JustinRP37

The whole system needs an overhaul. But even in Ohio people support not changing the clocks. But even so I don’t get why people are so worried about morning daylight. The evening commute is just as important and statistically more people are out for the evening commute. People always talk about students going to school in the dark, well they already do all winter here. High school busses start picking up before 6AM where I am. Those students already go to school in the dark basically the whole school year. We didn’t even have a Federal standard for it until 1967 and we have moved it multiple times. I would okay with going back to the old way the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. But we’ll see what happens in the future as the “Sunshine Protection Act” was passed by the Senate but not the House. I honestly don’t see it changing anytime soon, but it is worth thinking about permanent DST or EST.

But where are you seeing this? The models over the next 10 days are 40s to low 50s with lots of foggy nights and rainy days. The following 10 days look like one to three days of 60 but damp and chilly days interspersed. Not exactly ideal. Just early April weather in early March.

It’s what people don’t get. This can also give our pollinators hell. Not to mention people don’t equate March with ticks but they are out when it is warm!

We should honestly just keep DST year round. Changing clocks doesn’t do anything it was originally proposed to do.

Not up by me in the foothills. Have today and one day next week in the 60s, the rest are 40s with rain. Spring always sucks except for those rare warm days with sun. The rest is mud, bugs, and more mud.

It’s for work. Gotta get the day started.

Yes rainy and in the forties is going to be so amazing. Nothing like spring in the northeast. But at least it will be light out after 7 although it sucks for those of us getting up at 5 that we get an extra hour of dark.

So question for all the people that prefer rain over snow this time of year. What can you do with this absolute garbage weather. This is literally the most depressing type of weather and why I wish I could be in Phoenix from March to mid-May. Too warm to snow to enjoy snow sports and too cold to enjoy being outside and then just wet. Days like today even with the heat in just feel damp and raw.

There hasn't even been much arctic air there either. Some small periods of outbreaks, but nothing sustained.

We may have been dry, but they weren’t and they still had snow cover during winter. We are in a positive feedback loop with fires now, less snow cover in Canada leads to more fire.

It is odd how so many people seem giddy with the warmth. Do I like warm weather? Sure do, but not on February 27th. People telling MJO to move etc, umm this isn’t our normal weather either, so quite acting like 60s by late February is normal and a good thing.

I don’t think people realize how bad fire season will be in Canada this year with the lack of snow cover and very little precipitation. I know some love the warmth but you won’t when we start to face crop shortages etc. This is actually a very alarming trajectory we are on.

Still have a 2-4 inch pack in my yard, but it will be gone after this weekend. Currently snowing and sleeting quite hard. Winter's last hurrah here as it is currently modeled. Getting a Killington trip in this weekend and then we will re-evaluate.

Yeah if we didn’t pull this out this would have been a straight F instead of a D+. Hopefully March can get Vermont some snow but I think this will be a quick closing year for many ski areas.

It’s epic compared to the last two winters where we couldn’t hold a pack at all. It’s sad that on Tuesday last week my son said “this is the biggest snowfall of my life”. We got 11 inches and he is 5. Goes to show you how much the past few years have sucked. The last “big” one we had he was 2 and clearly doesn’t remember that. So I’ll take this. And yes in the past 7 days we have had 15 inches of snow so that is still great, even in a crap winter.

For natural snow yes. This year has had more consistent snow making but that all comes to an end next week.

You are in the island. Winter has sucked there for sure this year. But the last week and this week have been great up here. Snow was amazing at Catamount last weekend and in the Catskills. It has been a tough winter but compared to this time last year I’ll take it. Last year many areas never got close to 100% open in snowmaking trails. Has it been an amazing winter no, but at least this past week and this week have been good.

All these people worried about when winter would be over and many called it over in mid January. I will have two full epic weeks of winter since the snow fell to when the warm up begins. Still have half a foot of snow on the ground. It was a warm start to February but overall the month wasn’t a loss for winter weather enthusiasts. Enjoy what you have as the most godforsaken season of the year is next. Allergies, mud, mosquitos, and flies. If I could “spring bird” to Phoenix from mid March to early June I would. Then summer will be hot and humid, perfect for the beach and pool before summer ends in “October” and we get our one month fall and then who knows what next winter brings.

Catamount was absolutely amazing today! Snow squalls putting down a few inches and great conditions overall. This week as been great and even next week in the mountains looks cold for the majority of it. I always am amazed at the huge variance in weather from the city to the Catskills and Berks.

We finished with just shy of 11 inches here in Patterson. It is amazing snow. A little heavy but great! Tomorrow I’ll be heading to the slopes! I’ll take it.

If it can close the city and still get me skiing, I’d be happy.

8 to 12 still up here in Patterson NY, but any further bumps south and I’ll be getting into the screw zone. Never thought this would have happened just a few days ago.

This is what is should be. Ours justified it as kids still get the thrill of the snow day and will want to be outside (a rarity in today's world). It is also incredibly important to their development when they can play with the kids in the neighborhood outside. We really have seen that kids just cannot focus during online school for more than 45 minutes anyway. It is boring and there is no collaboration. Rather just have them off completely since when it is snowing anyway, I doubt they will be paying attention anyway.

Just close, remote learning doesn't work. Let kids play in the snow.

I'm going with 8-12 for me here in the LHV. I think it will likely be closer to the 8 than the 12, but hopefully it surprises me! Can't wait regardless! I can take Wednesday off and hit the slopes!