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I believe the original quote was, it’s been a scary warm winter from end to end

I never thought I would read this and find it very sad!

Who was below normal out west? My son lives in Bozeman, MT and it was a hideously warm and snowless this winter this year. People were very concerned about it. Many of the liftees told him they haven’t seen a winter like that in 50 years of living there.

Over a foot at Stratton as of 7am

Actually its’s not hook and ladder. That’s a fire house. In football terms it is hook and lateral, which as a play on words is often referred to as hook and latter.

I have a place in Lake Naomi in Pocono Pines and compared to resort areas in the southern Greens of VT or Big Sky MT it’s definitely podunk.

I’d definitely cast a vote for the Bozeman/Big Sky area of MT. Expensive, but plenty of infrastructure out there and good jobs moving in, and a great dry climate, but plenty of cold and snow.

Yeah if you want crappy Podunk poconos. Much better options are Green and Whites.

Probably the most accurate thing you’ve said all winter. Enso, mei, mjo, it’s all voodoo. It’s as accurate as the junkies giving gambling pics on the 1-800 line, sports pundits giving predictions during the pre-game show, or Jim Cramer. Info-tainment I call it.

Meanwhile my son in Montana rode the loft with an older gentleman at Bridger Bowl yesterday and he said it’s the worst winter for snow there in 50 years.

That is a brutal forecast

Not really.

Where is the NWS coming up with these 6-7” forecasts in monmouth and ocean county? Every piece of modeling indicates 2” maybe abs have been getting drier?

Does Jay Peak really have 187” on the season? Seems ridiculous? PF?

Other than some light snow showers or light mix it looks like snow is generally wrapping up in the New York City area

Those concerned about fighting dry air looked to have good reason.

Damn I do pretty well on that one up here in the Woodford VT vicinity

I can tell you that there’s definitely not gonna be any good tree skiing unless that 10th storm follows up on this storm this weekend. This weekend storm should be pretty good for most of the New England ski resorts but it’s probably a 6 to 10 inch deal and not going to make much of a dent in the trees. That 10th system looks pretty beefy though and if we were to be mostly snow at the resorts on top of this weekend storm the trees could get good pretty quickly. But based on your decision parameters I think it’s going to be too little too late and you’ve got to go with Le Rangèr. Besides, the boys are playing well this season.

I understand and that’s fair in your personal case. But there’s really no disagreement to be had, it’s a simple fact that many people glade and tree ski in New England and it’s an important part of the mountain. You said skiers don’t care, as in encompassing the skiing world, but there is no debating that overall coverage including trees is important and many skiers care. There is also a fairly large back country ski scene in both New England and the Rockies, which obviously depends solely on natural snow cover.

As a lifelong skier in New England and the Rockies this is patently false. Not only does overall snow cover help the ski vibe, But more importantly glade and tree skiing is a big part of the mountain for many skiers.

A bit of a flip of the script today. The pope, torch tiger crowd on their heels and getting hot under the collar.

Most of January has been shot for a week or so now but February is notMost of January has been shot for a week or so now but February is not

Wheres brooklynwx to post something good? Oops

I completely agree but I just hope you know that nailing that blizzard down to a two week window is literally like flipping a coin or the roulette wheel at the Vegas table. There is no science known to man that can predict that accurately or even has any value, so it’s frankly just dumb luck at this point.

In all honesty I very much commend you for your hard work, research and effort. The problem is that you’re leaning into a science which is extremely difficult to forecast at a human level that far out. Your accuracy gets you in trouble, but your effort is to be commended.