PowderBeard

It's been brightening up, still is. Your mountain must be socked in.

9 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said:

The Bruins are so depressing. 

 

 

I just don't know how Ritchie is in when they have Studnicka who puts shots on net, doesn't take dumb penalites, and can actually skate with Coyle. 

20 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Drove through Smuggs Notch. Cool stretch. Would be fun on bike. Lunch at Brewster's Pub

Best burger and fries around, The Godzilla - pastrami, pulled pork, beef Brisket, pork roll, smoked bacon, fried egg, hash brown, multiple types of cheddar on it as well.  

Clearing, breeze picking up, sticky as ____. Lets get some storms firing.

Meanwhile...

Later today into tonight, a strong cold front may produce
scattered strong to severe storms across parts of interior
Southern New England, weakening as they move eastward

21 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Giggidy lust and all,You try too hard. No one said it wasn't going to get warm for a couple of days but those calling for an absolute furnace are hyping something that is not what modeling is showing 

 

Yup. And Tip, it's easier for a weather simpleton like me to see patterns like model bias (e.g., Euro over does warmth in the 5-7 day ranges and has a tendency to develop winter systems further west 3-4 days out) than conduct double secret probation ensemble math. 

Anyway, nice cool week to start the month. I still wouldn't be surprised to see BDL finish with 40 or even 41 days at 90*, always a few hot ones in September. 

Amazing how much thatch can come out of a 2000 square foot lawn that was straight dirt this time last year. Been cutting shorter and shorter, down to less than 1". After detatching last night I have a 40' long pile 12-18" high of debris....and cannot feel my shoulders or back.

49 minutes ago, snowgeek said:

I grabbed an awesome tele setup on Facebook marketplace.  Everything is like new with skins and all.  K2 Shreditor 92's / 22 Designs AXL bindings, Garmont Ener-G boots.  I haven't telemarked since the 80's and I learned on skinny skis with leather boots and 3 pins with no cables.  Haven't tried it in 30 years, but should be much easier with this setup.  Boots fit perfect and just had them heat molded.  Will VT let me in this winter lol?  Their county by county map is something.  Things feel pretty safe here in Albany County right now, yet Albany County is on the mandatory quarantine list this week.  Will ski areas be requiring Certificates of Compliance?  That's why I'm reluctant to get an Epic or Ikon Pass.  If I'm "stuck in NY, I was thinking of getting a Gore / Whiteface / Bellayre Pass, but I'm feeling pretty gun shy about it.  I'm also wondering how the season pass thing will work with mountain capacity limits.  Tough decisions all around.  Let's hope for a ton of snow so that we can ski just about anywhere!

Idk how they will enforce it but the county sherrifs were pulling over lots of out of state plates in the spring. Not sure if you've hit it but Platty is pretty amazing and cheap option as well. Probably averages more snow than Gore and definitely better conditions than Whiteface. Their elevation saves them and their marked and unmarked terrain is pretty special. 

1 hour ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I had to pick it up myself but I scored 2 1/2 cords of well seasoned hardwood for $400 total.   Going rate around Greenfield right now is close to $300 / cord for seasoned which is pretty high.

Doesn’t really make any sense that there is somewhat of a wood shortage this year because last year was mild. Two of the Wood guys I spoke to said that people were kind of hoarding it this year which is absurd. Toilet paper is one thing but the pandemic and firewood supplies should be a non-issue. 

Yea must be short supply. Oil is so cheap, just topped off for $1.49 a gallon. I believe a cord of decent hard wood btu wise only equates to about 120 gallons of oil.

46 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

You have an alarm whenever somebody posts anything that is contrary to your absolute furnace call? lol. 

 

1804 redux in-coming. 

Euro really backed down next week. Was a fun summer. 

This dude is pumped for winter...

https://westernmass.craigslist.org/grd/d/hinsdale-seasoned-firewood/7180524369.html

About .5" and temp dropping to 61*. Torched and steined again. 

5 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I'm hoping to try some driveable places I haven'tskied at yet.  Basically within 2 hours.    Not a big list but hope to knock out a few smaller places

I checked out some videos of Bousquet after Berkshire East acquired it. Their upper liftline looks like the most technical skiing in Mass with big rocks and ledges. Wouldn't mind returning to Catamount after 15 years. Always a fun steep hill. 

Just now, Baroclinic Zone said:

Will resorts be allow that this upcoming season?

Not sure, luckily there are plenty of spots within 90 minutes and a quite a few in the Berks that get a lot of snow given VT's quarantine procedures. 

Trying to do reservations is going to be a mess. Lots of skinning for us this winter. Makes it easier with the baby as well.

6 minutes ago, radarman said:

Front edge kind of bowing out a little coming through this area.  Got some heavy rain, briefly.  Beard's hill might have had a decent gust.

Yup, definitely got some 30 mph or so. Power flickered while teaching on zoom.

66* and heavy rain. 

2 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

the 850 warm front is certainly farther north but the sfc warm front hasn't made much progress. 

Yea that is very apparent. I thought it was not modeled to really push north for 3-4 more hours though. 

Clearing has started and the sun is coming through. Burptown waits...

Just now, ineedsnow said:

12z HRRR is warm and close here

Been watching that too. Many times the morning of we see things back down a bit in terms of potential. Just ride it out.

19 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

0z HRRR looking rather nasty. 

Not as isolated either. Only certainty is we either see a lot of "DAMAGE" or "stein" posts tomorrow.

Live on the edge. Drive up to the Canaan area and hike up Bear Mt. 

5 minutes ago, CTValleySnowMan said:

54 here.  We take

Same. All windows open, house at 63*. Hoodie for the boat ride this morning.

Some nice 15-20mph gusts, 82/62. Great day to be outside.