Coming storms

[boardman]

I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I am actually not so much looking forward to my Breckenridge trip next week, given what's been going on around here, and what's to come. Talk about Murphy's Law!

From Henry:

I see a Potential Big Daddy!!
Friday, February 29, 2008
A WALL OF WHITE COMES EAST... NEXT WEEK'S STORM MORE OF SEVERE WEATHER MAKER... MARCH 8 STORM COULD BE OUR FIRST AND LAST CHANCE FOR A BIG DADDY...

1. The best snows this morning are moving across Michigan where snow rates are about 1/2 to 1 inch per hour. As the day goes on, heavy snows will move into Pa. and N.Y. I will have more on the snow later on this morning.

2. I think by now you understand that next week's storm will be more of a severe weather-maker, and could turn out to be a significant outbreak of severe weather.

3. I wanted to jump into the storm on March 8. This has been a storm on the long range GFS I have been watching for the past couple of days. Even the DGEX and EURO are coming around to what could be a major storm along the East Coast with plenty of cold air, creating concern for a major Big Daddy of a storm in places that have not seen much winter weather. If you take this morning's GFS model for what it shows, it would be a major snowstorm (blizzard) from Georgia to Maine with the major cities getting buried under a foot of wind-blown snow. I am not saying it will happen, but what I am saying is it's part of the overall pattern that the winter season will end with a major storm. I think, overall, this is probably the first storm that I have seen since early December that has any chance to become the Big Daddy of a storm we have been waiting to see all year. So with that said, we are going to have to sit back and watch how things evolve over the next eight days...

[RR]

Come on Big Daddy!

Everybody! Remember to raise a glass to another victory for Ullr!

[yuckster]

Don't get your hopes up too far...

"From Georgia to Maine" means a Gulf storm with warmer air than we've seen this week...

[clg898]

I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I am actually not so much looking forward to my Breckenridge trip next week, given what's been going on around here, and what's to come. Talk about Murphy's Law!




You know... I'm heading to CO tonight for 5 days of skiing and am feeling a bit of the same. 5-9" called for at A-Basin/Copper, etc. on Sunday... 6-12" in New England... This happens to me every time I head West!

[clg898]

Don't get your hopes up too far...

"From Georgia to Maine" means a Gulf storm with warmer air than we've seen this week...

It all depends on the track, but the models do show this thing blowing up in the Gulf of ME... but first, we'll have to contend with a warm and wet looking storm mid-week. Well, first after this weekend which is looking pretty darn good.

[Pats211]

What is the update on this storm for the 8th?? Is it dead or going to rain?

[boardman]

What is the update on this storm for the 8th?? Is it dead or going to rain?

Euro model currently has a big snow storm; DGEX and GFS are vacillating. Still a bit early.

[davidhowland14]

hm. We might be driving to lincoln friday night after all. This xc ski trip seems to be cursed. last year we had to pull out b/c of the st. patty's day storm. then this comes in. Luckily it's for saturday, so we should be able to skitter on up friday night and then have a killer day skiing on sat. thank you ullr!!

[jumpturn]

According to snow-forecast.com (http://www.snow-forecast.com/), Wednesday looks like a good day for Le Massif (http://www.lemassif.com/) (30 cm), and especially, Le Massif du Sud (http://www.massifdusud.net/) (60 cm). The Daks are getting snow, eg White Face (http://www.whiteface.com/) (30 cm).

Here's what acuweather has to say:

http://sirocco.accuweather.com/iwxpage/adc/popup/iws3_430.jpg

[Bannick]

You know... I'm heading to CO tonight for 5 days of skiing and am feeling a bit of the same. 5-9" called for at A-Basin/Copper, etc. on Sunday... 6-12" in New England... This happens to me every time I head West!

For the benefit of us all you should go west more ;)

[Cliff]

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/margusity/2008/snow3308.gif

I don't know Jay might not do to bad but there even calling for $@!& in there snow report so who knows. Hopefully it wont change over so much in the higher elevations. The Avi bulletin also seems to still have it up in the air. The weather for the rest of the week is complicated. Mixed precipitation and snow are expected overnight and into tomorrow morning. Then a complex system arrives Tuesday night and into Wednesday. This has the potential to drop over 1" (2.54 cm) of liquid but we don't really know what form it will come in. Snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain are all possibilities right now. The active weather pattern continues after that one with something brewing for Friday. It certainly hasn't been a boring winter! If this latest storm does fall more in the form of sleet/rain then hopefully Fridays storm will materialize and everything will rebound. Praise Ullr everybody... THINK SNOW

[PWDR8S]

It was raining as we skinned up to TUX yesterday and I'm more than certain it is again today. :( It sucked.

[jumpturn]

It was raining as we skinned up to TUX yesterday and I'm more than certain it is again today. :( It sucked.
Bummer. Sharpening up my ice skates for a run down sherbie!

[RR]

Not so fast, the MWO this morning:
A complex of low pressure systems will be making their way northeast today then exit overnight into the Canadian Maritimes as high pressure builds for Thursday. A warm front this morning will warm temperatures allowing for precipitation to start as sleet and snow transitioning into freezing rain and possible rain as temperatures approach freezing. As the lows pass, a pair of cold fronts will sweep through lowering temperatures once again and transitioning precipitation back to frozen form. As the fronts pass, precipitation will fall heavily at times. Overnight, showers taper and drier air works in as high pressure builds. This will allow for a clearing trend towards morning continuing through tomorrow. Clouds will be on their way back in later tomorrow though in anticipation of the next system. Winds through the forecast period will rise ahead of the low, dipping as the center passes, rising overnight as it exits and dipping once again tomorrow as the high crests in. The main forecast problem was temperatures this morning. None of the models are even close to a correct initialization this morning with some 20-30 degrees higher that what is actually occurring. So I took some assumptions that temperatures would be trending towards the freezing mark. But another thing to note is how poorly the models have done the past two days. Summits have unexpectedly cleared and warmed much differently than models were suggesting. But given todays set up, temperatures should warm with the rest of the forecast elements holding true. Will also mention the slight possibility of a rumble of thunder. The only reason this is being mentioned is due to all the activity currently taking place in the mid-Atlantic. But things should become more stable as it moves northeast and this is reflected in the model sounding for Berlin, NH. Also, like yesterday, I have kept NWS warning criteria since no other independent advisories for wind chills are trumping this for the higher terrain. Wind chills over the forecast period will be 5-15 below this morning rising to 0-10 above before falling back to 20-30 below overnight before rebounding to 0-10 below tomorrow.

Ryan Knapp
Staff Meteorologist
And furthermore...Henry sees it this way:
http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10040/HenryEast3408.JPG

I like the cut of that jib and the mainsail too!

Sure, it would have been nice to dodge the immature snow....but consolidation has to happen one way or another....lets see about making lemonade!

[PWDR8S]

Not so fast, the MWO this morning:

And furthermore...Henry sees it this way:
http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10040/HenryEast3408.JPG

I like the cut of that jib and the mainsail too!

Sure, it would have been nice to dodge the immature snow....but consolidation has to happen one way or another....lets see about making lemonade!

Methinks a little maple sugar will sweeten this one a whole lot! :D

[icelanticskier]

It was raining as we skinned up to TUX yesterday and I'm more than certain it is again today. :( It sucked.

ya, funky stuff. i skied sunapee yesterday and it was some of the most hero conditions i've skied in a while, all super soft damp snow, hardly sticky and deep. tomorrow it may be warm and sunny enough for some great spring conditions. the tree skiing was fabulous also yesterday with good cover and everything a smooth untracked surface from some melting.
it's always good somewhere.
rog

[PWDR8S]

ya, funky stuff. i skied sunapee yesterday and it was some of the most hero conditions i've skied in a while, all super soft damp snow, hardly sticky and deep. tomorrow it may be warm and sunny enough for some great spring conditions. the tree skiing was fabulous also yesterday with good cover and everything a smooth untracked surface from some melting.
it's always good somewhere.
rog

Mmmm... thanks for the mini TR... think I'll be Sunapee sliding tomorrow.

[tig]

Will be very marginal for snow in upsate new york and vermont. Current models track it just east of the appalachians, with some tracking it west.

Pray we track easter.

[tig]

From the Avy report:

Looking ahead into the weekend, we have a major storm system heading our way. I wish I could say this was going to be a snowy one, since it is going to drop significant amounts of moisture. Forecasted water equivalents range from 1.75-3.25" (4.4-8.3cm) in the North Conway area to 1.25-2" (3.2-5cm) for Gorham. Most of this will take the form of rain, beginning Friday night and lasting through Saturday night.

Seems MRG to jay got out relatively better from this one with little to no rain. BUT with the low forecast to travel all the way over central new england rather than nearer Boston, there will be rain. Pray it tracks east and the daks to jay line is spared...

[davidhowland14]

actually looks like a net gain for Mt. Wash yesterday, although it's all frozen solid.
http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/cam/ravines/ravines.jpg

[tig]

http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&blog=meteomadness&date=2008-03-06_17:05&month=3

Look especially at the last two.

[yuckster]

Jesus H christ the forecast isn't even certain yet and already we're quoting Margusity. :) (All the more reason to quote Margusity I guess.)


What's interesting is that Henry's 3-6" snow band is aligned roughly on the north side of the current GFS' 0C@850mb contour. Note that the GFS has been the coldest of the models recently because it is anticipating a lot of convective effects in the Gulf Coast that will pull the storm track to the east. Now, when convection occurs in the models, you have to beware...

I think that even if the GFS were to verify, we could expect significant mixing north of the 0C line because of the baroclinicity with this storm, accounting for Henry's 3-6" band. And - the ultimate track is likely to be further west than the GFS depicts, but we can hope.

Wait till tomorrow for a clearer forecast on this one, but it doesn't look good...

[RR]

there's an offshore high that could use a shove....

everyone, lift a glass for Ullr and concentrate on pushing offshore Highs 45 miles further east :D


If that doesn't work, at least you've had a drink....

[tig]

BAROCLINICITY- Baroclinicity is a cold air advection/warm air advection couplet that increases atmospheric instability. On analysis and forecast charts it is the isotherms crossing the height contours.

So what is one looking for as bad...perpendicular contours as below?

On 850mb chart, this is temps at 5000 ft..
Here is a 0utc sunday gfs 4 panel:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/06/fp0_066.shtml

NAM at the same time, tighter, more perpendicular, and a bit warmer:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/nam/06/fp0_066.shtml

At first blush, would seem to spare stowe/jay it would seem from too much damage. But does the baroclinicity here mean the likelyhood that warm air is thrown up. Does perpendicularity mean this warm air flows real fast to the center of low pressure?

[tig]

If that doesn't work, at least you've had a drink....

:D :skiplow:

[PWDR8S]

Woah tig.... didn't haveta hit me with that one... I thought my head was getting clear fom last week's snow/weather jargon. :p

Now collectively.... on the hour, every hour through till Saturday night.... visualize a big push(huge invisible hands pushing a wall of air) of the high a little further to the east.... Just like during the Dead shows in the days of old... One, Two, Three, take a step back... One, Two, Three, take a step back... Thank you people, we love you all. Now bring that up to date and apply it to nudging this rather currently pleasant HIGH off and away to the east. One, Two, Three, make a big push... One, Two, Three, make a big push... And I can hear ULLR saying.... Tnank you people, We love you all. :D

Now back to smokin... :p BACON! :D

[tig]

......quote....
Now, here's what's bothering me. The short wave across Texas is much stronger than realized this morning; i.e., all the severe weather and heavy snow. That initial short wave will run northeast and produce a swath of heavy snow and ice from Arkansas to the Northeast tonight through Friday night. Some places will pick up a quick 3-6 inches of snow. What that system will do is push the cold air eastward, so the bigger storm now has to run up east of the mountains, a little farther than I expected. With that said, the error would be to shift the heavy snow area a little to the east, if that solution is correct. I don't think it's the correct solution right now, but one that will remain in the back of my mind during the next 12 hours. If you simply take the Euro model that has come out, the snow area is fine, as are the areas shown to get hit by a blizzard.
.......

NWS BTV's also calling for a few inches up in northern vermont by sat morn..then a break, then a switch over to the ice...

Push people push!

[clg898]

Some people doing some pushing over here:

http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showforum=15

Great forum for weather geeks like me...

[JayTux]

Push people push!


Everyone who lives way to the east get outside and inhale deeply!!! We need all the help we can get!

:eek:

[yuckster]

BAROCLINICITY- Baroclinicity...

I don't understand it fully, but the BTV forecast discussion has been talking about it seemingly as a negative factor that will increase the amount of mixing/rain, if I'm reading between the lines correctly.

[RR]

I don't understand it fully, but the BTV forecast discussion has been talking about it seemingly as a negative factor that will increase the amount of mixing/rain, if I'm reading between the lines correctly.that being an improvement over just rain....it's a step in the right direction. Plus it has broadened the area of moderate snow as well as moved the blizzard 15 miles +/- to the east.

push!

[Bannick]

Who is heading to Le Massif?
Looks like the north shore of the St. Lawrence is gonna get it good.

from Environment Canada

Charlevoix
12:01 PM EST Friday 7 March 2008
Blowing snow warning for
Charlevoix issued

Snow combined with strong northeasterly winds will reduce
visibilities to near zero in blowing snow.

A major storm is expected over the province of Québec on Saturday.
Snowfall will start over southwestern Québec this afternoon with
amount near 5 to 10 cm by late in the day. By Saturday morning, the
low pressure system from Alabama will lie over New England.
This storm will generate an additional 15 to 30 cm of snow or ice
pellets. Moreover, strong winds will develop and result in widespread
blowing snow.

They are also suggesting Niagara Falls and vacinity could get 18" by saturday night. Hmmmm maybe ellicotville NY

[2plankerider]

all i know is it's freaking POURING rain where i am right now... gonna need ice skates tommorow.

[icelanticskier]

you won't need ice skates if ya ski south. low 40's and sunny for parts south and plenty of snow for tourin and turnin. seacoast bc was quite good this morning.
rog

[surfsnowywaves]

Where were you skiing? If you don't mind me asking, that is. I'm currently at home on the north shore of MA, and would love to go out and find some turns.

you won't need ice skates if ya ski south. low 40's and sunny for parts south and plenty of snow for tourin and turnin. seacoast bc was quite good this morning.
rog

Also, anybody...any state of conditions on Guido's? That would also be within distance for tomorrow...

[RR]

Rained all day at MRG. Got cold late, some folks came off the single coated in ice.

Looks to change over to flakes this evening. I hope so, or it will be harsh cookies tomorrow!

[PWDR8S]

Sharpen those edges folks.... it's time for vertical speed skating! :rolleyes:

Quite the soaker here in Sunapeeland this weekend.... although we got a nice dusting of blower pow last light... all of 2" of dust on crust.

Hate to say this but now we wait for warmer temps. :rolleyes:

[stoneman]

I don't know how much stock to put into this, but Josh the weather dude up at Mad River is "optimistic" about later this week. So the winter season may not be over just yet.

[The Lisa]

Given the rain in the Killington area on Saturday I was actually glad to be doing the Pittsfield slowshoe race instead. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sport/sport-smiley-006.gif
I got to do some gliding on the downhills but couldn't quite manage to make turns.
At least on Sunday it snowed and did not rain. All my legs were interested in doing was mellow cruising so the crappy conditions and many lifts on wind hold at Killington did not ruin my day.

[boardman]

I don't know how much stock to put into this, but Josh the weather dude up at Mad River is "optimistic" about later this week. So the winter season may not be over just yet.

Weak clipper tomorrow, something else possible for the weekend. NAO going negative next week. Winter is not over quite yet.

Edited to add - just pulled this from Henry's blog:

WINTER IS NOT OVER YET...

While we have a break in the action, winter is far from over. I actually want winter to end because I am tired of the cold weather. However, if you look at the operational models, the GFS and EURO both shows some interesting storms coming up the next two weeks. With the NAO going negative, and the most negative since early December, it usually indicates that storms end up developing off the East coast. The start of December, we saw just that and the Northeast ended up getting hit hard by heavy snow.

The first storm develops in the Plains and moves east-northeast to off the New England coast by Sunday. It would appear that wet snow will develop near Kansas City and streaks across Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and will end up across New York into Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, plus parts of western New England. It looks like a swath of 3-6 inches will come out of the Plains and becomes 4-10 inches across the Northeast as the storm intensifies. Now, the Euro takes the storm father south which, if correct, could mean snow as far south as New York city, but that might be a long shot right now.

[yuckster]

boardman-

Yes, it does look pretty good for the weekend. Well, or at least half decent anyway. I just checked out the Burlington and Gray discussion and some model output...

1) looks like about a half inch QPF for the 48 hours ending Saturday afternoon. Sounds like most of it will fall as light/moderate, brief periods of heavy snow in the mountains after the temps drop a bit Friday night. Discussions indicate that by Saturday, the main system will pass to the south of the mountains, putting us in the cold sector of the system with light snow.
2) Sounds like winds wrap to the NW and intensify starting Sunday, making Saturday the more comfortable day to be out and perhaps Saturday will be at MODERATE/CONSIDERABLE on north aspects if the long range forecast plays out. Sunday could also be at CONSIDERABLE/HIGH across a broader range of aspects on the east side of the Presidentials.

[icelanticskier]

Sharpen those edges folks.... it's time for vertical speed skating! :rolleyes:

Quite the soaker here in Sunapeeland this weekend.... although we got a nice dusting of blower pow last light... all of 2" of dust on crust.

Hate to say this but now we wait for warmer temps. :rolleyes:

forecast for tomorrow for sunapee 38-40 with sun and light west wind. could be great off of the backside lift from 10:30 till 2 or so.

unless noaa changes, that's where i'll be.
rog

[2plankerider]

Ice skates were not needed yesterday at the Bush, but again i was playing on the terrain park "Sunny D" chair at North with the little one all day.

I would say solidly "firm" but not to the point of skating...ripped up some gnarly windblown pow on the skiers left of the green circles all day ;) Should be a great spring.

[icelanticskier]

Where were you skiing? If you don't mind me asking, that is. I'm currently at home on the north shore of MA, and would love to go out and find some turns.

kingman farm in madbury has been skiing very nicely with some slopes great for making some nice soft turns, stratham hill has been amazing for turns this year but, has lost too much now.


Also, anybody...any state of conditions on Guido's? That would also be within distance for tomorrow...

i f i don't go to sunapee tomorrow i'll be skiing some great stuff out in northwood.
rog

[jumpturn]

Ice skating was good today at groomer paradise. :cannon: :skicool:

[icelanticskier]

i'm startin to warm to ya jumpturn. good to see ya out there no matter what the conditions and to have fun doin it. one of the many reasons i prefer living east. lot's a good variability here. never boring.
rog

[tig]

jumpturn and icelanticskier..

Must say I admire both your attitudes, and choices of where to ski depending upon conditions. Props!

So the question is, how do ya get away midweek? Ski mornings...work afternoon? Or some good business decisions :-).

[icelanticskier]

jumpturn, may i start? i work in retail, ems bike/ski shop manager in portsmouth. ems is a fantastic employer and provides amazing bennies and tons of vaca time. i ski pretty much everywhere for free mid week cuz i'm a shop guy. weekends i xc or bc ski. if it's gonna dump on mon/thurs/fri i get someone to cover as my normal days off are tues/wed.

my lifestyle is supported a bit by some smart real estate purchases and sales between 2001-2006 on cape cod, i was even a slumlord in hyannis for a bit. bought low and sold high. didn't even require much cash down.

now i'm a stylin high schol grad that skis close to 100 days a year, well i've been doin that for the past 17 years since high school, lived out west a bunch and work for a great company that wants me to be outside alot.

jumpturn?

rog

[davidhowland14]

my lifestyle is supported a bit by some smart real estate purchases and sales between 2001-2006 on cape cod, i was even a slumlord in hyannis for a bit. bought low and sold high. didn't even require much cash down.


that would do it for you, wouldn't it. Houise prices down here are insane. They're starting to come down a bit, but they're still insane. This is interesting for me to read, because I'm graduating HS next year (I'm a junior now) and I'm trying to decide what to do with my life that will let me ski alot.

[icelanticskier]

david, i'm glad you read that. i didn't go to college because i already knew how i wanted to live my life when i was in high school. i knew i wanted to put play as #1 on the priority list and all i had to do was figure out a way to support the lifestyle. college wasn't the answer for me and i didn't want 4+ years of school to cut into my ski time when i was in the best shape of my life. i worked jobs that allowed me to ski 7 days a week east and west from 91-2001. i saved a bit of money every year so that in 2001 when i was moving back to the cape from utah, it was cheaper to buy a condo w/ 5 grand down then to rent. then i bought a duplex, then another, then a house, then a house in vermont. my rental income was almost enough to live on and when i sold it all in 2005, split the profs with my ex and left the cape for portsmouth. so instead of chasing degrees, promotions and the like i let a bit of money make a bunch of money and i still skied 50-75 days a winter while living on the cape working 38 hours a week at a bike shop, works for me.
at your age you have limitless opportunities. chase snow or whatever else may blow your hair back. people always told me 'do it while yer young" and i said i'll do it for ever if i like it.
some day in many moons you'll never wish you worked any more and you'll never wish you skied any less.
1/ don't show this to you mom, ok
2/ don't listen to most grown ups
3/ don't go to college/ get married/ have kids because you think that that's what yer supposed to do. do what you want to do and be a good person.

rog

[davidhowland14]

thanks for the advice. I'm currently thinking of moving to either montana or vermont at the end of next year. out of curiosity, what shop did you work in? I work at a bike shop on teh cape too.

[icelanticskier]

david, i spent 4 summers workin at cove cycle from 97-2000. chump zone, i mean bike zone from 2001-2003, sesuit creek, 2004-2005, ems hyannis 2005-2007. where'd you work? i also did frame-finish carpentry and gardening-stone work for awhile but, that's too much like work and yer body will remind you of it in later years when your friends are too squishy from workin behind a desk for 40 years chasin the almighty dollar so that one day they can afford to not work, collect ss for a few years and only show up when it's groomed. don't let that rant scare you but, it's amazing what some folks find themselves settling into. norms of societal consumerism. for some it's just fine. i'd rather play now and later cuz the more you play, the better you get at it. some would call all of this a bit selfish but, i say frig that! the more you can enjoy this short life the better. if some day my body is to tired to get after it, i'll know it's because i worked it over pretty hard.

let me know
rog

[Bannick]

I spent my last two summers in university "working" in whistler. Which really equated to snowboarding blackcomb till the lifts closed in late may...worked on a framing crew till the galcier opened then road that till shut down in August. Then back to toronto to do upholstry and other odd jobs to get money for the next year at school

Right after graduation I was back in whislter working for Blackcomb as a night cleaner...10 hour shifts 4 days on 3 days off...started at 5:00 pm off at 3:00 am. Usually in bed by 1:00 (still got paid the full shift) and rode 125 days that year. Best thing I ever did.

It is a strange transiant life...freinds come and go but if you keep your head on straight and don't burn out cosuming and partying too much it certainly can be done and done well.

If I had done that before I went to Uni I would have kept on working my way up with Blackcomb. Once you are in there is a lot of oppertunity move up from within. Back then I knew guys that started in security and ended up in graphic and web design with the mountain...training provided.

My problem was that I actually like doing Architecture which is why I am still not in Whistler. It is tough to balance it all out but I still like what I do which is key. If I didn't I would go back to being a night cleaner and start it all over again.

[RR]

Graduated HS in '69, thumbed and rode rails across the lower 48 for a few years..odd jobs for travelling cash. Lived in caves, on beaches, on mountains.

Rode messenger in San Francisco and Picked Apples in Wenatchee. Sidewalk poetry paid the bills for a while.

Then the bike game: Cat2 racing supported by out of box assembly and retail in shops. Also did the rust battles on collectable and junk bikes. Ace mechanics like Jim Heany and Sheldon Brown taught me nearly all of what I knew.

Then, chimney sweeping as the money was better...and then family happened and the degree loomed larger.

I started @UMass-Boston in '84 and flew through at 18-22 credits per semester (Student Senate, McL BS in PE with coaching Minor) working three part time jobs and training.

Freakish accidents and Mass eliminating the PE requirement killed my PE chances. After regaining enough of my strength to get off disability, it was the data-side programming life for me.

The athletic injuries of 14 years training and racing have me in pain most days, but it's not miserable, just there. Getting run over twice (Chevettes, both times...I hate Chevvettes), knocked clean over the top once (MB 280SEL) and knocked flat three other times (truck, bus and car) has had a lingering effect and kept me from work and sport for a total of almost 5 years.

Would I change any of it? ....you bettcher bippy I would. Would I say take no chances? ...no effing way!

I will say, burn no bridges and whatever else you do be grateful for the love and concern of your family and friends...you can demonstrate that at any time, so long as you don't follow McCandless' example.

When you meet Love and know it to be sincere....do not run away. That is all there is!

In the meantime: Ski like there is no tomorrow :cooldog:

[Bannick]

or ride....;)

amen brutha!

[RR]

or ride....;)

amen brutha!reputably said!
Reps delivered!

It's all about the Glisse :D

[jumpturn]

Lazy today and didn't skin up the rock pile. :( Instead went for a 40k vert day at groomer paradise. :cannon: Not bad on the ice skates. :skicool:

[jumpturn]

http://sirocco.accuweather.com/iwxpage/adc/popup/iws2_430.jpg

[icelanticskier]

sunglass day at sunapee today. bright sunny and warm. not warm enough to corn up all of the mountain but some aspects were smooth corn. there was quite a crowd-ladies day, nice! by mid day the sides of the trails had up to 6 inches of soft loose granular which had been nicely deposited by center of trail folks. the cover is mind blowing, no less snow than a week ago.
good skiing
rog

[yuckster]

[some image which has since been changed]

I am just not buying this map. Where did they get it? Did they just make it up, optimistically, and decide to hype it? Really seems that models are converging on a light precip solution with a low that passes quite a bit south of cape cod. There's no evidence in support of heavy precip quite yet.

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/18/images/gfs_pcp_108l.gif

[DSM]

I detect some weatherman wanabe's on this forum. I hope we're just talking about the weather!!!!!::D

[icelanticskier]

hope that storm slows down a bit like 12-24 hours slower.
rog

[davidhowland14]

and conversely I hope that is speepds up about 12 hours. I need to be able to drive to New Hamshire. :p

[icelanticskier]

take monday off david, i'll write ya a note. most storms looked at this far out usually show up almost a full day later. could be different this time as could be the precip type.
drive safely, i'll be heading up sunday evening till wednesday.
rog