Storm Speculation 3-2-18 (Riley)

Incoming Nor'Eaystuh and no storm speculation thread! C'mon!

Things falling into place...told work I'm taking off. Friend who's family has a rental house in the catskills is vacant tonight...should be positioned nicely to watch it happen by around midnight tonight..

Just need some...SNOW!

Seems like Storm Spec threads have fallen out of favor, not sure why. I like going back to them.

Does look like the forecast has gotten a trace colder, or maybe storm track has shifted a bit to the east.

Whoa --- way to go out on a limb with this one

Missed "Stella" last year due to being trapped on travel for work 1000s of miles away.

Need payback.

ADmiKe wrote

Missed "Stella" last year due to being trapped on travel for work 1000s of miles away.

Need payback.

Bring lots of beer....just in case there's a power outage...

Holy cow they are calling it RILEY! If that ain't a sign from the heavens I don't know what is:

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-03-01-winter-storm-riley-noreaster-high-winds-coastal-flooding-heavy-snow

Jon951 wrote

Bring lots of beer....just in case there's a power outage...

Or skins.



Or both.

ADmiKe wrote

Jon951 wrote

Bring lots of beer....just in case there's a power outage...

Or skins.



Or both.

Yes, certainly both.
Sorry for sounding like yo' momma in the previous post. Had a good laugh thinking this may be the case.

sounds like this may be some heavy wet snow.  Still stoked nonetheless for improving the base so the 'skills can make it to april

Jon951 wrote

Bring climbing skins....just in case there's a power outage...

FIFY

ETA: Oops you beat me to it Mike!

Bombogenesis rides again

guys..this still has the potential to shit the bed..

18z (to be taken with a grain of salt) is a bit warmer...

https://www.windy.com/?rain,40.044,-74.399,5,m:eM3ad5O

This is a lock for the Catskills of 12+ with 20 very possible at the summits.  Gore is a harder forecast since it's still unclear how far north the real precip falls.

Harvey wrote

Jon951 wrote

Bring climbing skins....just in case there's a power outage...

FIFY

ETA: Oops you beat me to it Mike!

I wonder how far you can make it at Belleayre on skins before being stopped and harassed....

I do know of a couple alternatives in the area that may work.

Deer Run would be pretty easy, I think. Roaring Brook could be a little trickier, but once you're out of sight of the lodge, you'd probably be fine.

I don't want to be negative, but really Jason?

DomB wrote

I don't want to be negative, but really Jason?

not being negative, just being real...someone will come in with a massive amount, some locations will disappoint..
heavy wet snow on top of saturated ground...gonna be a wild mess

Right now, down the street from Belleayre mix/changeover

Aaaand steady snow....