ORH_wxman Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It's like a funeral home in here. Almost unreadable....the funny thing is I don't think Decembers like 2011 or 2015 ever got close to this awful on the posting level. Maybe we were just deleting more stuff back then, but I don't really recall having to do that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Some sled trails I ride not far away are in big trouble and I'm sure more messages like this will be forthcoming. Not gonna be a preety sled season in many spots and business is going to take a beating. Here’s the cold hard truth from the SSSC. We do not know what this season will bring. We are a small club located in two very small towns with limited funding opportunities. We have around 100 miles of trails. We have exhausted our yearly funding repairing the bridges and trails from this springs flooding. Only to have it washed away again. We appreciate the outpouring of support from our riders offering to help, it has been refreshing to see. The reality is this isn’t going to be a volunteer issue. It requires money to hire the contractors and heavy equipment it takes to build bridges and fix roads. Our grooming equipment requires heavy duty bridges and culverts. With the freeze up coming and snow soon to follow we do not believe we will be able to repair all, or possibly even any of our trails without a significant financial boost. It’s not the news anyone wants to hear but we want to be transparent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 45 minutes ago, mreaves said: There is evidence/speculation that coyotes have mated with wolves on their eastward migration. Like Will said, coywolf. Dollars to donuts, just regular old coyote. When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” This maxim coined by Dr Theodore Woodward in the 1940s is a useful reminder that we should diagnose the common causes rather than search, at exorbitant length (and cost), for low probability causes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 A hail marry coming to Northern Maine on the 12z GFS, A push of colder air into the crown up there on the 28th. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Looks like 12z gfs will be coming in weaker and south with primary over western lakes , maybe cooler look for Maine this run for 27-28’th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, moneypitmike said: Dollars to donuts, just regular old coyote. When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” This maxim coined by Dr Theodore Woodward in the 1940s is a useful reminder that we should diagnose the common causes rather than search, at exorbitant length (and cost), for low probability causes I don't disagree but there is more evidence for the the coywolf. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, dryslot said: A hail marry coming to Northern Maine on the 12z GFS, A push of colder air into the crown up there on the 28th. 1 minute ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: Looks like 12z gfs will be coming in weaker and south with primary over western lakes , maybe cooler look for Maine this run for 27-28’th It’ll start coming and staying now…a little more patience for us Jeff.. and then we’re golden. Last year I didn’t get up there until 1/25…was a slow start too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 What a bizarre evolution on the GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, mreaves said: I don't disagree but there is more evidence for the the coywolf. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/ It’s sort of like Occams Razor ,usually correct but sticking strictly to that mentality will cause you to miss outlier events (but who has the time to research everything and with an unbiased point of view ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, WinterWolf said: It’ll start coming and staying now…a little more patience for us Jeff.. and then we’re golden. Last year I didn’t get up there until 1/25…was a slow start too. I don't usually ride JD until 2nd week of Jan in any season here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 That would even be snow here.....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Canadian is not far off either. GFS flips to a little -SN even in SNE as a cstl develops off NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, dryslot said: I don't usually ride JD until 2nd week of Jan in any season here. So even better…it should be primo by then anyway…get that new sled out on the white-top and let her roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, CoastalWx said: Canadian is not far off either. GFS flips to a little -SN even in SNE as a cstl develops off NC. This is for when Scott..27th? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, WinterWolf said: This is for when Scott..27th? Yes, 27-28th 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: This is for when Scott..27th? For N Maine yes . More of 29’th when S of pike cools It’s a longer duration event that is sort of revived at the end by more energy to our south 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Lets go! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 18 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Revelstoke looks pretty good Headed to interior BC XMAS day but have definitely had to scramble over the last two weeks changing plans which now includes a lot more driving and skiing further east. Now plan to ski Panorama, Kicking Horse and Lake Louise the first 5 days and remainder of days still are TBD due to snow situation. Had originally planned to stay in Nelson for bulk of the trip. On the ski thread I mentioned what hurts is being in Lech last year with marginal snow conditions - they already are reporting almost 3 meters of base on the slopes and looking at the webcams this morning there was a full on blizzard happening in the alpine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 You get a closed low on the follow up @H5 over the delmarva late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Almost unreadable....the funny thing is I don't think Decembers like 2011 or 2015 ever got close to this awful on the posting level. Maybe we were just deleting more stuff back then, but I don't really recall having to do that. It might be time for everyone to take a bit of a mental break and refrain from posting for a few times. Enjoy the weekend with friends/family and come back fresh. Yes December sucked and it's painful but there are no indications that continues through January (at least not yet anyways). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Close call for eastern mass Friday nite as the coastal just grazes area . 50 miles NW and that is decent just inland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: It might be time for everyone to take a bit of a mental break and refrain from posting for a few times. Enjoy the weekend with friends/family and come back fresh. Yes December sucked and it's painful but there are no indications that continues through January (at least not yet anyways). Adamant Snow fans need to just learn that some posts will be stating reality and when reality bites they may need the break at least as much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 As mentioned, The canadien improved too for the 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Canadian is trying to redevelop another low when the ULL goes south on 12/30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Canadien can't be right it jacks Ray.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 A sliver of hope at 12z today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherWilly Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, dryslot said: Lets go! Looks like a nice map for November or late April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 hour ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: Anyway , I was surprised to see how poorly Mammoth Mountain was doing . 26” inches to date . I imagine they have extreme variation from month to month and year to year but I was curious if anyone in the lower 48 had a decent December . Maybe Jackson Hole? (edit yup 125” summit / 76” mid mountain ) they average upper 400’s up top See I would say we had by far the best start to the season since 2018’s record November. It all got completely reset though. Theres still snow too… its just that it’s all a block of ice. If we got a foot of snow, the snowpack is still there to open natural snow terrain. But we are in a holding pattern now. The irony is that the official record will show the Stake depth is just back to normal now . But there's still "snow", just in the form of a glacial ice pack. Luckily wasn't a true total melt out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 44 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It's like a funeral home in here. No snow on the ground there either 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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