NY Ski Blog Weather Page(s)

It was nice to see the NYSB Weather Page get some use this year.  

Much of what is there came from suggestions from readers. We'd like feedback on it.

If you have ideas about how to improve the page - links, maps, whatever - post them here. Thanks.

Weather Page is now updated to include winter maps: snowfall (regional and northeast) plus storm tracks.

Question:

Thinking about adding these two images to the weather page:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphics/snowmaps/html/snow_depth.html

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphics/snowmaps/html/daily_snowfall.html

Anyone every use them?

While I think they are cool, they seem to be updated hours after snow has fallen, like the next day.

In the past, when the season got going, we put our list of webcams and the mountain conditions reports on the NYSB homepage.  

In the off season, I've filled those homepage spots with the recent forum topics and NY Ski Magazine Links...


I'm thinking of keeping those spots as they are (on the homepage) and put Web Cams and Ski Reports on the Weather Page.


While that spot isn't as prominent, it's kinda where all the decision making data is kept.  Do you use webcams and ski reports? Will you use them there? Input welcome.

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Hey Harv,

Not that there's any snow to see right now, but could you link the Igerna Hermitcam to
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kfish/iwc.htm

The other is a static view that doesn't always get updated.

Thanks!!

Odd...the Gore webcams are missing.

adkskier wrote

Odd...the Gore webcams are missing.

Yeah, Harv, did you forget the link er something?

Harv, Think you can get WF to try placing web cams on the mountain that actually show some of the terrain instead of the mid lodge picnic tables? At least they could reposition it so you could see up Mountain Run and Wildy. Need another at the top of Little WF looking up toward the summit also. Guess that would be a little to much to ask though.

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70s Gore Kid wrote

I spent all last winter looking at those Whiteface picnic tables.

The best was one warm day last March when a bunch of beer drinking guys were sitting there trying to pick up some women skiiers who were dressed very lightly.  I am not making this up.

Guys drinking beer and trying to pick up women? COME ON...you are so making it up...that never happens.

That was me---chicks dig me

Highpeaksdrifter wrote

70s Gore Kid wrote

I spent all last winter looking at those Whiteface picnic tables.

The best was one warm day last March when a bunch of beer drinking guys were sitting there trying to pick up some women skiiers who were dressed very lightly.  I am not making this up.

Guys drinking beer and trying to pick up women? COME ON...you are so making it up...that never happens.

I laughed

What up HPD---doin good??

campgottagopee wrote

Highpeaksdrifter wrote

70s Gore Kid wrote

I spent all last winter looking at those Whiteface picnic tables.

The best was one warm day last March when a bunch of beer drinking guys were sitting there trying to pick up some women skiiers who were dressed very lightly.  I am not making this up.

Guys drinking beer and trying to pick up women? COME ON...you are so making it up...that never happens.

I laughed

What up HPD---doin good??

Doing just fine Scotty, I hope you and yours are too. I'm really ready for ski season to start, I have a good feeling going into it at our beloved WF. I'm happy with the way the pre-season went. We'll have runs and beers soon.

campgottagopee wrote

That was me---chicks dig me

Dude that's why I like hangin with you when you come to WF. I get a shot at your castoffs. One man gathers what another man spills.

Keith - HermitCam link is updated.

Other links may be added in the future. TBD.

Got to say I'm pumped that folks are really using the weather page. With today's weather action the page is really hoppin' behind only the blog and forum homepages for most page views.



That is all.

Useful link forecasting snowfall for Hudson Valley / Southerns ADKs

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/aly/Past/Snow_PNS/WSW.htm

Same for or Northern ADKs and most of VT:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/html/StormTotalSnow/StormTotalSnow.shtml

Link to Whiteface mountain summit conditions:

http://asrc.albany.edu/observatories/whiteface/wfms.php

Right now our weather page is somewhat specific to data from NWS Albany. It covers most of the Daks and Cats.

Thinking about creating a supplemental weather page to use data from NWS Burlington (Whiteface and No VT) and Binghamton (Greek Peak and Central NY).

Interest?

Weather page got a ton of use this season, but was wondering if the Greek and WF crowd wanted more.