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Early Predictions

PeeTex
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The farmers almanac is predicting a cold winter.
I just got back from a gig in the great lakes region, the buz is all about Lake Superior, it has not warmed up this summer.
They are predicting a cold winter from that as well.
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/06/water_temperatures_of_one_grea.html

Global warming - hah, we should have a ball buster this winter.
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.
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Re: Early Predictions

MC2 5678F589
PeeTex wrote
Global warming - hah, we should have a ball buster this winter.
Let's not count our chickens, buddy. These preseason predictions are almost always completely worthless. If they get anything right, it's more because of dumb luck than any kind of predictive expertise.

My only prediction is that we get a few powder days this year and I have a great time skiing.
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PeeTex
mattchuck2 wrote
PeeTex wrote
Global warming - hah, we should have a ball buster this winter.
These preseason predictions are almost always completely worthless.
But it's fun to just speculate.
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.
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MikePom
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Bring it on!  Everything I've seen so far says another deep freeze winter, they usually come in three's, which means we are good to go.  I noted geese flying South, earlier this year than I've ever seen them before also, more proof of an oncoming "Polar Vortex"'?

Plus, I just took receipt of my new Monoski, so it's got to dump snow!
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MikePom
Countdown to Opening Day at Gore

Thinking of the oncoming chill.  And noting the beginning of leaves changing this past weekend I decided to start my annual countdown to opening day at Gore.
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Harvey
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Early prediction: At Gore the Gondi will be 20 mins late on opening day.

Might be kind of fun to put an opening day counter at the top of the forum, or maybe on the home page.
"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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ml242
Belleayre will be in the running for the most snow at an ORDA resort again until late season nor-easters crush Whiteface.
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Harvey
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"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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Re: Early Predictions

skimore
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you forgot this part

SILVER SPRING, Maryland - Meteorologists Predict Record Shattering Snowfalls Coming Soon; Bread & Milk Prices Expected To Soar

Chances are you will hear a lot about El Niño in the next month or two. Meteorologists and weather science experts at the National Weather Service (NWS) say that there is a 99% chance that the we will start to see a massive cold-front sooner in the year than has ever happened, which will produce not just record-breaking snowfall, but according to Dr. Boris Scvediok, a doctor of global weather sciences, record shattering snow storms across the board, affecting the entire United States.

“For the sake of comparison to the past winter, lets say that your area received a total of twenty inches of accumulative snow for the season. Because this year the snowfall is predicted to start by the end of September or the beginning of October, you can expect to multiply that number by up to five, ten, maybe even twenty times in some areas. In the worst zones, you could see 50 times the amount of snow you’ve had in the past. This is the type of winter the American public needs to prepare for. Several meteorologists are saying not to buy into what the models are showing. I can tell you from forty years of scientific weather research, they are doing you a disservice,” Dr. Scvediok told the Associated Press on Friday. “The Northeast, Ohio Valley, and Midwestern states will definitely get hit the hardest.”

Edward F. Blankenbaker, Senior Administrator of Meteorologists, also told the media that this will be a once-in-a-lifetime kind of snowy winter.

“Pretty much everyone will see snow like they never have in their lives. Most younger people don’t even know what an actual blizzard looks like, but by the end of March, they will be seasoned survivalists,” Blankenbaker said. “Everyone needs to make sure they have their weather emergency kits prepared and ready to go. There will undoubtably be mass power outages, which along with freezing temperatures and enough snowfall to immobilize entire cities, will most likely, and unfortunately, be a very dangerous recipe. Safety always comes first and the time to prepare is right now.”
 
Along with the mention of severe winter weather, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) predicts supply and demand could cause shortages, causing the prices of bread and milk to increase substantially. FDA spokesperson Rebecca Miller suggests alternatives in preparation of the coming months.

“We are encouraging that you go out and purchase bulk amounts of dry, powdered milk which can be stored in your cupboards. This will prevent frantic trips to grocery stores and super markets as the onslaught of storms begin to fall upon your respected region.” Miller said. “As far as bread, we suggest you buy as much as you can efficiently store in your freezer. Bread can be frozen and thawed without compromising the integrity of its quality. Preparations such as these are crucial and the fact that technology has brought us to a time and place in which such events can be predicted is quite remarkable. So stock up on your powdered milk and fill your freezer with loaves of bread, because once the blankets of snow begin to fall, brave souls will confront the elements to raid stores of these products like some sort of scavenger hunt. Don’t be a part of the Snowpocolypse, it’s a dangerous battlefield of crazed shopping winter bitten weather zombies.”
milkbread
Stock up! Prices could more than triple in some locations
 
Public safety organizations also encourage the masses to prepare themselves by obtaining proper necessities. James Satterfield from the National Fire and Safety Advisory Board says preparation can save lives. “Don’t wait until temperatures plummet into a freeze; obtain cold weather clothing and footwear, including wool thermal socks. It is also crucial to have plenty of batteries, candles, weather radios, you name it. Get prepared, it’s coming.” Satterfield stated. “First and foremost, make sure you have an effective plan in place to make sure you have plenty of bread and milk.”

Dr. Scvediok says to be prepared for a storm that could come as early as the end of September, and plan for the entire winter season, which this year, he says, will more than likely spread into next June.
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MikePom
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The counter is an App T-0 that can be downloaded on the App store, not sure how to embed that onto a web page.
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Re: Early Predictions

BenedictGomez
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skimore wrote
you forgot this part
Just as well given it's (sadly) meant to be satire.
Can we get SOME snow?  Please?
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Harvey
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BenedictGomez wrote
skimore wrote
you forgot this part
Just as well given it's (sadly) meant to be satire.
I figured the map would lose it's impact if the text was with it.  
"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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skimore
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BenedictGomez wrote
skimore wrote
you forgot this part
Just as well given it's (sadly) meant to be satire.
 What should I do with all this bread?
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Harvey
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LOL > I swear I thought that was a product placement ad from the milk and cheese association.
"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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Re: Early Predictions

PeeTex
Snow to fall in the Rockies this week.
Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.