powderfreak

I agree, it’s all because it’s truly the darkest month of the year and getting that nice white blanket with festivities really brightens the mood. The problem with December is that it is statistically, from a climo standpoint, the easiest month to be punted by Mother Nature. It’s the most likely month to fail of the Dec/Jan/Feb/March period in terms of snowfall.

It’s bad news if it’s cold and snowy in October but also bad news if it’s not cold in October. Lots to be concerned about when concerns cover all bases. Rest easy, many an autumn starts with deeper cold shots down the Midwest, Lakes, Ohio Valley.

We are also probably a couple tenths below normal… but it’s normal to date essentially. High of 50F and now 36F out.

It’s taking many years off your life to check that 00z ECMWF run. I’m surprised I’m still alive even in my 30s if getting less than 8 hours on any given night is taking years of life away. My 20s were made up of more a series of naps than anything else. 32F at 9:30pm. Chilly evening.

It’s the greatest marketing campaign ever. Even to open for a day or two and lose it.

I broke down and have worn the Carhartts to work a few times lately. The time/duration of peak temps is short too. It hits the high and then is immediately going colder again. A month ago it seemed to linger warm a lot longer through the day.

October and April. It gets cool quickly too in the evening. Already dipping into the upper 30s.

He was so concerned with the vegetation this summer, good to see his plants surviving until Thanksgiving.

30F and dense freezing fog.

It's entertainment. That's why they do. Winter is like a sports team to root for. There's always hope for future glory.

Yeah that’s all very true. Our place has tripled in value. People are selling comparable places for a ridiculous amount of money. I purchased cheap in 2012 after the market sank and I was sick of paying rent… my rent payments were about the same as a mortgage payment so why not? Now we could sell for what I think is an obscene price for what we have, but where do we go? If I did not make the decision back then to just go for it, there’s no way I live in this town right now. And you are right that in VT there are a lot of jobs like teaching, law enforcement, EMT, etc that are now actually way behind the curve… the service industry was forced into high wages if they wanted to continue to operate. The same can’t be said for some other professions. I know a local teacher who’s 17 year old son makes more money than she does bussing tables in the evenings.

That dude makes a living off being a contrarian. Almost everything he says is to be against the grain, to get a reaction.

It’s wild how 15 years ago on like WWBB everyone would’ve been throwing fits. Now we are all genuinely like, yeah another mild couple weeks Is fine…we can enjoy it.

Yeah that’s my favorite winter I’ve experienced here to be honest. It was just steady and constant.

Oh I’m an idiot. I was thinking of October 2005. October 2010 was the wettest and whitest October on record at Mt. Mansfield, VT. The precipitation total of 14.71 inches (374 mm) topped the old record of 14.43 inches (366 mm) set in October 2006. The snowfall total of 34.1 inches (86.6 cm) broke the previous record of 31.8 inches (80.8 cm) set in October 2005.

I thought the big snows were later in the month. Interesting. The Stake had like 20-24” settled depth I think at the end of the month. The big one I remember was Wilma’s moisture getting entrained in a coastal storm. I thought that was more like the 25th of October.

If I know Ginxy it’s Sunday River. Also looks like it could be East Fall at Killington looking into the Canyon area but I don’t think the lift aligns right.

Electric and wood is where the cost savings are at. It’s cliche but oil dependence is a wild card more than the others.

Then he makes me look stupid, hitting a bomb in his 2nd at-bat. 46/43

Struck out first AB instead. He’s in a funk. The break between regular season and division series looks to have gotten him out of rhythm.

He on vacation? Can’t wait for the pics of him and friends getting shared here, ha.

Where do you guys find this stuff? We just come to chat weather lol. That’s a bit heavier than the usual temp observation posts. 57F off a max of 64F.

Jelly. That’s 10 out of 10. 63F and sun is like 8.7 out of 10, ha.

The economic engine is hampered by work force now. The demand is there but restaurants that were 7-day a week operations are now 4-5 day a week operations. There are plenty of guests to do 7 day a week operations but can’t staff it. Wages are minimum $20/hr and some restaurants around here are at $30/hr now. But even being just a line cook for $70,000 a year won’t let you buy or rent around here. Also I have to imagine the margins weren’t great to begin with but if your whole restaurant staff is now filled with people making the equivalent of $50-$75k annually from hostess to line cooks, the margin has to be even less. The cost of food is up. Prices keep going up on the menu too.

Can’t draw up a Saturday in October any better. 63F up here in full sun.