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JasonWx

Re: Worst season ever?

To ease your mind..Tremblant and Reserve will be getting rain from this too..

"Peace and Love"

freeheeln

Re: Worst season ever?

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ScottyJack wrote

Wtf is pintres?

You got to check it out. Full of ideas ,info. Rainbows and flowers, no gloom and doom.

Tele turns are optional not mandatory.

Adk Jeff

Re: Worst season ever?

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JasonWx wrote

To ease your mind..Tremblant and Reserve will be getting rain from this too..

And then a foot of snow this weekend:

Wed
2/24/2016 34° 32° 0.91 in 2.8 in 2-4 inches of snow

Thu
2/25/2016 44° 2° 0.29 in 1.6 in A little rain, then snow

Fri
2/26/2016 20° 2° 0 in 0 in Mainly cloudy and much colder

Sat
2/27/2016 29° 7° 0.23 in 2.8 in Cloudy with afternoon snow

Sun
2/28/2016 21° 11° 0.55 in 7.7 in Very cold with snow

raisingarizona

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freeheeln wrote

ScottyJack wrote

Wtf is pintres?

You got to check it out. Full of ideas ,info. Rainbows and flowers, no gloom and doom.

Pintres? Meh, I'll stick with internet porn and whiskey.

freeheeln

Re: Worst season ever?

This says it's true.
http://bit.ly/1L9JCYs

Tele turns are optional not mandatory.

riverc0il

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JasonWx wrote

This is for ALB..You need to go back to 88/89 to find a worse season , snowfall wise...

http://www.weather.gov/media/aly/Climate/ALY_Seasonal_Snowfall_Totals.pdf

88-89 looks like a it was a solid year for NoVT:

79-80 certainly does look similar to this year in terms of snowpack at the Stake, maybe it was slightly better overall but not by much. At least we have better snow making technology now, so that is something. But that also means the average season is better than it used to be so subpar seasons when areas have a hard time snowmaking are really noticeably bad from a relative perspective.

-Steve www.thesnowway.com

JasonWx

Re: Worst season ever?

NoVT has it's own climate some years... I find most years Kton is the dividing line . Anything north is usually ok and south tends to be so so..
still this year is just bad for everyone.....

"Peace and Love"

freeheeln

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In reply to this post by riverc0il

Peaks mid March....so you're saying that there still is a chance.

Tele turns are optional not mandatory.

raisingarizona

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Sick Bird Rider

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Sorry to rub it in but you guys need to drive north. Snowing like a mofo up here.

Tim Kelley is pretty optimistic about the next week or so at JPR, which is not so far north as Hinterlandia:

Tim Kelley the Jay Peak weather guy wrote

Weather by Tim Kelley

Monday February 22nd, 2016 - 1:31 pm
2-22-2016

How did that happen!?

It appears that our single biggest single snowstorm in a couple winters (20"+ up high) happened when we weren't looking Friday into Sunday; “We “being the weather forecasters of the world.

As Lieutenant Worf (Star Trek: The Next Generation) once said: "Some things cannot be explained it they exist nonetheless."

An enigma snow storm. Whatever.. let's do it again! Next window for magic begins Thursday night.

In the meantime, all the trails are open, powder skiing in the glades, and pleasant weather.

The next change occurs Wednesday with snow falling much of the day;
probably 3 inches before the last lift ride.

Snow changes to ice, rain, and wind Wednesday night, then showers for Thursday morning. The temperature should warm enough for nice soft turns Thursday, in fog and drizzle, but decreasing wind after a blustery start.

Weakening low pressure passes from Ontario into Quebec (what's new) and slows down Thursday night. The slowing down part is a good thing because colder air arrives Thursday night, and a new Jay Cloud (upslope snow) will be here all day Friday and Friday night. We will return to powder skiing by Friday afternoon, and it should be a powder day on Saturday. Look for 5 to 10 inches of snow in those two days.

Saturday afternoon we anticipate a new front from the North Pole to bring snow back in overnight, for more powder by Sunday afternoon. This is an arctic cold front so the temperature could free fall during the day Sunday, but there is an option out of frigid air.

Low pressure developing on the arctic front may cause it to stall just to our south, so that means we either turn very cold, or very snowy, or maybe both.

Monday is Leap year day, February 29th. My explanation for the lottery winning snowstorm of last few days is "we had a leap year miracle!" The plan is for a sequel magic snowstorm Monday February 29.

Next update by Thursday morning,

-Tim

Love Jay Peak? Hate Jay Peak? You might enjoy this: The Real Jay Peak Snow Report

freeheeln

Re: Worst season ever?

Heading up to that way a bit . Hope it holds up, done some research and know that it can be hard and icy.

Tele turns are optional not mandatory.

Sick Bird Rider

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freeheeln wrote

Heading up to that way a bit . Hope it holds up, done some research and know that it can be hard and icy.

Looks like Mont Ste. Anne and Le Massif de Charlevoix are in the wheelhouse for this storm.

Le Massif snow report wrote

It may have rained in town but it will snow a lot at Le Massif today! The Weather Network says that 25-35cm of fresh POW will hit the mountain tomorow. Let's try those fatski on the hill!

Love Jay Peak? Hate Jay Peak? You might enjoy this: The Real Jay Peak Snow Report

ADmiKe

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Sick Bird Rider wrote

Sorry to rub it in but you guys need to drive north. Snowing like a mofo up here.

Hmmm.....it's not....that...much further....

Think I have a BOGO coupon too......

Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life.

Snowballs

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Sick Bird Rider wrote

Sorry to rub it in but you guys need to drive north. Snowing like a mofo up here.

Without a chair pic I call bullocks.

Sick Bird Rider

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Snowballs wrote

Sick Bird Rider wrote

Sorry to rub it in but you guys need to drive north. Snowing like a mofo up here.

Without a chair pic I call bullocks.

Fair point. It's a bit dark now, you'll have to wait till morning.

Love Jay Peak? Hate Jay Peak? You might enjoy this: The Real Jay Peak Snow Report

ml242

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I see both sides of this coin. even if it's 'ok' in your backyard, it's hard not to still feel the suckitude of the worst season of my lifetime.

Brownski

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Worst weather and natural conditions I can remember, sure, but I feel like I'm having a great season anyway. My heart goes out to the hardcore backcountry guys of course; not much to do about that. There is still lift served skiing to be had though; can't let it get you down

"You want your skis? Go get 'em!" -W. Miller

PeeTex

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Brownski wrote

Worst weather and natural conditions I can remember, sure, but I feel like I'm having a great season anyway. My heart goes out to the hardcore backcountry guys of course; not much to do about that. There is still lift served skiing to be had though; can't let it get you down

I did a bit of hiking (not skiing) this winter - At times there was good snow at elevation but I never took the gear in. Did mostly lift served this year. I actually enjoyed it. Maybe I am getting soft - where are those hand warmers...

Don't ski the trees, ski the spaces between the trees.

campgottagopee

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This kinda sums it up

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/31083/20160223/crummy-winter-weather-hits-tourism-businesses-hard

Ethan Snow

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In reply to this post by Brownski

Well said Brown.

I'll take boilerplate ice over wet snow any day

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