Agreed wholeheartedly. I don't want to look at snow maps, surface maps, or snow means for threats D6+ out. A long range pattern analysis thread is helpful for figuring out whether or not I need to pay attention. Speaking for myself I feel like I've learned a lot about how to read/track threats that are more real, i.e. inside 72 hours. I feel like I "get" thermals at different layers, low positions, wind direction, even the 500mb charts to understand phasing, ULLs, etc. But the big picture pattern/teleconnections are still a partial mystery to me. So having one place here to read about that really helps.