"global warming" again -- this time it's personal

[el-bagr]

According to this AP article (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/12/02/un.melting.mountains.ap/index.html), global warming is threatening the world's ski resorts.

This after a recent article that slash-n-burn fires in Africa are accelerating Kili's rate of deglaciation (ETA of no more perennial ice: 2020).

Where's an ice age when you need one?

[TenSeven]

Wait till you see the trailer for the new movie, "The Day After Tomorrow".

[Mumster]

el-bagr:
According to this AP article (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/12/02/un.melting.mountains.ap/index.html), global warming is threatening the world's ski resorts.(ETA of no more perennial ice: 2020).
:eek: I'll melt if the ski resorts melt away.

[skidude]

Umm I don't like that. Make it go away

[BladeGirl]

:tmchandshake1: :mad: :tmchandshake: (hands over ears) LA LA LA LA I'm not listning!

-BG

[Freebird]

Bladegirl:

You said it, not listening, not listening. I honestly think I would die without winter. It's like Smeagol's "Precious."

"I needs it!"

Seriously though, a friend of mine sent me a few articles with theories that actually predict harsher than normal winters in the northeast as a result of global warming. The basic theory is this, that the Global warming is melting polar ice caps, thereby desalinizing some of the ocean's water. Because of that, the flow of the Gulf Stream will reverse itself and go from the North Sea down this way. So instead of warmer climes moving up the coast and over to England/Norway, we'll end up getting all that good Scandinavian cold moving in our direction. That is most definitely encouraging news!

I'm not too worried about it all. If Jay Peak's record snowfall of almost 600 inches a few years ago and last year's bitter cold is any indication of the weather trend around here, I say bring it on! Hope that brings a bit of light to everyone's woes of melting snow. Good times are yet to be had!

[TenSeven]

Check it out.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/dayaftertomorrow/large.html

[Skilasnow]

I too have heard credible scientific reports that global warming will bring greater winter precipitation to New England. I just wish it didn't have to happpen this way...

[skicdave]

Thought I read somewhere that the European ski resort industry is most at risk since they don't have the snowmaking capabilities that the North American ski resorts have.

From what I hear, I'd bet that Mt. Washington (BC) is least at risk. They get so much natural powder that they don't need snowmaking. They could maybe go into the snow farming business and sell it to those resorts that are suffering. This brings up the question, what resort historically gets the most natural snow?

[RR]

Jay gets a huge amount, often beating the resorts out west.

Anything up in the Donner pass area would probably have to be a contenter for max-natch, what with 600 inches being a lean year.

[el-bagr]

I too have heard of the ocean shifts, and from the point of view of physics, the ocean transports are significant heat conduits.

As for most natch, wouldn't that be Paradise (and higher) on Mt Rainier? When I was there in June 2000 the road was wet to Paradise, where a 20' wall of snow began. It all got deeper above that. Paradise gets like 700" average annually, and has set records for snowfall events.

Out here, it's definitely Jay, with something like 330" -- there's a great chart around somewhere...

[elwood]

Jay is definitely the king of the east for accumulation. I believe that out west, Wolf Creek, CO gets the most, with around 360 inches per year average. Now with Silverton open, I bet that will be the new king, they push the 400 inch average mark in Silverton...

[BladeGirl]

Hmmm, and maybe the air will now blow from west to eastbringing us the DRY stuff, like in Utah. Now THAT would be a good deal!

-BG

[Skilasnow]

Lately Mt Baker has been king. They own the world record mark of a ski area at 1,140 inches, or 95 feet, set 98-99, and they have averaged over 700 for the last 5 years. I don't know if they are historically the most but I sure want to go here (http://www.mtbaker.us/info0304/info_fs.html)

[skidude]

Ski Las:
Lately Mt Baker has been king. They own the world record mark of a ski area at 1,140 inches, or 95 feet, set 98-99, and they have averaged over 700 for the last 5 years. I don't know if they are historically the most but I sure want to go here (http://www.mtbaker.us/info0304/info_fs.html) Thats gotta be one SWEET base