powderfreak

Honestly it’s more personality differences than anything. Some are glass half full and some are glass half empty people. In all aspects of life.

Here’s the thing with New England skiing… maybe 10% of the days are truly crap conditions and terrible. Like the day after it rains and now it’s 6F outside. That’s crap. Even three days after that it’s much better with more grooming. There are 10% of days where it’s truly awesome and great skiing that is memorable. Then there’s 80% of the bell curve that’s just “New England skiing.” It can be good on some trails, horrific on others, it’s a mix of snow and ice, etc. It’s variable. It changes wildly throughout the day. it changes depending on the lift you’re riding. Great at open, terrible at closing. You can usually find some good trails, and you can find some bad ones. Thats New England.

Vicariously through Utah these days to be honest. Being on calls with western counterparts is rough these days. The Park City team and Tahoe crew (Heavenly and Kirkwood) are loving life. Everyone has comments about how much it's snowing, just keeps coming, etc. Park City cams look nice this evening. Radar shows the Wasatch just getting raked by bands curling in from the SE. Looks almost like a nor'easter style radar picture, just with 10-13,000ft peaks mixed in there. Park City is at a relatively low elevation at the base there. I think town is like 6-7,000ft? Base of Alta is over 8,000ft.

Those are two high-end chases that were nailed. I'm not going to lie, I like the style. Just forget about thinking about local snow and enjoy going wherever the biggest impacts will be. Seems a lot more exciting and fun, ha.

It’s never going to snow again, true.

10" in November and 23" for December. Probably a bit below average (just a shade?) but good enough for consistent snow cover before today, ha.

You get the synoptic, we get the fake snow.

Some signs of something to turn it fresh white again by EOD Thursday. GFS EURO GGEM

Good luck to him. I always wish I had race training as a kid. Can always tell those who did based on edging and angulation as adults.

Ha, still had a few nice days. All about looking at the positives to frame one’s outlook. Positivity annoys some though .

Ha down here at 750ft… The VAST snowmobile route to the gas station while the dog finds anything cold to roll in. The Rec Path is annoyingly busy ha. Like a spring afternoon.

I can tell you with your attitude going in you certainly won't have as good a time, ha. Mentality going in is like 90% of the experience in most aspects of life. Remember, you aren't going to work, it's vacation, you'll still be skiing, the views to Mount Washington are still sick, there will be beverages, good food, fireplaces, hot tubs hopefully, time with friends and family in a place that isn't Taunton. Like you said, if you can't get a refund, just go skiing and make the most of it. Get excited to get out of SNE... go to a brewery in Bethel after skiing, have a couple beers, a burger, sit by the fire with the woman, enjoy yourself.

Rest of Northern/Central Utah: Storm totals thus far: Upper LCC: 24"/1.75" SWE Upper BCC: 20/1.90" SWE Park City: 16"/2.0" SWE Ogden mountains: 20"/2.77" Provo mountains: 42"/7.67" SWE (That is not a typo) Snow stakes now sit at 90-110" in the Cottonwoods and 70-80" along the PC ridge. 70-80" in Ogden, 75-85" in Provo. Amazing.

Out west just continues to get hammered. What a time to be alive out there. Provo Mountains in Utah are just getting smoked on south/southwest flow. ****Utah Avalanche Center**** Provo Mountains Overnight snow totals are 10"/1.57" SWE and it's still snowing. Winds are out of the southwest, blowing 20mph with gusts to 30. Temps are in the upper 20s and low 30s. Storm snow and water numbers are unbelievable and I cannot remember this much snow-water-equivalent in this short of time in my tenure. I'll have to look back at the old charts. The mid-mountain snowstake has picked up - since Friday morning - 42"/7.67" SWE (That is not a typo) THE DANGER IN THE PROVO MOUNTAINS IS EXTREME. LARGE, LONG RUNNING DESTRUCTIVE AVALANCHES ARE EXPECTED. AVOID ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN. AVOID THE RUNOUTS OF STEEP AVALANCHE PATHS.

Seems very excessive. You think ORH or Coastal care at all what he says? It’s more funny than anything. Can’t just ban/cancel everyone who disagrees with something lol.

At least the Pope can’t declare your life work fraudulent, ha ha.

It’s just a joke. I know you are very in-tune with the long range stuff… one of the few posters who could actually write that without getting smoked. George writes that there’s 42 weenies on it in the first 7 minutes.

Can always adjust upward later if needed.

Ha yeah I got out for a slow walk with the dog. Got extremely tired fast… but I just don’t stay in the house all day well, I need to be outside. I’ve heard or have always thought even when sick to keep a little bit of movement and fresh air if possible. It has that euphoric spring time feel. Don’t know what it is but it just gets endorphins going.

Haha I was like that looks a lot like my backyard right now. Trapp Family Lodge it must be? We survived the last torch to 50F and high wind event but only so many of those one can take without reinforcements.

Just alternating Tylenol and Advil. It hasn’t been that bad, just the long lasting fever for days. No lung issues. First day headache was rough but that cleared up in about 12 hours.

I made it 2+ years but got COVID this week. I had two rough colds over the past year that weren't COVID, but this one has smoked me. I cannot stop sweating, ha. Just pouring sweat all the time like I'm running a marathon. Fever builds then breaks, then builds and breaks. Or my body is trying to flush my body and get rid of something. For the past 3 mornings I've had to strip the bed and wash the sheets, just soaked in sweat and then chills. My wife woke me up the other night thinking I was going to have a seizure or stroke, she said my face was just running sweat while I slept, like I was hiking the mountain on a humid July day. Never seen anything like this. I have no idea what's going on, just keep hydrating.

That model is sponsored by Canadian Tire, just trying to sell you more snows all the time.

Winterization patterns of regional moped owners also factors in as an ensemble member.

Instead of poetry, I just imagine DIT in a fit of rage declaring winter over the minute his black asphalt driveway starts melting snow in the sunshine despite it being only 20F outside.