.

Sorry that sucks big time,.if the East.and Utah both don't have snow.maybe I should move to Amsterdam,.at Least I can ski the Alps and enjoy those great coffee shops.

 

[billski]

TThe mountain biking down low is the best thing going right now.

That's pitiful

 

[snoseek]

That's pitiful

Bill, for the record I meant the biking in places that usually don't get alot of snow, ie Carson City, the foothills. There's plenty of base in the Basin for skiing, just need a reset

 

[bdfreetuna]

Again, riverc0il has it right.

Tree skiing is fucked this winter. We enjoyed a few weeks of it. Now what's the plan??

Where can I go ski trees? Not joking. Serious question. When & where?

 

[ScottySkis]

Again, riverc0il has it right.

Tree skiing is fucked this winter. We enjoyed a few weeks of it. Now what's the plan??

Where can I go ski trees? Not joking. Serious question. When & where?

Lake effect areas by Syracuse.