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kfarrar
11-05-2003, 08:32 AM
Is anyone else here in the NorthEast sick and tired of commuting to work in the rain. This has to be the rainiest spring, summer and fall I can remember. I am just tired of it.

There seemed to be so much excitement and build around those first flakes that now I feel totally and utterly depressed. This morning I woke up to 37 desgree temps outside. I thought surely Mt. Washington would be colder and it must have snowed I thought - WRONG. It was 36.8 degrees on the mountain. This warm weather is taking a toll on me in the sameway the cold takes on those fair weather people around me who complain about how cold it is when its 50.

I need cold. I need to dress in layers. I need snow. I need to ski.

Is anybody listening? Does anybody really care what I need?
pepperdawg
11-05-2003, 08:40 AM
At leasts its not 80 like it was on Monday.....

COld weather will be upon is within a day or so..........WOO HOO!!!!!!!!

:snowflakes: :snowflakes:
el-bagr
11-05-2003, 09:31 AM
I hear you, but I think it's a good sign of a wet winter. We're still in the point where the ocean is relatively warm and we continue to shift out of the sun. If the wet conditions prevail, it will make for lots of snow when winter finally arrives.

Plus this water is actually going into the ground, finally cancelling the drought.

It does suck to commute in, though.
Mumster
11-05-2003, 10:47 AM
Moisture is wasted, unless the temps are below freezing. :snowflakes:
kfarrar
11-05-2003, 11:02 AM
AMENNNNNNNNNN Mumster! Couldn't have said it better myself.
M@
11-05-2003, 11:10 AM
Not totally wasted - A lot ends up in the snow making ponds - and then gets turned into what all water wants to be: SNOW
Bannick
11-05-2003, 11:58 AM
Doesn't rain start out as snow/ice crystals formed around a dust particle up in the clouds and falls to earth as rain when the temps are mild at the surface?

Therefore in my math world

rain=snow and that is good.
loafnut
11-05-2003, 12:03 PM
dunno what u are all talking about... it was icing/mixing here this morning... :D
kmrnskier
11-05-2003, 09:17 PM
Kfar - I feel your pain, but everyone else has good points also. Keep your head up, it's coming! :skiplow:
kmrnskier
11-05-2003, 10:15 PM
I see FLURRIES right now! Very minimal, but they are definitely there :D
Skilasnow
11-06-2003, 01:35 AM
kmrnskier:
I see FLURRIES right now! Very minimal, but they are definitely there :D I saw only r**n :(
el-bagr
11-06-2003, 09:22 AM
Hope your rainy days have paid off today, when it's beautiful and the weekend will be cold!
kmrnskier
11-06-2003, 10:22 AM
It doesn't look like the Presis' have any snow, from looking at the cam. Also, Okemo changed it's opening date from this weekend. :skierfrowning:
el-bagr
11-06-2003, 10:44 AM
Yeah, sucks! But I'm just trying to be optimistic.
Frankontour
11-06-2003, 11:13 AM
With a little bit of luck, St-Sauveur could open saturday or sunday. If it opens this weekend, I'll be there sunday with some pics for you after ;)

There is still some snow, at St-Donat downtown, even after the high 50s temps, yesterday, so I guess it must have at least 2-3" at la Réserve actually hmmmm. It's weird, cause there is nothing remaining at Tremblant... even on the top..... but St-Donat is quite more snowy than Tremblant.

Keep courage, the coming week is THE one !!!

I'm eager to see the "moderation" for bagr's last post ;)
Bannick
11-06-2003, 11:52 AM
Lake Louise opens tomorrow. 1400 feet of vert on a couple of runs.

Who is in for a road trip??? About 40 hours or so from Toronto.
Skilasnow
11-06-2003, 12:24 PM
Bannick:
Lake Louise opens tomorrow. 1400 feet of vert on a couple of runs.

Who is in for a road trip??? About 40 hours or so from Toronto. hmmm... if I left ASAP, after getting stuff together, I could be in Toronto by midnight and we could drive in shifts after that and be skiing by Sunday...

Tempting ;)
kmrnskier
11-06-2003, 12:51 PM
Just an fyi: Park City has had a total accumulation of 47" so far since October.
NH_tele
11-06-2003, 02:34 PM
I'm hoping and praying for Bretton Woods opening this weekend, but I don't think they'll have enough time to make enough snow. However, with cold weather rolling in, they'll be able to blow snow from tonight until probably sometime next week. So I'll probably skin up on Sunday and get a few turns, even if they're not officially open...

And you're right this :badwords: (r**n) weather sucks.
Bannick
11-06-2003, 11:19 PM
I have driven to Whistler in 53 hours with two others for the last three weeks of the blackcomb winter season.....Always up for a road trip.
el-bagr
11-07-2003, 09:06 AM
Utah's only a 21-hour drive from the Boston area... there's a good rest-stop to catch an hour of sleep in Iowa, if you're flying without a copilot.
M@
11-07-2003, 09:22 AM
Boston to Utah on StreetAtlas is 40hrs. I find it's pretty accurate for a 60Mph driver. So the best I can concieve is 30hrs. Are you sure you made it in 21??

You're not talking - Drive to Airport - wait in line, fly, rent car, drive to ski are... are you?

Or are you talking about the town Utah, TN ? That is excatly 21hrs from BOSTON according to StreetAtlas.

M@
NH_tele
11-09-2003, 08:13 PM
M@:
Boston to Utah on StreetAtlas is 40hrs. I find it's pretty accurate for a 60Mph driver. So the best I can concieve is 30hrs. Are you sure you made it in 21??

You're not talking - Drive to Airport - wait in line, fly, rent car, drive to ski are... are you?

Or are you talking about the town Utah, TN ? That is excatly 21hrs from BOSTON according to StreetAtlas.

M@ 60 MPH???? Unless the Midwest cracks down on speeders, I can't see doing less than 75 through the Plains, if you're on an Interstate...

Still 21 hrs does seem fast, that would be a 120 MPH average-ish...

:ma: do you own a plane? With a Bonanza, Baron, or Cirrus that would be a manageable trip...

Or a Citation... ;)
forumsnow826
11-10-2003, 08:36 PM
ski season will be here soon enough