nw baltimore wx Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: lol I get that but for me even up there they get plenty of warm weather from May to September. Might even make me appreciate it more. Yeah, ask me again in July when it’s 98 and sultry here and 76 in Maine at a picnic table with lobsters and fried clam strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Yeah, ask me again in July when it’s 98 and sultry here and 76 in Maine at a picnic table with lobsters and fried clam strips. Exactly. That’s another nice thing being on this ridge. We might get a week or two that’s too hot but it’s not the whole summer. Usually when it’s 92 in Baltimore it’s 84 with a cool breeze up here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, LP08 said: Flat- out nasty. One of the best dunks I've seen in 40 years of basketball. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 33 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: I don’t want to quote your entire post, but for me it’s not about “too much snow” rather than winter goes on too long. There’s a late season storm almost every year that’s dumping snow and ice in NE and I’m out working in the yard or garden under sunny skies, and breezy mid 50’s. I don’t want winter to outstay its welcome. I can certainly understand this. I see Denver as a perfect spot. I could be out cycling on a warm morning in early June and then be skiing upon Loveland pass in the afternoon only a short drive away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 21 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: Exactly. That’s another nice thing being on this ridge. We might get a week or two that’s too hot but it’s not the whole summer. Usually when it’s 92 in Baltimore it’s 84 with a cool breeze up here. Cool breeze might be taking it a bit far lol. There are no 'cool' breezes with temps in the 80s in July.. But any breeze is good when it's warm and humid as a mofo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I was in Rangeley, ME, July 2019. 36F in the evening. The place is Heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighStakes Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 42 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Yep...i could see Curley from my house by Sinclair Lane Elementary school. I actually went to northeast middle school. My brother and I would walk the roughly 1.5- 2 Miles every day to school . My older brother also went to Poly tech 86-88' . Back then there was only a A+B course so since I skipped half of 6th 7th 8th grades I had a great D+ average which put me in Lake Clifton. My older friends went to LC and all dropped out . Luckily we moved before I had to go there . Very rough school back then as was northeast middle. Small world though . Lake Clifton was rough but had a great basketball team in the mid to late 80's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just now, CAPE said: Cool breeze might be taking it a bit far lol. There are no 'cool' breezes with temps in the 80s in July.. But any breeze is good when it's warm and humid as a mofo. We usually get a nice breeze up on this ridge. Even just the mile into town it feels a lot hotter in summer. It’s not like New England cool but I can usually count the days that feel oppressive to be out in my yard on one hand where as in Baltimore it’s June to August 90% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 41 minutes ago, losetoa6 said: Yep...i could see Curley from my house by Sinclair Lane Elementary school. I actually went to northeast middle school. My brother and I would walk the roughly 1.5- 2 Miles every day to school . My older brother also went to Poly tech 86-88' . Back then there was only a A+B course so since I skipped half of 6th 7th 8th grades I had a great D+ average which put me in Lake Clifton. My older friends went to LC and all dropped out . Luckily we moved before I had to go there . Very rough school back then as was northeast middle. Small world though . I remember walking up erdman towards the erdman animal hospital. There used to be a baseball card shop close to the erdman and belair rd intersection that I spent plenty of allowance money in. And, I got plenty fat eating at chaps pit beef on rte 40 in the gentleman’s gold club parking lot. Lol. Remember when golden ring mall was a thing? Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: We usually get a nice breeze up on this ridge. Even just the mile into town it feels a lot hotter in summer. It’s not like New England cool but I can usually count the days that feel oppressive to be out in my yard on one hand where as in Baltimore it’s June to August 90% of the time. I lived on a local high spot when I was up there, on the east edge of Parrs, north of 26 and south of 32, and very close to to 97. Around 850 feet iirc. My memories of summers there were plenty of heat and humidity, but I suppose being a bit further north and a couple hundred feet higher can make some difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletim Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 42 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: Exactly. That’s another nice thing being on this ridge. We might get a week or two that’s too hot but it’s not the whole summer. Usually when it’s 92 in Baltimore it’s 84 with a cool breeze up here. Interesting that you get summer relief as well. From the pics, it looks like you have rather open surroundings. How high above the town is your ridge? Just wondering which you feel is more beneficial in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It’s gorgeous out, dog loved it on our walk, but please take care, I fell twice and was extremely fortunate not to break my arm on the second fall. It is skating rink icy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletim Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, EastCoast NPZ said: I was in Rangeley, ME, July 2019. 36F in the evening. The place is Heaven. Very few places in the east that can compete with Rangeley in the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just now, North Balti Zen said: It’s gorgeous out, dog loved it on our walk, but please take care, I fell twice and was extremely fortunate not to break my arm on the second fall. It is skating rink icy. I just busted my ass on our front steps. And was trying to be careful. Ow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just now, North Balti Zen said: It’s gorgeous out, dog loved it on our walk, but please take care, I fell twice and was extremely fortunate not to break my arm on the second fall. It is skating rink icy. Yeah I was just outside walking around the yard atop the glacier. Kinda cool but definitely slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkelWx Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Can confirm its icy out there but the sun angle is doing its work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, CAPE said: I lived on a local high spot when I was up there, on the east edge of Parrs, north of 26 and south of 32, and very close to to 97. Around 850 feet iirc. My memories of summers there were plenty of heat and humidity, but I suppose being a bit further north and a couple hundred feet higher can make some difference. It really does. Not just in summer. I know the area you’re talking about. And compared to DC or Baltimore they are cooler in summer and more snow in winter...but I’m not kidding when I say the difference from there to here is almost as great a jump. I lived on a ridge at 860 feet just south of Westminster for 2 years before moving up here and the difference is astounding. I drive around the county a lot and the snowcover difference in winter and the temp in summer over just a few miles is crazy. this area is a micro climate within the greater Parrs ridge climate. Even the valleys between those 3 ridges do better. They are generally high valleys though with a floor around 850 and the ridges run 1000-1100 feet. But man if you get on the northwest facing slope of those 3 ridges it really does feel like you just entered a new climate zone. The NW wind is crazy with total exposure. It’s too much sometimes in storms. It’s very common for me to have 6”+ of snowcover and Westminster has none or for me to be 5 degrees cooler then even Westminster. I probably wouldn’t believe it if I wasn’t living it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: I just busted my ass on our front steps. And was trying to be careful. Ow. Sorry man. You ok? I’ve had to cut out my daily walks the last couple days. Too much ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, uncletim said: Very few places in the east that can compete with Rangeley in the summer. Hell yea if it wasn’t so freaking middle of no where that would be on my short list of places to live. Love sugarloaf also. Favorite east coast ski resort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: It really does. Not just in summer. I know the area you’re talking about. And compared to DC or Baltimore they are cooler in summer and more snow in winter...but I’m not kidding when I say the difference from there to here is almost as great a jump. I lived on a ridge at 860 feet just south of Westminster for 2 years before moving up here and the difference is astounding. I drive around the county a lot and the snowcover difference in winter and the temp in summer over just a few miles is crazy. this area is a micro climate within the greater Parrs ridge climate. Even the valleys between those 3 ridges do better. They are generally high valleys though with a floor around 850 and the ridges run 1000-1100 feet. But man if you get on the northwest facing slope of those 3 ridges it really does feel like you just entered a new climate zone. The NW wind is crazy with total exposure. It’s too much sometimes in storms. It’s very common for me to have 6”+ of snowcover and Westminster has none or for me to be 5 degrees cooler then even Westminster. I probably wouldn’t believe it if I wasn’t living it. Yeah I have seen the difference driving up to Westminster and then heading north towards Littlestown or Gettysburg and seeing the difference as you get north of Westminster, mainly with marginal events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletim Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: Hell yea if it wasn’t so freaking middle of no where that would be on my short list of places to live. Love sugarloaf also. Favorite east coast ski resort. If you haven’t been to Saddleback, it’s amazing. Obviously not as big as the ‘loaf, but big enough. Should be even better with the new lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Anyone wanna head down and skate amongst the trees? My non tidal wetland is frozen and as expansive as I have seen it this time of year. I better order an extra container of larvacide. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, CAPE said: Yeah I have seen the difference driving up to Westminster and then heading north towards Littlestown or Gettysburg and seeing the difference as you get north of Westminster, mainly with marginal events. What’s really crazy is I usually do much better then places north of me once you get out of the ridge area but it’s not as crazy a difference as to the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, uncletim said: If you haven’t been to Saddleback, it’s amazing. Obviously not as big as the ‘loaf, but big enough. Should be even better with the new lift. They open again!!!??? I’ve always wanted too! And I love smaller resorts sometimes. A basin is one of my favorites in Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletim Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Just now, psuhoffman said: They open again!!!??? I’ve always wanted too! And I love smaller resorts sometimes. A basin is one of my favorites in Colorado. New ownership. New high speed lift. https://www.saddlebackmaine.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psuhoffman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, uncletim said: New ownership. New high speed lift. https://www.saddlebackmaine.com/ I am THERE! You may have just picked my next trip! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletim Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: I am THERE! You may have just picked my next trip! Looks like they’re having a great season so far. Might be open well into spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 39 minutes ago, psuhoffman said: Sorry man. You ok? I’ve had to cut out my daily walks the last couple days. Too much ice. Thankfully didn’t throw my neck and back out. But right lower back muscle area is pretty damn sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, EastCoast NPZ said: Flat- out nasty. One of the best dunks I've seen in 40 years of basketball. I don’t follow the Wolves very closely anymore, but it is nice to see something exciting happen for them. Of course, they blew that game late, so...Minnesota sports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardmeiser Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: I don’t want to quote your entire post, but for me it’s not about “too much snow” rather than winter goes on too long. There’s a late season storm almost every year that’s dumping snow and ice in NE and I’m out working in the yard or garden under sunny skies, and breezy mid 50’s. I don’t want winter to outstay its welcome. Completely agree. I lived in northern Massachusetts and we had 74 inches of snow the winter was phenomenal, the fall incredible ,summer was great but spring took freaking forever! I remember many days in mid to late May they were in the 40s it was just brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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