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    Model Mayhem Snowstorm! 2/2-2/4

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, DeltaT13 said:

    We stayed in Ludlow and I rode killington and Okemo, just a quick 2 day trip where most of my crew is really casual about slope time while I go hard and try to hit a lot of technical/nongroomer runs and spend the full day exploring (often alone but utilizing the singles lines which can be a game changer).  Killington had good coverage and pretty nice snow quality overall, a lot of untouched snow deep in the trees too which is my favorite. That was a solid fun day. 

    Day 2 was Okemo on a Saturday so a circus with crowds and some pretty obnoxious lift waits early on. Things only got worse as that storm exploded off the coast.  Winds ramped up impressively and quickly moved down the mountain. The summits were gusting 50 by 1pm and temps were down to -10!  Conditions got super dangerous really fast…. I got frost bite on my nose (first time in my life! Scary shit).  On top of that, the runs were completely skied and blown off, ice all over.  I found a couple passable tree runs but that’s about it. Pretty ****ing miserable tbh. 
    Our airbnb was awesome though and the company was great. Tons of cards, boozing, edibles, karaoke..haha. Just non stop laughing all weekend. 

    Too bad you couldn't hit Mad River. That's a fun one. 

    Model Mayhem Snowstorm! 2/2-2/4

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    Just now, wolfie09 said: 
    ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 9 inches
  or more possible.

* WHERE...All of western and north central New York.

* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
  commute.

    Impossible? Is this standard wording for a WSW?

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    Model Mayhem Snowstorm! 2/2-2/4

    in Upstate New York/Pennsylvania

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, wolfie09 said:

    I think this was from this morning.. 

    Note of caution
though, the shortwave energy that eventually spins up this system is
just dropping south of Gulf of Alaska and really does not make to
the southwest CONUS until Wednesday morning. So, could be changes to
forecasts up to that point and with not much time for the system to
develop fully before impacting our area, *could* see changes in
forecasts until right up til the system lifts across the lower Great
Lakes and Northeast. Just something to keep in mind.

    THANK YOU. Just what I was wondering. This will be a last-minute one for sure then as that's a huge piece of the puzzle. Enjoy the rollercoaster folks!

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