powderfreak Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Last day at Stowe yesterday. I love this community...so passionate. What a way to end the season with several hundred people up top at 4pm when the last chairs of the season were coming in. The tradition is to throw snowballs at the last chair...which morphed into pelting the last 10 minutes worth of chairs with snowballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 What a party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 What a party.Spectacular day to end the seasonSent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 19 hours ago, powderfreak said: What a party. Wish we lived there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 really was a nice day to close out the lift service. My favorite day --- ok top 5 day --- is the first Saturday in May. Provided its sunny I can usually get a really good ski in, play some golf and then watch the Kentucky Derby. Yes, that's about the most whitebread day one can have, but its a heck of a fun day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/24/2017 at 6:45 PM, powderfreak said: Yeah I can't even imagine almost 3 times the amount of snow the Mansfield stake has right now...that's insane. Here's a photo from the FB feed today of that famous snowbank at Mammoth. Los Angeles - here is your drinking water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 ABASIN is 100% open with 3 more storms this week, amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Lake Louise winter goes on and on, wish i was there , April 25th pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lava Rock Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Los Angeles - here is your drinking water. Yet water prices will still be high.Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Lava Rock said: Yet water prices will still be high. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk I suppose that is what happens when you live in a desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 44 minutes ago, adk said: I suppose that is what happens when you live in a desert. I was thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, mreaves said: I was thinking the same thing. Its like if there was a "sunshine" utility in VT. Rates be SKY HIGH. Heck, for how good this AM feels, I'd sure pay real $$ to ensure a steady flow of sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 On 4/26/2017 at 7:49 AM, adk said: Los Angeles - here is your drinking water. lol. I love all of these late season snow & ski pics. Sh*t is great to see. Great season's both here and out west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masomenos Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 The ski areas in Oregon have been getting it really good too...Timberline is at their highest depth of the season. Looks like midwinter all the way down to 3000' on the cams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, mreaves said: I was thinking the same thing. My point is that water rates will always stay high even if CA became a flood zone and water was abundent. Once the govt gets their money, it's not like they are going to reduce rates cause they are too used to getting what they get. I laugh at our fedex/ups fuel surcharges we still pay. Gas is way lower than it was, yet we will pay the surcharge as if nothing changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: My point is that water rates will always stay high even if CA became a flood zone and water was abundent. Once the govt gets their money, it's not like they are going to reduce rates cause they are too used to getting what they get. I laugh at our fedex/ups fuel surcharges we still pay. Gas is way lower than it was, yet we will pay the surcharge as if nothing changed. My point was that the water situation in much of the West is undependable because of the inherent climate of the region and the cost should not drop simply from one abnormally wet year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, mreaves said: My point was that the water situation in much of the West is undependable because of the inherent climate of the region and the cost should not drop simply from one abnormally wet year. California has yet to experience their true potential for drought as well....we see it all over the news when they have a "bad" 2-3 year drought like 1976-1977 and 2013-2015....those look like child's play compared to some of the droughts they had not too long ago during the 1000-1600 time span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 5 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: California has yet to experience their true potential for drought as well....we see it all over the news when they have a "bad" 2-3 year drought like 1976-1977 and 2013-2015....those look like child's play compared to some of the droughts they had not too long ago during the 1000-1600 time span. Our now President said last summer there was no drought in California... so yeah California has a long way to go to seeing an actual drought ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Speaking of ca water, have any of you been following the oroville dam situation? That is crazy what they have done since the spillway failed. They removed 1.6m cubic yards of debris in a matter of weeks so they could get the hydroelectric plant running. And now they're running the spillway so they can drain the lake enough to start working on the new spillway in hopes of getting it mostly done by November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Our now President said last summer there was no drought in California... so yeah California has a long way to go to seeing an actual drought ;). The drought monitor is the biggest joke , use Palmer Index to get real feel for water conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Lava Rock said: My point is that water rates will always stay high even if CA became a flood zone and water was abundent. Doesn't matter how much we pay for water, since life as we live it, wouldn't be possible without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Jay Peak still open this weekend but I was surprised at how much bare ground (walking required apparently) they had given they got 120" more snow than we did at Stowe ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I've been skinning and skiing every day, trying to get in different trails each day as you never know how much longer they will be around. There's still probably a half dozen options for top-to-bottom turns on Mansfield but options get much bigger above 2,500ft. Natural snow trails and even tree-skiing possible above that, particularly in the Nosedive region. Nosedive view today with woods skiable on either side still. Cliff Trail here is a natural snow trail that's hanging in nicely. I didn't ski this one but might do it tomorrow. Centerline to North Slope yesterday. Down low its snowmaking all the way. A run through the glades between Goat and Nosedive on Thursday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 On 4/29/2017 at 5:35 PM, powderfreak said: Jay Peak still open this weekend but I was surprised at how much bare ground (walking required apparently) they had given they got 120" more snow than we did at Stowe ;). Soooooooo much of that had to be super low density fluff which melts super fast. There is a reason the Serra snow packs last so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 12 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Soooooooo much of that had to be super low density fluff which melts super fast. There is a reason the Serra snow packs last so long Oh there's certainly a lot of fluff but it's debatable if 500" fell regardless of type of sow. I had 375" and there was fluff and there were also a lot of dense graupel type stuff over 27" of liquid in the pack back in early April there). Still 3 feet on the ground where the 375" was measured but covered in pine needles and debris. Filthy snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 One thing I like to do is look for mountains that could have epic ski runs. Mt. Equinox near Manchester VT is by far my favorite. That thing goes from 3800 to below 1000. Another good one is Mt Greylock the highest point in mass and the southern greens highest peak. (Extreme southern, it's close to the Berkshires but it's definitely a green) the eastern side has a nice gradual drop. Can you imagine it's the 50s and you could set up a resort where you wanted given enough money? Anyone else ever think about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 A friend's shot from Nosedive the other day at Stowe. Nosedive still goes continuous top-to-bottom for just over 2,000 vertical feet of skiing if you want to earn it. Probably the longest continuous vertical left in Vermont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 4 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: One thing I like to do is look for mountains that could have epic ski runs. Mt. Equinox near Manchester VT is by far my favorite. That thing goes from 3800 to below 1000. Another good one is Mt Greylock the highest point in mass and the southern greens highest peak. (Extreme southern, it's close to the Berkshires but it's definitely a green) the eastern side has a nice gradual drop. Can you imagine it's the 50s and you could set up a resort where you wanted given enough money? Anyone else ever think about this? I'm not a skier but I actually think about things like this, especially when I am snowmobiling through a particularly snowy area. The area of Groton State Forest in NE VT comes to mind. Not an area of great vertical but it has some and gets a lot of snow. Great retention too as there are quite a few NE facing aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 5 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: One thing I like to do is look for mountains that could have epic ski runs. Mt. Equinox near Manchester VT is by far my favorite. That thing goes from 3800 to below 1000. Another good one is Mt Greylock the highest point in mass and the southern greens highest peak. (Extreme southern, it's close to the Berkshires but it's definitely a green) the eastern side has a nice gradual drop. Can you imagine it's the 50s and you could set up a resort where you wanted given enough money? Anyone else ever think about this? Yeah, give me Kearsarge so I can have a 2k' vert 30 mins away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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