Jester January

[Great Snow 1717]

On 12/26/2024 at 9:10 AM, Great Snow 1717 said:

Areas that  currently have normal to AN snowfall for the season are going to be BN once the next 10 day period comes to an end.

The above will certainly prove to be correct once 1/5 arrives.

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Pitchers and catchers report in about 5 weeks

count down to ending the solar minimum, t-minus 4.75 weeks ...

[dryslot]

Looks like i'm heading up next week for a 3 day trip.

[doug1991]

5 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Looks like i'm heading up next week for a 3 day trip.

Heading up this afternoon 

[WinterWolf]

Just now, doug1991 said:

Heading up this afternoon 

Jackman? Rangely? 

[CoastalWx]

Me looking at the models.

 

 

[WinterWolf]

15 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Yeah prob a lot of -6 to -8 type days. Average highs in SNE are in the low to mid 30s and a lot of days are going to be in the 20s for highs. 
 

Not arctic cold but somewhat BN. That’s probably ideal though if you aren’t going to snow…it freezes all the ponds and keeps skiing in solid shape for the winter sports people while also not utterly destroying our heating bills and making it overwhelmingly uncomfortable outside. 

It’ll be cold enough for any winter activities, and that’s a good thing. 

[ORH_wxman]

Just now, WinterWolf said:

It’ll be cold enough for any winter activities, and that’s a good thing. 

If it’s not gonna snow, it’s a pretty good alternative imho. It’s just beyond boring though from a meteorological aspect.
 

I’m still hopeful one of the multitude of shortwaves rotating down between 1/10-1/15 takes hold. Would be nice to at least get a moderate event. 

[Typhoon Tip]

ot,   

i just completed installation of my solar panels.   the roof area isn't quite large enough to fit another rack, so i'll have to be slaved to the grid still.  but the upshot is that the electric-econ account is a zero-sum-game thing... if your generating power and dumping it back into the grid, that offset still exists and ultimately you're paying less for electricity to a macro provider 

most importantly to me ( other than that morality of going more and more green and lowering one's carbon footprint)  it releases the "ngrip" economic nuts clench.   no longer purchasing power through that legitimized enron ... with increasing areal coverage of solar parks, even the inclusion of wind farms ... to mention, private sector adoption of panel/power generation, ngrid was beginning to incur economic losses - so... naturally, they shift those losses onto anyone that is not employing alternate/renewable power. 

what this means is that society has already crossed a threshold where we are being financially punished by not going green.  it's kind of interesting how greed and capitalism kind of creating it's own quasi carbon tax -

anyway, all that and spin/rationalization aside, winter is a horrible season if it is a 20s and 30s and endlessly dry.   it may be my personal druthers, but i just rather not even live here if it is going to be devoid of interesting meteorology, because that weather has zero redemption value for me.   and with the above interests then taking over, i'm likely to check out on this year earlier than my usual earliness ( mid feb), because i'd rather start spinnin' my electrical dial in the other way to see it all in action.

[Damage In Tolland]

Besides figure skating , what otter winter activities are there with no snow ? 

[tamarack]

20 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Hopefully the block strengthens and we can wrap in WAA precip from the northeast. Sorry Tamarack.

Grandkids in SNJ may see 6"+ for the first time in at least 4 years (maybe not since 2016).  

[doug1991]

10 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Jackman? Rangely? 

Jackman, lake Parlin. Just get away and see some snow. Do a little riding around. Not expecting epic obviously 

[ORH_wxman]

1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Besides figure skating , what otter winter activities are there with no snow ? 

Most ski mountains are pretty solid if it stays cold. 

[dendrite]

3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

what otter winter activities are there 

[dryslot]

2 minutes ago, doug1991 said:

Jackman, lake Parlin. Just get away and see some snow. Do a little riding around. Not expecting epic obviously 

Looks like they have snow in Jackman, Should be better over towards Lake Parlin though.

[Lava Rock]

1 minute ago, doug1991 said:

Jackman, lake Parlin

Looks like Pittston Farms opens tomorrow, but with a limited base not sure how good the trails will be, but they need to run a business and I can understand opening even if the terrain is limited. Not seeing anything open around Rockwood, Forks, etc, so probably only direction to ride will be towards Jackman and vice versa. Guy that owns Spruce Meadow cabins in Jackman says a lot of trees down. I'm sure it'll be a mob scene anyways.

[mahk_webstah]

26 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Looks like i'm heading up next week for a 3 day trip.

Seems like a good idea. Many of us should consider a weekend trip to somewhere snowy.

[tamarack]

4 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Looks like Pittston Farms opens tomorrow, but with a limited base not sure how good the trails will be, but they need to run a business and I can understand opening even if the terrain is limited. Not seeing anything open around Rockwood, Forks, etc, so probably only direction to ride will be towards Jackman and vice versa. Guy that owns Spruce Meadow cabins in Jackman says a lot of trees down. I'm sure it'll be a mob scene anyways.

If the state isn't harvesting at Seboomook, there's loads of logging roads that don't need deep snow to ride. 

[Lava Rock]

1 minute ago, tamarack said:

If the state isn't harvesting at Seboomook, there's loads of logging roads that don't need deep snow to ride. 

for sure. when we go to jackman we ride almost all off-trail/logging roads. Try to avoid ITS as much as possible

[HoarfrostHubb]

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Besides figure skating , what otter winter activities are there with no snow ? 

Skiing.  They have this thing called snowmaking now. 

[mreaves]

53 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Idk…looks like sustained seasonable cold for a week+…nothing extreme though. It’s more like maritime arctic cold (or at least taint) wrapping around our way from the block. 

 

44 minutes ago, wx2fish said:

Yeah I mean after the last 2 Jan's it's a pretty  solid stretch of sustained winter like cold. It would be a great stretch if we had a snowpack to maintain. 

Does look colder across NNE at times, especially for the upslope areas. Lots of deep mixing and downsloping on this side of the terrain. 

That's exactly what I was thinking, seasonably cold.  I wish I had more snow on the ground for snowmobiling, snowshoeing etc. but it is what it is.

[Great Snow 1717]

8 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Besides figure skating , what otter winter activities are there with no snow ? 

hockey

Ice fishing

running

biking

walking

hiking

camping

photography

birdwatching

ice climbing

rock climbing

curling

..and that's just off the top of my head..

 

[HoarfrostHubb]

14 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Besides figure skating , what otter winter activities are there with no snow ? 

Base area of Wachusett.  Almost all manmade but in decent shape. 21 of 27 trails open 

 

[HoarfrostHubb]

The woods are all bare though. 

[ORH_wxman]

8 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

The woods are all bare though. 

Which is very rare this time of the year there. Even in recent winters WaWa has been able to keep some natural snow at most times. 

[Damage In Tolland]

25 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Most ski mountains are pretty solid if it stays cold. 

I mean with no snow in the area . Most folks ski when they see snow out back . 

[Damage In Tolland]

12 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

hockey

Ice fishing

running

biking

walking

hiking

camping

photography

birdwatching

ice climbing

rock climbing

curling

..and that's just off the top of my head..

 

Almost all of those are not winter related activities and are things done year round. 

[Great Snow 1717]

2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Almost all of those are not winter related activities and are things done year round. 

They are activities that many people like to do during the winter....perhaps you should consider going outside more often rather than being glued to watching bad model runs??

[Kitz Craver]

3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I mean with no snow in the area . Most folks ski when they see snow out back . 

This is probably true, less SNE heads get out and go up north when it’s brown, it’s just out of mind kinda. 

[MJO812]

If the lobe wasn't there in Maine this would been a normal SWFE and trend north .