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I’m flying into MHT Saturday night. how screwed am I regarding zr?

4 hours ago, tamarack said:

Some years back, a young cougar made it all the way from SD (IIRC) to SNE, only to get nailed on a CT highway.

Probably along the  I-84 Bermuda Triangle near @Damage In Tolland where all the people end up getting in accidents.

8 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

A 2012 repeat ….said no one one guy every year. 

FYP

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Remind me to congratulate myself.

I would like to remind you to please stay safe.

3 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I know snowfall was well below average in S NH, but I don't think it was that far blow average well to the north...and its been reasonably cold.

I ski locally in southern NH at Pats Peak. the last 3 years:

-2024/2025: 12/13 (I missed opening day by a few days)  to present (I think they will close after this week)

-2023/2024: 12/1 (opening day) to 3/22 (closed a couple days later

-2022/2023: unsure of opening day, but it was sometime in January, to 3/22

Very consistent opening and closing dates regardless of what the Pope spouts

7 minutes ago, jbenedet said:

Funny talking about a good ski season past tense on March 17…

I mean, not to mention it also started very late— the Christmas break skiing was non-existent throughout northern New England.

There is nothing good about operating a seasonal business and losing 2 months of potential revenue.

jesus christ man, you are such an all-knowing blow hard.

the ski season was actually pretty damn good. how many times did you get out this year?

65/57 here. Yard is about 90% clear of snow.

@dendrite for the loss

12 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Just can’t get any green up . Crazy how yellowed / browned out lawn are. There’s no green anywhere. I don’t ever recall it like this after a winter and then a warm, dry sunny Morch . We did go into winter with burned out lawns from the fall drought. And then deep frost into the ground . Them a winter of steady pack. And so far a dry spring overall . Mist just be a combination of things. There’s a few crocus shoots and Tiger Lillie’s just poking thru in sunny areas. But mainly a dead landscape. 

it is really early to be seeing any green grass, except maybe SW CT. your soil is still pretty cold I would think

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

C- grade. 5.9" biggest total, but at least the pack hung around and made it feel wintry. A couple of awful stiff jobs though. 

oh boy, I can't wait to see the DIT or 40/70 edits on this one.

2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

They have become mainly snowless now. Nothing new 

March 2023 (27" here) begs to differ

2 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

How many wheelies has the Pope done already?

he is busy doing donuts in the snowpack at @tunafish's yard

1 hour ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

My wife and I were in Hooksett/Manchester on Saturday. There was still a good amount of snow on the ground. Some yards had at least 10 inches of snow remaining.

yup for sure. sunny spots in my yard are bare, but those are small areas. shady/wooded spots have more, obviously

As disappointing as this winter was, i have to go with a C+ (maybe closer to B-, but whatever)

-late start, with another New Year grinch storm. pretty dam good middle, the stretch from 1/11 to 3/4 had no rainers, which is unusual. Poor ending, melt started on 3/4

-good pack retention, had snow on the ground from 1/11 through at least 3/10. Also had good depth, with around 18-20" at the peak (currently between 4-6")

-good cold air, nothing crazy and no records or anything, but it was consistently cold from 1/1 to 3/4

pretty breezy here. Lost power an hour ago, it came back on as I was putting gas in the generator. now I gotta drain it again

2 hours ago, #NoPoles said:

Snow is melting fast, here

same up in Pittsburg 

up north in Pittsburg NH snowmobiling for the week. Went from -14 Monday morning to 38 and rain today. Went for a 50 mile ride this morning and got soaked. bailed and started drinking early, and now leaving tomorrow, a day early. Trails are absolutely taking a beating. elevations have over 4 feet of snow and will survive, but down low, forget about it 

and we’re onto spring.

19 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Looking forward to more dinner pics at the broke back rub and tug pub. Pancakes, pack, and peckers?

had lunch there yesterday, no pics, sorry

11 hours ago, mreaves said:

I told you!  The only time I've ridden there was when I was buying a sled.  It was insane and the trails were mush.

got up to Pittsburg yesterday afternoon but haven’t been out yet. the number of trucks/ trailers heading south was insane. Trails always suck in NH on the school vacation weeks, especially on the weekends, which is why I am here all week.

and it’s fucking -14 this morning 

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

Only one more full month until May  

That wind is ripping out there

I think you need to check your math

37 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Strap it on in back of the Backstrap.

I think he was at the Brokeback Strap

2 hours ago, jbenedet said:

The pack loss has been substantial in terms of LE. I’m down to about 2” LE vs 4” at the start of the week. The ground also completely thawed in most places with decent sun exposure. Last night was third consecutive with temps >32.

i highly doubt that. I know that you are in the banana belt of SE NH, but I don't see how the ground could be completely thawed after a couple warmish days. I could buy they top 2-3" being thawed, but not completely.

50 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

This is the heaviest snow you can get.  It is vomiting snow.

@CoastalWx rejoices and can't wait for pics

17 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Ya me too.  Once the 10th is over I’ll be fine with the warmer stuff.  

same for me. last trip up north coming up, returning on 3/9. after that, we are on to yard work (after the melt)

11 hours ago, dryslot said:

Not sure, I've never been actually in Pittsburgh, Buck Rub looks like a decent place though, I know when i rode near there a month ago, There was plenty of snow.

Buck Rub is probbly the only decent lunch/dinner on-trail stop up there. it does get pretty busy, and trails right around it are usually beat to shit. I am heading up there next week for the week

1 hour ago, dryslot said:

Cold and windy out here today, Stopped in to Bald Mtn Camps on Mooselook Meguntic Lake for lunch.

is that Batman on the left?

1 hour ago, UnitedWx said:

Man! If you have not ridden a modern snowmobile when you try one you'll think you're having fun with a totally different sport! Apples and oranges is a far insufficient description of how modern snowmobiles perform.. especially if you ride skidoo. Back in 2002 I had a chance to ride the Prototype Ski-Doo REV at a dealer in Lyndonville vermont. We put a deposit down that afternoon for the following year as soon as we got back to the showroom.  Ride like butter!

my first sled was a '96 Ski Doo grand touring, which was awesome as it was my first, but after a 100 mile ride on ungroomed trails one day, I was ready to light it on fire. once I saw the new REV, I sold the GT, and bought a new '04 Rev ($4k), which was an unreal sled. I think @dryslot had one around that year. next I bought an '11 Renegade ($7k), which was miles ahead of the '04. wrecked that one against a tree in a slow-speed crash that took out the right a-arm and bent the tunnel. now I have a '19 Enduro ($12k), which is the nuts. but I still can't believe the prices now. I have less than 2k miles on it, so I just might have it forever.