LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 14 minutes ago, Skivt2 said: Killington pulled it off and it was amazing!!! That's pretty awesome! Good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Never ending ski season https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/06/07/californias-endless-winter-8-feet-snow-still-ground-june/102586278/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 35 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Never ending ski season https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/06/07/californias-endless-winter-8-feet-snow-still-ground-june/102586278/ Storm early next week is actually shaping up to be quite a doozy for northern Rockies. That's pretty damned cold for June. It trended south today on guidance too entering the west coast...that would give a late season round to the Tahoe resorts. Probably only a few inches, but hey, a refresher? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Interesting letter from the owner of Camp of Champions at Whistler-Blackcomb...that's been the largest summer snowboard/ski camp in North America in my lifetime. They are closing after almost 30 years due to receding glacier and snow depths in the past few seasons. I've read quite a bit about the decreasing Blackcomb glacier, which has seen very high reductions in depth in the past 5 years or so. They used to be a summer skiing mecca but sounds like its becoming harder and harder to operate the lift in the summer with the receding glacier. https://snowboardmag.com/stories/after-28-years-of-snowboarding-camp-of-champions-has-closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wow at Snowbird this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wow at Snowbird this morning. Lol, it never ends. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Yeah that was a solid storm, brought over 6 inches to Tahoe area too...I had posted about it last week a few posts up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Berkshire East is hosting a brew fest this Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masomenos Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 On 6/13/2017 at 8:12 PM, powderfreak said: Wow at Snowbird this morning. They still manage to get better quality snow than the east even in June! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Last patch of snow (from the jumps) melted overnight at WV. That's pretty late for them. I bet there's still a couple patches on the Superstar trail at Killington. I was thinking of doing Tuckerman July 1st. Not too often can you ski Tuck's in July, but I think this year it will be possible, albeit maybe only a dozen turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 2 hours ago, MarkO said: Last patch of snow (from the jumps) melted overnight at WV. That's pretty late for them. I bet there's still a couple patches on the Superstar trail at Killington. I was thinking of doing Tuckerman July 1st. Not too often can you ski Tuck's in July, but I think this year it will be possible, albeit maybe only a dozen turns. Super star came still has snow patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On 6/14/2017 at 10:12 AM, Brewbeer said: Berkshire East is hosting a brew fest this Saturday. I don't think so, late July maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 All the snow is gone on superstar. I wonder if Tuckermans has any snow left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 11 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: All the snow is gone on superstar. I wonder if Tuckermans has any snow left. I'm sure Tucks does. Still a couple piles up here where the terrain parks were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: I'm sure Tucks does. Still a couple piles up here where the terrain parks were. Maybe there is still some snow somewhere at killington too. I was going by what you can see on the cams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 10 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Maybe there is still some snow somewhere at killington too. I was going by what you can see on the cams. Did they build a super-pipe this season? Half-pipe walls are often some of the last things to go...or a north facing terrain park with massive hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: Did they build a super-pipe this season? Half-pipe walls are often some of the last things to go...or a north facing terrain park with massive hits. Not sure I didn't ride at killington this winter. But it makes sense that a pipe made of compressed snow would last forever. It's basically a mini glacier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 On 6/21/2017 at 9:47 PM, LongBeachSurfFreak said: All the snow is gone on superstar. I wonder if Tuckermans has any snow left. How late were people skiing and riding it this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: How late were people skiing and riding it this year? I think killington closed June 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Yes, June 1st for Killington. Tuck's still going strong I'm sure. Might ski it July 1st. From May 20th, my 10 yr old: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Your post got me wondering and I just took a look at the webcam, in the fading light there looks to be a good amount of snow still in the bowl (relatively). Latest I've skied there is late June. The funniest thing is when you're coming down with your skis on your back, families are coming up the tuckerman's trail, stopping and staring in amazement and asking "is there still snow up there?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I was hiking down the tuckerman ravine trail about 20 years ago on August 1st, and there was still a patch of snow may be 75-100 feet long tucked up in one place. Saw at least three hikers coming up with skis strapped to their packs, so August skiing has happened, even if only 2 or 3 turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, Brewbeer said: I was hiking down the tuckerman ravine trail about 20 years ago on August 1st, and there was still a patch of snow may be 75-100 feet long tucked up in one place. Saw at least three hikers coming up with skis strapped to their packs, so August skiing has happened, even if only 2 or 3 turns. I wonder if there was a mini glacier there during the little ice age. There must have been at least multi year snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Brewbeer said: I was hiking down the tuckerman ravine trail about 20 years ago on August 1st, and there was still a patch of snow may be 75-100 feet long tucked up in one place. Saw at least three hikers coming up with skis strapped to their packs, so August skiing has happened, even if only 2 or 3 turns. Makes me wonder how long the snow remained in 1969, when depth at Pinkham topped out at 164" after the 77" dump in late Feb. Folks there were joking about the Mt. Washington glacier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 http://whitemountainsojourn.blogspot.com/2012/05/5-24-12-tuckerman-ravine-june-17-1969.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 10 hours ago, MBRI said: http://whitemountainsojourn.blogspot.com/2012/05/5-24-12-tuckerman-ravine-june-17-1969.html Great link, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Tuckerman's glacier survived the entire ablation season in 1926...I'm not sure if it has managed to do so since then. The paper this was published in only ran through data up to 1958 (paper was published in 1960). https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/an-historical-survey-of-the-lateseason-snowbed-in-tuckerman-ravine-mount-washington-usa/9A5964D0AA6C9D6E9D5A2C55493F4F1C/core-reader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Cool stuff guys on the Tuckerman "glacier"....I know a few folks who have skied it in August and I have no data to back this up but I would think its at least a once a decade occurrence that there's enough snow to ski in early August. Here's the Stowe glacier today...one of two patches of snow that remain on the mountain that I know of, ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Looks like Saddleback is being sold. Press conference today. http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/06/27/saddleback-reaches-historic-deal-for-resorts-future/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 7 hours ago, mreaves said: Looks like Saddleback is being sold. Press conference today. http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/06/27/saddleback-reaches-historic-deal-for-resorts-future/ Update: Bought buy an Aussie outfit http://bangordailynews.com/2017/06/28/outdoors/australian-company-buys-saddleback-resort/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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