NEVAR FORGET

This is definitely acting more like a normal La Niña year than last year...

First coffee and now this. How long do you think it'll take for the political will to materialize against global warming when politicians can't get their Java or go skiing in the Rockies instead of sitting in Congress?

Ok, not 'first' coffee. But the point stands.

Reminds me of the irrational premise of that particular hotel in the mountains that CLOSED for the winter...



That really never made a lot of sense to me.

Mountains around here seem to have a decent snow pack. valleys are all bare. (interior bc)

Obvious article is obvious

80 in Orlando. *headslam*

No snow for Denver. No snow in Tahoe either. Texas drought, too. Yessir, Looks like I'm gonna be puttin' you boys on water restrictions.
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BTW All previous depictions of me have been incorrect. The angels up here in Christian® Heaven tell me I do, however, bare a striking resemblance to 1970's Angela Davis. I try to disagree with them, but my dark skin and this big-ass natural sure ain't convincing many of the Cherubim and Seraphim.

After the warmest November in their history, 38" inches of snow have fallen in Morzine/Port du Soleil in the last week.

And I'm off there for a week on January 18th. Fark yeh.

I didn't get my sled fixed until a day ago, so I don't mind not having the usual crazy snow. Wonder if we'll break 100" this year. Had 179" last year, average around 120"

My favorite haunt (Monarch) didn't open until last week. They are right at the Continental Divide, they're a mom-and-pop establishment much like Ski Cooper, and (also like Ski Cooper) they're 100% natural snow. Normally being situated right on the Continental Divide and at a peak elevation of 12,0xx virtually guarantees massive snowfall.

This year, they're getting snow--but they're getting torrential winds with it. The wind scrapes the snow off the hillside before it has a chance to land. 9" in the parking lot, 4" a fourth of the way up the course, and nothing at the top of the lift. The wind was actually scraping away the pack which was already laid.

This past week has been generous with the snow, and now about 65% of the mountain is open, but none of the backwoods snowboarding park and none of the upper black diamonds are opened up.

Also, and most importantly--

My brother says Taos has been getting slammed with snow.

Let's put on a show!

Then it will snow exactly on Christmas eve.

(i'm old)

Cormee: After the warmest November in their history, 38" inches of snow have fallen in Morzine/Port du Soleil in the last week.

And I'm off there for a week on January 18th. Fark yeh.

Sweet! I land in Geneva on Saturday for much of the same.

They can have all our precipitation if they want it. Seriously, been a damn rainy winter here this year :P.

No snow in WV either.

I remember the year Breckenridge was open for exactly one weekend. And that sucked.

I'm headed to Whistler in a few weeks. Heard they are doing fine with snow. Can't wait!

Drive into Leadville to have a few beers. Think of Red River, Liberty Valance, can't believe the old man's gone.

/hopefully not obscure

I've already been out on the board several times!

/one stick is better than two

almandot: 80 in Orlando. *headslam*

It's 62 degrees and rainy here in Atlanta at 8:00 am on 12/21/11. Hell, last week, in the span of two days, we had highs of 71 degrees and then 42 degrees. Crazy weather!

Last year was the typical La Nina year, with a dry, warm winter on the prairie and tons of snow in Wyoming and the northern and central mountains of Colorado. A huge year, in fact: Uncontrolled inflow to Lake Powell last spring was around 17maf - epic. This year (so far) it's been quite cold in Colorado with six or ten moderate snows on the Front Range and below average snow in the mountains. Typically, a big snow winter in the mountains means a warm dry winter on the prairie due to downsloping winds in a SW to zonal flow. The storm track has been south on a big loop in the jet, so New Mexico and Eastern AZ have been hammered by snow (which they need badly) - the more southerly track also favors Front Range upslopes. The San Juans have gotten good early snow, too.

NOAA says it's La Nina this winter, but with a volatile Arctic Oscillation, so who knows?

In this part of the world, snowpacks can change very quickly. Large variability is the only constant in weather and climate in the West, and always has been. Just a few storms (or the lack thereof) can quickly change things. To posit that current conditions or snowpack at any given point in the season have anything to do with global warming or climate change is facile. It's always feast or famine out here, and tree ring data going back hundreds of years shows that that is normal. The cactus need their weather, too.

Wolf Creek has some nice snow. Was there on Sunday. Hope Summit County gets a lot of snow, and soon!

0x1a4: Wolf Creek has some nice snow. Was there on Sunday. Hope Summit County gets a lot of snow, and soon!

Cuchara must be buried now, too. It was in the bullseye of that blizzard yesterday. The snowpack is pretty good all through the Sangre de Christos - I'll bet Taos is fantastic right now. Ditto Angel Fire and Red River. Desert skiing at its finest. Summit County will get a good shot starting this afternoon.

I'm not the least bit interested in military history, however, there is a great story with Ski Cooper being where the 10th Mt Division trained. There are still a few of those guys around, but not many. They're all about 90 and fascinating people to speak with. Many of them still live in Colorado. If you're into Colorado skiing/riding, don't miss a chance to talk with some of these crazy old cats.

A few of them created Vail in the early 60's. And yes, even though the town of Vail and most of its inhabitants are horrible, the actual skiing/riding in Vail is some of the best in the world.

Shadow Blasko: Currently 60F here in Cincinnati.

kinda like it.

You're forgetting to mention monsoon like rain this morning as well. That wasn't so awesome to walk to work in today.

Not saying I'm not enjoying the warm weather, but it would be great if it would be warm or cold consistently. The temperature swings are destroying my sinuses this year.

This makes me sad. I leave for Steamboat in two weeks and it is about 50% open. Last year, this time it had about 6 feet of snow.

canyoneer: Last year was the typical La Nina year, with a dry, warm winter on the prairie and tons of snow in Wyoming and the northern and central mountains of Colorado. A huge year, in fact: Uncontrolled inflow to Lake Powell last spring was around 17maf - epic. This year (so far) it's been quite cold in Colorado with six or ten moderate snows on the Front Range and below average snow in the mountains. Typically, a big snow winter in the mountains means a warm dry winter on the prairie due to downsloping winds in a SW to zonal flow. The storm track has been south on a big loop in the jet, so New Mexico and Eastern AZ have been hammered by snow (which they need badly) - the more southerly track also favors Front Range upslopes. The San Juans have gotten good early snow, too.

NOAA says it's La Nina this winter, but with a volatile Arctic Oscillation, so who knows?

In this part of the world, snowpacks can change very quickly. Large variability is the only constant in weather and climate in the West, and always has been. Just a few storms (or the lack thereof) can quickly change things. To posit that current conditions or snowpack at any given point in the season have anything to do with global warming or climate change is facile. It's always feast or famine out here, and tree ring data going back hundreds of years shows that that is normal. The cactus need their weather, too.

I don't understand a damn thing you said, but I'm fascinated. How/where do I go to learn more?

/All I do is look at nexrad to figure out when I should walk my dogs and for how long to avoid rain...
//this really brings "talking about the weather" to new levels!

udeng01: I'm headed to Whistler in a few weeks. Heard they are doing fine with snow.

of course; there's no olympics this year!


/They will never live it down
//had a good time there boarding blues and greens on an average day.
///I can't handle powder on a board; only on skis.
//// skiier"Ice carver" from the East!

puffy999: A LICKY BOOM BOOM DOWN

You no say, "Daddy, me snow, me I'll go blame?"

mekkab: I don't understand a damn thing you said, but I'm fascinated. How/where do I go to learn more?

I am not sure where he got the climate info, but if you want snow data for the Western US this year and in the past, you can go here: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/

For lake levels and water info for the Colorado River and the reservoirs (Powell, Flaming Gorge, Mead, etc) you can go here: http://www.water-data.com/

All sorts of pretty cool information if you are into that type of stuff.

We were supposed to get some snow here in town, but I guess it is staying west of us--Bozeman is getting hit right now. So maybe it will come tonight instead. Been kind of light so far, the locals are all telling me they are waiting for the real weather to come.

monoski: This makes me sad. I leave for Steamboat in two weeks and it is about 50% open. Last year, this time it had about 6 feet of snow.

Its so boring around there right now, they're making their own fun. (new window)

I "wintered over" in Leadville about five years back, lived there for six months. Its a great little town and the Golden Burro cafe makes one of the best chicken-fried steaks I've ever had. The winters at that elevation are really nice. Plenty of snow, but its so dry up there that you don't really notice the cold as much. You can literally go outside in 10-degree weather with just a t-shirt on and not really notice the cold for several minutes.

Snow... we don need no freaking snow.







gonna need some new skis though.

0x1a4: Wolf Creek has some nice snow. Was there on Sunday. Hope Summit County gets a lot of snow, and soon!

Going in to WC in 2 weeks, w00t!!!!!
Can't wait.

Mildot: Snow... we don need no freaking snow.

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gonna need some new skis though.

Aww HELLS no.

No farking snow in Tahoe and none forecast through New Years. So bummed. My ski lease started last week and there's not even a bit of hope for skiing on anything other than man-made crap.

Taos is absolutely spectacular. Best opening in years. After getting screwed last year, I think we deserve it...