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    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    Wow RDM. Not sure what to say to this. Makes Atlantic Canada look like the DMV in May.

    Man I am not gonna be diggin nothing. That, is a LOT of snow.

    Daily Lurker needs to see this. This outdoes the Tug.

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    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    Mammoth ended up with about 55 to 75 inches. Palisades Tahoe ended up with about 8 feet of new snow but their upper mountain stacked up 10 feet just from this storm cycle.

    Skiers are probably so happy its beyond belief. The extreme cold made this a very dry snow, they are all experiencing the White Room like never before! Might need snorkels.

     

    This says it all about Mammoth's summit https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/the-summit

    That snow is SO piled up! 

    Unbound Main Park - Snow Gun, skiers heads are almost level with it! NO WAY! Way. Usually that gun towers waaaaaay above the skiers' heads!

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/unbound-main-park

    What a BANNER on the Palisades website! https://www.palisadestahoe.com/ You have gotta be kiddin me! TEN FEET!

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    6 hours ago, RDM said:

      If you, Jebman or anyone ever get the chance to visit Japan, suggest going to Zao or Naeba.  Zao NW of Tokyo several hours.  It is famous for its "snow monsters", which are the wind-swept snow-encrusted tops of pine trees sticking out of the snow.  When I was there telemark skiing, there were only 10-20' of the tree tops sticking out of the 60-70 feet of snow.  It was amazing how much snow they had, even by Tahoe standards.  

    It was very interesting how they deal with the snow.  The Japanese have snow removal down to an art.  Downtown Zao and Naeba (not very big villages) have perforated rubber hoses laying all over the streets and sidewalks.  They pump hot water from the natural springs out to melt the snow.  The whole area smells like sulfur, but you get used to it.  Where they don't have hot water running, they use a variety of snow blowers to discard it.  There's simply no place to push it - too much of it.  They have some really nifty walk behind snowblowers that are really cool and it seems everybody has one.  

    When it snows on the western flanks of Honshu (the main island of Japan), the fetch off the Sea of Japan is accented by the upslope from the Japanese Alps.  The result is akin to what Mammoth is experiencing, and then some.  Never seen snow so intense for so long.  If you ever do go, hit me up offline.  Happy to give some ideas.  Heading to Japan in a week for several weeks.  Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be heading to the mountains this time.   

    Might have to look into this. 70 FEET of snow? Makes Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth look like Washington DC in late Morch.

    Those Japanese need to learn how to pile it up. Get a Jebman Shovel and start digging! Use scaffolding if you have to.

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    Wintah Bantah

    in New England

    Posted

    On 2/17/2026 at 7:04 AM, Supernovice said:

    If it’s going to happen, it’ll be soon. Pretty clear indications here:

    IMG_7744.jpeg

    Anyone here REALLY aware of why this is being done? It may have to do with Iran and Iraq. The outcome truly affects the USA economically and in many other ways.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    I have certainly enjoyed the last four days of heavy snow in the Sierras. I have gotten quite the FIX.

    However, no mercy. We get 4 days off, then Tuesday another three feet of very heavy WET snow descend on Mammoth.

    Skiers will get their fill of the white room tomorrow. Main Lodge lifts will be up and spinning by 10am local Pac time. SIX FEET of fresh POW await those who get there first. Palisades Tahoe got EIGHT FEET of fresh POW! Skiers are gonnabe besides themselves with pure JOY!

    Every time I close my eyes all I see are huge aggregates being driven by 85 mph gusts at Mammoth! All I see is Plow Guy plowing DEEP snow!

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/main-lodge

    Check out this 6 FOOT DRIFT on the 8200 foot Scope at Palisades!!!!

    https://www.palisadestahoe.com/mountain-information/webcams

    See also Alpine Lodge https://www.palisadestahoe.com/mountain-information/webcams#tab=alpine

    https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/weather/8-feet-with-a-final-foot-thursday/

    https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/operations/feb-18-operations-update/

    https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/operations/feb-19-operations-update/

    Inside Edge Blog https://blog.palisadestahoe.com/

     

     

     

     

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    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

    I come back to the board after a 6 hour shift at the brewery where everyone is saying the storm is dead, only to find an 8 page thread. :lol:

    This place is a Zoloft commercial.

    Naah, what this is is that you guys are gonna get a snowstorm.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    Uh oh its snowing and blowing again, HARD https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/woolly-cam

    It WAS so nice there today only a little snow, 15 mph gentle wind, now its straight outta Compton again. Snow is blowing furiously off the snowpack right back onto the plowed Woolly Lot! This storm is mocking man's puny attempts to cope with its works! It's got five feet of fluffy snow to pick up and hurl across the resort! Its only ten degrees and that wind chill is so cold! This is so bad and foreboding I am even beginning to wonder if the storm is backbuilding, returning for a second engagement with Mammoth Ski Resort.

    To be honest I am not so sure Mammoth personnel can deal with any more snow right now, they have pretty much got their hands full with what is already on the ground. Now I know what you guys feel like about watching those models. I am exhausted from pretty much staying up three nights in a row watching snow lmao.

    February Discobs 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    58 minutes ago, aldie 22 said:

    Good morning from Grand Rapids Michigan where we are having a lovely lake effect thunderstorm this morning...I can't fucking win

    You  should take a trip to Mammoth Resort. They have at least 4-5 feet of new snow.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    It's hard to believe it but there it is - You can see they had at least 42 inches on the Woolly Lot this morning before they plowed it and snow blew it. Damn man that is a LOT of frickin' snow!!!!! https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/woolly-cam

    Someone has got a LOT of diggin to do.

    Looks to be about 24-30 inches fresh snow on the Village Level too.

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/the-village

    Don't look now but 12-18 inches Thursday from yet another storm then another heavy snowstorm Sunday night into Monday night. Additional snowstorms beyond that timeframe as well.

    You want snow, you know where to go.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    Guys, we have some nice time sensitive pics of beautiful deep snows at Mammoth. Check out these links. You should have seen the commercial type snowblowers they had to use on the accumulations on the Woolly Lot this morning, lol.

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/the-village

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/woolly-cam

    Main Lodge is going all 8200 foot Tahoe Scope on us this morning, lol https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/main-lodge

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    These conditions are the worst I have seen thus far with this storm cycle at Mammoth. It is just straight-on whiteout conditions. It is heavy snow driven by winds gusting in excess of 80 mph. These are deadly jebwalk conditions, even back when I was still 23 years old. You can hardly see anything. It's been doing this all day, now into tonight as well. Tonight they expect more of the same with another 24 inches of snow accumulation on top of what they got today.

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/woolly-cam

    This is not ice on the camera. This is an all-out whiteout because of 80 mph winds and very heavy snows.

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/main-lodge

    You can be sure that with all the snow falling on the mountains and all the extreme high winds, drifts are becoming monstrous, even outright Brobdingnagian. Cornices are forming on ridges all over and avalanche danger is pretty high. This is no time to be sneaking around going deep off piste trying to ski four foot deep pow! You can easily get caught in an avalanche or fall right into a tree well. Snow Immersion Syndrome is serious and few people ever manage to get out of a tree well by themselves. Often skiers fall in head first. Bad, very bad especially in a severe winter storm like this one.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    Mammoth Resort is now CLOSED for the day, due to frigid temperatures in the low teens and winds gusting to 80 mph. It's a veritable milkshake froth out there. Very heavy snow is being whipped around, to say nothing of feet of fresh snow being picked up and blasted all over the place. Up to 26 inches expected today with much more tonight and heavy snow/high winds expected tomorrow as well.

     

    Palisades Tahoe is also shut down for the day as well. On radar that Pacific Firehose is trained squarely at them. It's a murderous frigid conveyor belt full of crazy torrential snows, smashing the Sierra with incredible moisture and snow rates all day and tonight. Many of their webcams are iced up badly.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    It's surreal at Mammoth. Up to 39 inches just since yesterday. People trying to remove snow from the deck on the Main Lodge, waist deep to nearly chest deep in new snow lol.

    https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/main-lodge

    Even the Village Level got demolished with at least 2 feet of new snow. https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/the-village

    They have 20-26 more inches coming today as a new colder storm takes aim on the Sierra.

    Between the very heavy snow and that wind, its a milkshake froth out there - serious whiteout conditions at times, and often! It's COLD too, 14 degrees with 60 mph gusts brrrrrrrrrr -23 wind chiils.

    February Banter 2026

    in Mid Atlantic

    Posted

    2 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

    why are all the kids adding "-maxxing" as a suffix?

    -maxxing is a THING today. You know, Looksmaxxing, everything maxxing out. It's the Generation Z and Generation Alpha thing.

    Don't forget -MOG. For example, a mogger storm is a bad storm. The blizzard in California is a mogger storm. It's badass. 

    I love Gen Z terms and I love Gen Z tracks even more! Like Adele, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Leona Lewis, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Ken Carson, Glorilla, I think Sticky is FIRE, King Von is good, The Weeknd, man I really like The Weeknd so damn much!!!!!!!, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Evanescence, One Direction, Nelly Furtado's tracks are to DIE for!!!!, BabyCheifDoIt, Backend_Caughtem and dozens of others! I am definitely NOT your normal 62 year old Late Boomer! NO EFFIN WAY! I have a Spotify List with 493 Gen Z tracks that's FIRE!

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