bch2014 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Skied Waterville today. It was pretty decent, with about an inch fresh overnight. I don't find the terrain there super entertaining, but it was an easy drive and good deal on Liftopia. However, the high(low)light of the day was getting evacuated off their high country double. First time that's happened to me in 300+ career days (I'm only 20!). Got me a free lift ticket as a result.. But not that valuable since I'm primarily in Houston these days. Just booked a 4 day ski trip to Sunshine Village/Lake Louise from February 8th-12th. Should be fun... I skied SV one day last year on my Kicking Horse/Fernie trip, but am excited to check out Lake Louise. Flights are pretty cheap and plentiful to Calgary from Houston because of the energy connection, and the exchange rate makes lift tickets and lodging reasonable for a college kid like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Skied at WV today too. Noticed the High Country lift was shut down late morning. I'm not big fan of WV either but the new terrain should bring variety to the area and I was very impressed by snow making efforts. I get impression from infrequent visits over last 5 years that place is headed in right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I like to think of Waterville as the working class blue-collar mountain. It's got relatively cheap tickets ($56 if you stop by the front desk at WE) and is also under 2 hrs from Boston. In the lower half of my top 5 of my favorite NH mountains due to limited terrain, but they're expanding over to Green Peak which should have some great tree skiing and snow retention. Definitely heading in the right direction. They also have one of the best ski programs in the country. I think they had 7 Olympic athletes in the 2014 games thanks mostly to the BBTS program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 10 hours ago, powderfreak said: Yup, there are "chances" but you never really know if it'll work out. Like adk and I will be discussing something in the NNE thread and its often with the caveat that hey this little feature might be like 6-10" or it might be a dusting to 2". Like the past two days I knew the potential was there even though the models weren't really showing anything. The WSW flow off Ontario can be very productive and everything came together (snow growth, moisture from Ontario, and then orographic lift) to blast the mountain with some fluff...the first time as the band was lifting north I think, and then last night it was dropping south. I generally don't know until I show up to work, though radar and text messages from grooming and snowmaking can keep me up-to-date all night long, haha. The past two mornings around 4:30am I've gotten something along the lines of "Dude no idea what its doing in town but its been dumping up here. 3" in 2 hours and 5" new total. You're going to be stoked when you get up here. Grooming plan is complete, just dropping in on Liftline with the winch and we're all good." Yep....wake up at 4:15, check the radar, check the webcams, check the cars in BTV (if they have 1" of fluff it's on), and then go. Even then, lots of faith. For all the days like the last two, there are 30 that feature way less snow, way more wind, and a lot more grumbling. One way to ensure a good day however is to schedule something you can't move or send a friend out of town. Happiness needs some level of misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Grew up on this tiny hill in RI. Great article http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/30/sports/yawgoons-snowboarding.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Good little local broadcast news story on sugar loaf snowmakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 On 1/5/2017 at 8:53 PM, Hitman said: That's 8" of rain in between. How can that be good, other than for the drought? Snow levels rose earlier than expected yesterday, per the Sierra Avalanche Center and the risk levels are off the charts. A tremendous load on the pack, with cat 2 gusts whipping up massive cornices of wet snow just waiting to go. http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/advisory edit- cat 3 actually, this from yesterday on the Squaw/Alpine website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Perfect snowmaking weather. Calm winds and zero degrees. Nice and chalky. Have to turn the guns off before it becomes too ridiculous for the snowcats to push out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 MLK weekend does not look great with rain and warm temperatures leading up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 8 hours ago, radarman said: Snow levels rose earlier than expected yesterday, per the Sierra Avalanche Center and the risk levels are off the charts. A tremendous load on the pack, with cat 2 gusts whipping up massive cornices of wet snow just waiting to go. http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/advisory edit- cat 3 actually, this from yesterday on the Squaw/Alpine website Saw a 159 today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 DEEP Carson 17se (Hhm) 7798 ft 01/08/2017 19:00 PST Dew Point Temperatured 34.6 undefined Snow Depth 210.3 Inches Snow Water Equiv 19.6 Inches Precip Accum 0.1 Inches Wind Direction 177 Degrees Precip Accum One Hour 70.6 Inches Altimeter 30 INHG Air Temp 34.8 Fahrenheit Wind Speed 20 Miles/hour Relative Humidity 99 % Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 0:58 PM, Sugarloaf1989 said: MLK weekend does not look great with rain and warm temperatures leading up to it. Why would anyone expect anything less leading up to a holiday period? Grinch storms are yearly for the Christmas period...then there's the January thaw for MLK weekend...and then the next time I'll rain after that should be a day before Presidents Weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 26 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Why would anyone expect anything less leading up to a holiday period? Grinch storms are yearly for the Christmas period...then there's the January thaw for MLK weekend...and then the next time I'll rain after that should be a day before Presidents Weekend. LOL, or like Presidents weekend last year where it was -100F followed by rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: LOL, or like Presidents weekend last year where it was -100F followed by rain. Thanks for reminding me of that disaster. The folks I was staying with just kept asking "how can it rain, it's been so cold"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarverWX Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Fingers crossed something changes in the LR. I have a vacation booked at Sugarbush starting 1/25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 6 hours ago, CarverWX said: Fingers crossed something changes in the LR. I have a vacation booked at Sugarbush starting 1/25. You will be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I heard from a friend who is out at Heavenly. Even though they're getting feet upon feet, they haven't been able to ski the past 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 13 minutes ago, MarkO said: I heard from a friend who is out at Heavenly. Even though they're getting feet upon feet, they haven't been able to ski the past 2 days. Too much of a good thing: ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 7 FEET AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: BELOW LAKE LEVEL...MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING AGAIN. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL SIERRA ROADS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 5-10 feet!!! That's nuts, good for them though, it's been way to long since they had a Donner winter. They will love it when they are skiing in June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The Single Chair Weather Blog is very close to punting January entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, MarkO said: I heard from a friend who is out at Heavenly. Even though they're getting feet upon feet, they haven't been able to ski the past 2 days. Blizzard conditions the next 24-36 hours...I suspect not many places will be open with the winds. But it should be pretty spectacular once the storm moves out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Lol brekenridge snow stick cam ( time sensitive) http://www.breckenridge.com/mountain/mountain-web-cams.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 11 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Lol brekenridge snow stick cam ( time sensitive) http://www.breckenridge.com/mountain/mountain-web-cams.aspx Always fun to see the west get buried...even if it sometimes means we're in a holding pattern here. They just get some crazy snow out there with their elevation and orographics. Even last year when I was in Telluride, it was awesome to see the town just completely buried in early January....walking around to the bars and restaurants with monstrous snow banks and piles everywhere, and of course the mountain itself was amazing with basically everything you were willing to ski as fair game. Looking forward to seeing what the Sierra snow totals are by Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Always fun to see the west get buried...even if it sometimes means we're in a holding pattern here. They just get some crazy snow out there with their elevation and orographics. Even last year when I was in Telluride, it was awesome to see the town just completely buried in early January....walking around to the bars and restaurants with monstrous snow banks and piles everywhere, and of course the mountain itself was amazing with basically everything you were willing to ski as fair game. Looking forward to seeing what the Sierra snow totals are by Thursday. Heavenly had 42 overnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Heavenly had 42 overnight This is awesome....looks like they have a lot of digging out to do for their chair lift....lol: http://www.rideboreal.com/the-mountain/webcams/mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: This is awesome....looks like they have a lot of digging out to do for their chair lift....lol: http://www.rideboreal.com/the-mountain/webcams/mountain Buried, this weekend should be off the hook with bluebird skies and 20s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 96 inches of snow then 8 inches of rain followed by 6- 8 feet of snow wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: 96 inches of snow then 8 inches of rain followed by 6- 8 feet of snow wow That probably qualifies as a man-pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Definitely jelly of that first bluebird. This was Feb 2011 at Squaw from the tram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Too bad the Blue Canyon ASOS crapped out at 1pm today....in the previous 20 hours, they had gotten over 2.5" of qpf as snow after the changeover, and they are down at 5k feet, so it was likely quite a bit more up around the pass levels. Models were printing out another 5 inches of QPF between tonight and Thursday night. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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