Jester January

[Layman]

52 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Looks like possibly a young Charlie Sheen there in the lower left. 

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, ORH_wxman said:

March is the time to go skiing up north. Can’t remember the last time the Xmas to New Years week was clean. Feels like it sucks or has some terrible days almost every year. Even going back to the glory years of winter that holiday week always seems to have problems. 
 

Though in your defense, Sugarloaf is often far enough north that even some crappy setups still do well there.  

In crappy years our ski club used to go to Sugarloaf.

[DavisStraight]

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Ordering food for NYE

Take out tonight, local restaurant New Years Eve.

[DavisStraight]

34 minutes ago, Layman said:

There was a BMX track in the same location as a motorcycle track in Southwick, MA. 

For a somewhat weather related aspect, the BMX track was dry and sandy like beach sand and when we went to try and screw around on the motorcycle track, it was soft, deep and somewhat muddy. That track was also comparatively huge in relation. We were already breaking bones on BMX bikes so mom and dad were none to keen on jumping up to motorcycles 

My friends family owned a Honda shop, we used to go watch him race motorcross at that track, good times. They had a big RV we used to drive down and stay there.

[amarshall]

In crappy years our ski club used to go to Sugarloaf.

We are rolling the ultimate dice for Feb break . Heading to France . Full week of skiing for an adult is $350. (2 days at Stowe) . They've been getting nuked for December . All in all same price as a west coast trip for different scenery.


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[cleetussnow]

7 minutes ago, amarshall said:

We are rolling the ultimate dice for Feb break . Heading to France . Full week of skiing for an adult is $350. (2 days at Stowe) . They've been getting nuked for December . All in all same price as a west coast trip for different scenery.


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Excellent idea.  

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

1 hour ago, greenmtnwx said:

Buy a pass problem solved. Skiing can still be very affordable. 

 

1 hour ago, Kitz Craver said:

Yeah when NNE had the pre Christmas blitz I was thinking about a pow sesh at Jay, to my dismay, tickets are well over 100! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been up but I remember Jay being one of the last “affordable” major New England mts. We used to regularly get tickets for 60 bucks, not even sniffing that anymore. 

It’s not that simple. I likely can’t ski enough to justify the pass.

 

My ex loved North Conway so I usually ended up skiing at Cranmore. Legit 2017-2019 I could ski usually for like $40 bucks, maybe a bit more. Last year it was like $90 weekday and $115 for a weekend. Outrageous 

[WinterWolf]

2 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

This generally sums up Northeast skiing now.

The average lift ticket has doubled in price over the last 6 years, at least, some places more.

I love the hobby, but I’ve pretty much given it up at this point.

I’d advise if you enjoy it, get back into it. Unfortunately everything has increased in price, which can be difficult….but sometimes you can’t put a price on something you love, if at all possible.  You can just make some adjustments to make it work. 

[CoastalWx]

Gfs scrapes SE areas with a biggie and then the southeast is frozen solid. Impressive.

[wx2fish]

3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Gfs scrapes SE areas with a biggie and then the southeast is frozen solid. Impressive.

Low 20s to FLL, let's do that 

[DJln491]

my parents in FL would lose it...I can hear them now complaining about the cold

 

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

12 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

I’d advise if you enjoy it, get back into it. Unfortunately everything has increased in price, which can be difficult….but sometimes you can’t put a price on something you love, if at all possible.  You can just make some adjustments to make it work. 

Yea but once 1/20 arrives, everything will be cheaper and America will be greater. 

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Yea but once 1/20 arrives, everything will be cheaper and America will be greater. 

Oh it will be greater …by alot.  But we’ll stay on topic.  

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Yea but once 1/20 arrives, everything will be cheaper and America will be greater. 

What do you have planned?!

[rimetree]

OES in Nassau mid-January? 

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

2 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Oh it will be greater …by alot.  But we’ll stay on topic.  

Maybe, maybe not. We just don’t know. 

[weatherwiz]

Was curious what the record low observed 850 temp was at MIA. Looks like -5.4C 12/24/89. That would stand a solid chance of being broken if this cold shot is legit lol

[bwt3650]

March is the time to go skiing up north. Can’t remember the last time the Xmas to New Years week was clean. Feels like it sucks or has some terrible days almost every year. Even going back to the glory years of winter that holiday week always seems to have problems. 
 
Though in your defense, Sugarloaf is often far enough north that even some crappy setups still do well there.  

Jay has been on point..100 percent open today. One of the best Christmas weeks in a while..yes, tnrw and Monday will be wet, but the base is there and that’s a heck of an upslope look late week. Should be net positive and then some..but to your point, March and early April is where it’s at.


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[tamarack]

1 hour ago, Kitz Craver said:

Yeah when NNE had the pre Christmas blitz I was thinking about a pow sesh at Jay, to my dismay, tickets are well over 100! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been up but I remember Jay being one of the last “affordable” major New England mts. We used to regularly get tickets for 60 bucks, not even sniffing that anymore. 

Today's prices boggle my mind, though it's almost 44 years since I last skied and almost 54 since I learned parallel during a ski week at Glen Ellen (now Sugarbush North).  For $45 one would get 5 days' lift tickets and daily lessons plus 2 "parties" - spiced wine and ski films immediately after the lifts stopped.  Except that year they cut the January price in half!

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, bwt3650 said:

Jay has been on point..100 percent open today. One of the best Christmas weeks in a while..yes, tnrw and Monday will be wet, but the base is there and that’s a heck of an upslope look late week. Should be net positive and then some..but to your point, March and early April is where it’s at.


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Everyone goes back though late next week.  

[WinterWolf]

4 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Maybe, maybe not. We just don’t know. 

We know. 

[bwt3650]

Everyone goes back though late next week.  

If your timing was Mon-weds then I get it. Sucks to catch the rain. But the times that it’s not actually raining, the snow will be soft and decent…I’d argue better than the icy mess last year…and I bet it’s dumping by weds pm so those that did a whole week will have Thursday and Friday as ridiculously good powder days; though I could see wind issues. You’re the met, but that looks like classic over performing upslope weds-Fri up here.


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[bwt3650]

Yeah when NNE had the pre Christmas blitz I was thinking about a pow sesh at Jay, to my dismay, tickets are well over 100! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been up but I remember Jay being one of the last “affordable” major New England mts. We used to regularly get tickets for 60 bucks, not even sniffing that anymore. 

The new model is pre purchase. You can get $70 no blackout tix good all season if you purchase early.


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[dendrite]

21 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

We know. 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

 

This would send orange juice to $10 a gallon. Teens right to the gulf coast would be wild.  Bye-bye crops and plumbing. 

[psv88]

3 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

 

This would send orange juice to $10 a gallon. Teens right to the gulf coast would be wild.  Bye-bye crops and plumbing. 

It won’t. After 1/20 OJ will be free. 

[SnoSki14]

1 minute ago, psv88 said:

It won’t. After 1/20 OJ will be free. 

And inflation will magically disappear.  I can't wait for my $1.50 gas 

[dendrite]

We need to break the FL state record of -2°. Some new weenie site in the far northern panhandle will do it someday.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

4 minutes ago, dendrite said:

We need to break the FL state record of -2°. Some new weenie site in the far northern panhandle will do it someday.

Wow, I had no idea any part of that State had ever gotten that cold. 

[ice1972]

Lake Tahoe lift prices in the 90’s were no more than $45 per day…..I took the kids there back in April and it was like $450 at Heavenly for one day - I knew it going in but it really irritates me how the epic and Icons and Indy’s have ruined it for a lot of snow enthusiasts who don’t necessarily go enough to justify those passes - you can go to Europe way cheaper….