Gore Conditions (2018 - 2019)

Sitting home this crappy weather Saturday, still relishing the fun skiing last weekend at Gore!!

Did anyone ski yesterday?  Trying to get a feel for what the conditions will be like today.

I'm home already today.  Fast and Firm racer friendly.  They are blowing the length of Showcase so that was great.  The second and next to last guns were wet.  May Tuesday/Wednesday be the recovery we need.  The base in the woods is sound.

For all of you guys in regards to frozen pipes, what sort of piping do you have in your camps? If you have cross-linked Polyethylene, (PEX) it can freeze and be fine. PEX-A that is. PEX-B and C, not so much, but still much more resilient than copper, or galv. Most plumbers don't use PEX-B anyway, unless you have a cheap cowboy plumber trying to save a buck.  With PEX-A,  It's ability to expand and retract is actually what makes the system work as you have to physically expand the pipe to put the fittings together. If you have a PEX-A plumbing system, it can freeze and thaw all day and go unaffected. Thawing the system out is a pain regardless.

Someday I'll have a camp with a frost-wall foundation, and all internal, and below frost line plumbing.

Harvey wrote

MikePom wrote

Pipe burst at our camp.  No heat.  Could not occupy, we missed the weekend.  Tragic.

I pretty much know that if it gets below maybe -10 that our pipes will freeze.  We drain them but the short section below the drain and above the frost line, even with heat tape seems to jam up.  For some reason it doesn't burst. Yet. Knock wood.

this storm should open the woods, I like 12-15 inches.

Gore reporting 8 inches. Now over 100 for the season:

https://nyskiblog.com/directory/weather-data/gore-mountain-snow-totals/2018-2019/

Looking back at the historical totals, with what's in the near term forecast and with March still hanging out there with the possibility of a Nor'easter or two I would say there is a good chance the mountain could hit 150" this year.

MikePom wrote

historical totals

Mike using the NYSB Directory resources?

If so...

I was high with 12-15 inches :( really poor snow growth was to blame.  The 8 inches of snow / sleet most likely has 1 inch of liquid in it, if not more.  Its good for the base....now just need some fluff on top

the temp at 700mb got to warm...
no easy storms this year...

Waiting for Saratoga to weigh in, tell us all what we missed!

Compliments of my sources on the mountain.   Me?  I’m in Saratoga taking the young racers to Willard tonight.  

look pretty. what lurking in the snow?

Great Day today.  Come at me for saying this but I like 6-8 more then I like a foot plus.  You get all the float without the stuck.   Nice East coast powder, no sleet fell.

Agree on the 6-8.  Mountain looks good.  Maybe packed powder weekend?

I'm forecasting packed people

Hey Mike I'll be in the tannery later having a beer.  If you see a guy in Orange pants and black t say Hi.  

Pic looks nice. No sleet is what I heard overnight as well.

I'm curious about the trees. Surely deep enough but is there any bonding at all between new snow and crust?  Reports from VT sound like not.

Trees were very nice today and will probably be nice tomorrow as well.  Soft with only a little bit of rocks and roots coming through in some spots  . By the weekend I think they'll be pretty skied out unless we get some refills.

Surprised to see a few additional inches of accumulation overnight.  Made another awesome day, more butter then pow pow.  I didn't even make it to the mountain until after 9 but still put down a lot of fresh tracks.  Hopefully more tomorrow morning and no r**n

Skeebos really good marriage coming up.