Storm Speculation: 12/22/13

Jamesdeluxe wrote

JasonWx wrote

We are looking at Blowtorch Heat and the potential of Gully washing rain..

And Harv's going to ski through it and say that he had fun.

No skiing for me this weekend.  As James would say, I called an audible switching things around so I could ski last weekend and work this weekend. Seemed like the right move as I never get enough powder in my life.

James is being a wise ass, but there is some truth to what he's saying. If I could ski this weekend I'd be at Hickory tomorrow.

Right now it looks like tomorrow has the best potential surfaces for the upcoming period.

Be great if someone posts on Hickory's opening day.

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An even bigger snicker !!!! Haha DD.

....And James is a Wise Man..... Merry Christmas !!!

This makes it look like the Cats may get less qpf:



I also think there's a chance that in Northern VT that some of that precip at the end could be the good kind.

Look on the bright side, we had a good early winter and now we will have no reason to wish we were somewhere else on Tuesday and Wednesday.  By the new year we will be in good shape again. Here is something from the NWS that we can think about over the next few sad days: "THE FORECAST BECOMES A BIT MORE MURKY FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES...WHILE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SOUTHERN STREAM
DISTURBANCE TO PHASE WITH THE PRIMARY TROUGH. THE ECMWF IS MOST
AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS SCENARIO...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MORE
WIDESPREAD MODERATE PRECIP EVENT."

DackerDan wrote

Bury this freakin thread, it is looking ugly, by Tuesday whats left will be boiler plate.
I am so depressed, I may go postal and start pulling tickets at the top of the Gondi from anyone who just looks like they would ski a closed trail...

LOL  DD thanks for the heads up, I'll keep my head down!

Not buryin nothin! Every weather thread is a record.  That's why I like the dates in the thread titles. When I do the year in photos it's waay easier to do those posts if the weather threads and TRs have dates in the titles.

May not do the year in photos next summer though. It's a PITA.

evergreen wrote

Look on the bright side, we had a good early winter and now we will have no reason to wish we were somewhere else on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Had the same thought.  

evergreen wrote

By the new year we will be in good shape again. Here is something from the NWS that we can think about over the next few sad days: "THE FORECAST BECOMES A BIT MORE MURKY FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES...WHILE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SOUTHERN STREAM
DISTURBANCE TO PHASE WITH THE PRIMARY TROUGH. THE ECMWF IS MOST
AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS SCENARIO...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MORE
WIDESPREAD MODERATE PRECIP EVENT."

I saw this too.  I didn't want to pull the trigger on it at this time. But it's out there now.

I may have to break this out now.... Sheeesh?

Easy guys, no need for you to jinx it already... By the way did I mention I just purchased a snowmobile?  Get used to the rain

evergreen wrote

Look on the bright side, we had a good early winter and now we will have no reason to wish we were somewhere else on Tuesday and Wednesday.  By the new year we will be in good shape again. Here is something from the NWS that we can think about over the next few sad days: "THE FORECAST BECOMES A BIT MORE MURKY FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AS
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES...WHILE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SOUTHERN STREAM
DISTURBANCE TO PHASE WITH THE PRIMARY TROUGH. THE ECMWF IS MOST
AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS SCENARIO...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MORE
WIDESPREAD MODERATE PRECIP EVENT."

This is something you don't necessarily want..If a system phase to far to the west they tend to run up the SL river..
You need the northern stream to out run the southern then phase off the coast..

Anyway, It looks like we return to a colder pattern..

DackerDan wrote

 
I am so depressed

I'm totally with ya!!

Lost a foot of snow in my yard overnight

Tonight will make the first sat night I haven't slept at camp in a month, man_0_man I miss that place. Haven't warmed my hands in deer blood for almost a week now ---- miss the smell of deer guts too!!

How will I ever survive

Half inch of ice down now , the worst expected tonite another half to full inch ...Sure hope power stays on . Reminiscent of the ICESTORM of 1998 .... Not good . Our entire family was to arrive today . Now perhaps Monday IF power is on .

ICE renders u damn near helpless , i can fight snow with good equipment , altho yesterday i broke a shear. Pin on my SB had to drive 40 miles round trip in a damn blizzard to get the RIGHT part . Nobody in town had the RIGHT one and the pins i had on hand from my previous model SAME  brand wouldn't fit :(

The good news is my OUTBACK charged thru the nastiness like a champ and i NEEDED those wiper heaters yesterday driving in the icy mix ...again CAMPY the OB was the RIGHT tool ;)

Be safe up there Warp!! They're talking about this ice storm down here so I know it's gonna be bad.

I still have a T-shirt from the storm in 98 that says. "Real men don't take sponge baths ... I survived the storm of 98"

Yeah, those Outbacks are what you need for up there

It took my brother 11 hours to drive from NJ to Mt Tremblant yesterday. It is usually around 8 hours. He is enjoying 10 inches of powder today, so it was worth it.

Yikes. Warp?

Hey Warp, you still on the grid? I doubt it.

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DackerDan wrote

The 18" of snow that was on my deck on Thursday is all gone now.
I can hear a light rain falling and the temp is right at 32 degrees with a predicted 50 for the high (with fog).

All races and race training at Gore have been canceled.
Were going to be starting over after this one.

  Such is the life of an East Coast skier. Up until this event, the best start to a season of my skiing life. Winter shall return, hell, it just officially got here. Off to Greek for some pond skimming, Merry Christmas to all!

Currently 67 degrees in the flatlands...windows are open and birds are chirping. Kind of feel like the guy on the left in the picture below. My brain hurts.

Too obscure?

njadk wrote

...birds are chirping...

Hey Camp need you down here exercising some 3rd amendment rights.  

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