JC-CT Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Melters gonna melt. Can't win them all, folks. Of course not. That's reserved for the south shore lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Melters gonna melt. Can't win them all, folks. This wxforum as a whole is split into subforum communities and when we have a winter like the last one where many got historic conditions it gives everyone in our subforum a bad reputation. I hate to always use football analogies but if you want to be a part of the team/family during the good times then you have to act like a grown adult during the bad. I'm pissed that the storm is missing as much as anyone but when you have to comb through posts of bullsh*t over and over again it's alot more annoying. You know what people should be doing? Congratulating the Mid Atlantic. I saw enough snow to coat the ground once living in Maryland. ONCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteLawns Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Ughhh The anticipation is killing me! I WANT TO WORK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Ease the pain; It never happened, it never happened, keep thinking over and over. There is always the next one. Always enjoyed the chase. The knowledge and lessons learned in an ever ongoing process. God I love this hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulfofslides Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I think they see C-1" The last storm they posted 3' new and when I went there they had an inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I think they see C-1" every ski resort does it, it's nothing new. Just in general, if you could sue ski resorts for false advertising, I think just about every ski resort in existence could be sued... I generally feel that maybe the shores of CT see some light snows, but anyone north of the pike gets a cirrus storm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulfofslides Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 wachusetts is desperate for business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Lol. I had a post where I said I hope the Mid Atl gets crushed and mentioned the high and that was deleted. I guess it should have been banter. It's going to be a great storm for many. I hope forky gets 2' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 F*** this thing....i hope it's sunny and 40 on saturday Pretty good bet it'll be sunny here or at least just north of me ... and I'm quite pleased about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 The last storm they posted 3' new and when I went there they had an inch I had 2.5" Monday (the last storm). I would not doubt 3" there. There have been times they have been full of it but I don't think anyone really takes stock in their report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 wachusetts is desperate for businessYup. Bad start. They were pretty busy Monday though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 every ski resort does it, it's nothing new. Just in general, if you could sue ski resorts for false advertising, I think just about every ski resort in existence could be sued... I generally feel that maybe the shores of CT see some light snows, but anyone north of the pike gets a cirrus storm... Very true. As much as I love Wildcat, their reports are ridiculous. So many times we get 2", and I read the report and it says 6". Head over, thinking they somehow got a lot more than we did - and nope, exactly the same. I wish the reports were put out by an independent party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Welp, may need to take a time out until Friday if this Euro run disappoints. All appendages crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yeah, it's pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Some of our "best" posters too. Wah wah Sorry, dude. Whenever I narrowly miss a KU, I hate it. Block me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 lol WTF Wachusett...posting they are going to get snow this weekend...talk about untruthful advertising...i wonder if you can sue ski resorts for false advertising? lol I'll step in here and say 1) there are a lot of weather savvy people in the industry, but just as many uneducated ones too and 2) I'm sure they aren't looking at the 12z models and are running with whatever they heard on the news last night and this morning. Heck I've seen VT and NH ski areas on social media talking about possible big storm this weekend, even though they have absolutely no chance. This is what weather hype does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 They locked in to a solution WAAAAAY to soon. Still a win in the grand scheme of things is far as any of my calls. Makes it harder to verify my totals up here, but I'm not worried about that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Freak..the gun is at your knee..you still on board for warning snows to the Pike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Sorry, dude. Whenever I narrowly miss a KU, I hate it. Block me. So do I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Very true. As much as I love Wildcat, their reports are ridiculous. So many times we get 2", and I read the report and it says 6". Head over, thinking they somehow got a lot more than we did - and nope, exactly the same. I wish the reports were put out by an independent party. A good reason why I take photos of most of my measurements, and have a pretty decent system set up. Even if someone disagrees because of wind or something, I have plenty of consistency to back it up. Like this morning, blowing and drifting like mad but the snowstake at the base was relatively sheltered and had 3" of new snow overnight. Proof. You gotta work for people's trust, but after years of doing this at Stowe, I know I've gained the locals trust for snow amounts and that's a big deal around here, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So do I I made a couple of frustrate posts in the main thread, but I have been pretty damned disciplined throughout some of the most maddening times imaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Anytime you get a huge snowstorm as a weather enthusiast, its a win. I never, ever get tired of winning. Only losers do. Some handle it better than others, granted.....but any human being will lose their composure at some point. Its like a Super Bowl to me..what partial sports fan never drops an F-bomb upon losing a close game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 lol WTF Wachusett...posting they are going to get snow this weekend...talk about untruthful advertising...i wonder if you can sue ski resorts for false advertising? Isn't that kind of the ski industry in a nutshell? Spinning and half truths. I get it, they have to generate interest and get people to the mountain. However, I don't think it's fair to exaggerate conditions, or downplay bad ski days. I've been skiing several times where conditions were not nearly as good as advertised. If you measure 6" on a 2 foot section of trail near the top of the mountain, is that really 6" new? When the bottom got a couple or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 You can just feel the euro getting ready to put the nail in coffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Freak..the gun is at your knee..you still on board for warning snows to the Pike? Gotta see the Euro...but yes I'd hold with that until absolutely proven it won't happen. What happens if we see it tickle back up over the next 72 hours? Theres still a long way to go until snow would reach SNE. I also agree with Scooter that there's mid-level banding signals well north, so the QPF fields may not exactly tell you the whole story. Just think you are now in the place I usually am (the north and western fringe, living on the edge)...and what usually happens? I sweat the QPF and then end up with a mid-level band dropping 20-30:1 ratios and making the most of all the QPF. Storms that are progged to be like 0.3-0.5" of QPF, and then you get 8-12" of mid-level band fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Gotta see the Euro...but yes I'd hold with that until absolutely proven it won't happen. What happens if we see it tickle back up over the next 72 hours? Theres still a long way to go until snow would reach SNE. I also agree with Scooter that there's mid-level banding signals well north, so the QPF fields may not exactly tell you the whole story. Just think you are now in the place I usually am (the north and western fringe, living on the edge)...and what usually happens? I sweat the QPF and then end up with a mid-level band dropping 20-30:1 ratios and making the most of all the QPF. Storms that are progged to be like 0.3-0.5" of QPF, and then you get 8-12" of mid-level band fluff. You get the sense from some of these posters that they are thinking it's going to be partly sunny with no snow. In a near snowless winter..we should be happy with 3-6/4-8/6-12..etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Perhaps fitting that it is an el nino event that several of us correctly dubbed a "new breed" last fall, that will feature the first SNE whiff/graze of a KU event during a strong el nino in recorded history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Isn't that kind of the ski industry in a nutshell? Spinning and half truths. I get it, they have to generate interest and get people to the mountain. However, I don't think it's fair to exaggerate conditions, or downplay bad ski days. I've been skiing several times where conditions were not nearly as good as advertised. If you measure 6" on a 2 foot section of trail near the top of the mountain, is that really 6" new? When the bottom got a couple or whatever That's why you stick a stake in the woods at the top, and one at the base, and give those two numbers and let people fill in the rest with their imagination. But also know its never going to be perfect because you are talking 2,000ft+ vertical differences and miles wide mountains. I don't think the lying is anywhere near as bad as it used to be in the industry. Its well known that in the 1990s and it especially started in the rough winters of the 80s...of over-selling it. Also, conditions are subjective. That's a real tough one...just look at the personalities in here with regards to winter. Some are a lot more optimistic in general than others. That's sort of how it goes with anything that's subjective. Like the guys that ski every day all season, and still think everything is awesome when its -30F after a day of rain. You let that guy do the report and he's still going to think its all awesome and a great day to be alive and whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Pretty good bet it'll be sunny here or at least just north of me ... and I'm quite pleased about that! you been up to Pinkham lately? Wondering how the snowshoeing is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 You get the sense from some of these posters that they are thinking it's going to be partly sunny with no snow. In a near snowless winter..we should be happy with 3-6/4-8/6-12..etc Yeah I think you take whatever you can get, but I'd much rather be as far south as possible. Ginxy's work will likely be the best spot in SNE, haha. Just like all of you caution me in these events when I'm just outside the big QPF, watch the mid-level banding. Its almost always further NW than progged. It may not cause widespread big snow but if you get one to form and park for 6-8 hours, someone will get lit up with fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRRTA22 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 This is the pass in the 08 Superbowl that got caught on the helmet.....drop it this time. I still have nightmares of that superbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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