orser506 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 try and guess which 4 letter word i keep muttering to myself.....it's not the word rain either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 same here. 8°C and not expected to be below freezing for another 2 weeks. nothing but warm fronts being sent across the atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Same here in the upper Midwest. We have snow on the hills, but with no regional snow cover, the temps are not getting down to where they need to be. The ten day forecast temps keep getting revised upwards, the opposite to last year, where with great regional snow cover, the forecast temps were always being revised downwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 That SUCKS. We're going through a similar wave here in Vancouver- what little snow we have is being eroded by rain showers. That's one of the reasons why I dig this sport so much- the weather factor makes each sliding day unique. Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideGuy Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 We have been the exactly the same way until this week. Got our first snow last night and will have cold temps until Saturday. Sunday will be warm again though :( Had a 2 hour snowball fight with the my kids and a few of the neighbors this morning in celebration of the white stuff. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvingScooby Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 try and guess which 4 letter word i keep muttering to myself.....it's not the word rain either. Thanks for sharing. We are lucky here at Cypress Mountain http://cypressmountain.com/ and we sudn't complaining for what we thought lack of snow (comparing the year b4). We've been riding on JJA since Nov 8 on mixed Man Made Powder + fresh snow which is best condition for HBer. Last Monday we had 30CM snow dump and now SBer can also enjoy. The Visibility might be an issue but at least the snow condition is real good. Snow, snow, snow. RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valsam Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 In Greece we might not have a lot of money but we sure do have a lot of snow,all the ski resorts have close to 1 meter snow coverage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroshmero Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Having the same problem out here in Oregon. We had some snow around Thanksgiving (which allowed the resorts to open) and not much to speak of since then. We are finally getting a decent storm this week but it is falling mostly as rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Today was the 1 year anniversary of the chairlift falling off the tower at Sugarloaf, Maine. There is no snow cover on that trail today. Last year there was a decent base and 20" of fresh for the unfortunate to land on. Winter is taking its sweet time getting here. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburrill Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 The new Skyline lift is pretty nice though Jack. My new favorite lift. I have to say that despite the lack of natural snow, Sugarloaf has good conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 It's been puking in Banff this week - the conditions should be excellent out there this weekend - but it's still unseasonably warm in Calgary. A few of us were going to bunk off work and head to Fernie today - I'm happy we didn't, it's currently 5C and raining. That should make some nice ice on the lower mountain. I was thinking this morning that I'd like it to get cold now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colintkemp Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Slow "winter" in Tahoe too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I have the NASTAR Pacesetter Trials (skis) at Windham next week racing against AJ Kitt and it will likely be the first time this season I've been in the gates. Doesn't bode well. I'm a former Meteorologist. Okay, it was a LONG time ago. This season's weather sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Snowing 2nd day, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebiker Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Just got back from 6 days at Tremblant. They did a pretty good job with the man made stuff up to the day after Christmas, then we got 8 inches of fresh and the last two days were great (but cold/windy). Couple of pics or it didn't happen ;)... my daughter... the resort (taken from the cabriolet)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 It was a good weekend for new snow. I avoid weekends, let alone holiday weekends. Base was needed. Best Christmas present ever!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 As of this week we are basically Fugged here in southern New England:( With out a doubt this is the latest start for me since the 90s. We have a couple cold days in this coming week hopefully snow makers can load up some piles on those days. Here are the temps out to the 9th, the lows are barely enough to make snow with no natural stuff in the forecast 39°F 46°F 41°F 40°F 42°F High High High High High 31°F 30°F 27°F 30°F 27°F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Junction Carver Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I was at Buttermilk yesterday. It only had a 19 inch base with a lot of sticks/debris in the tiehack area (new lift is nice though). Best area in my neck of the woods is Powderhorn with a 31 inch base. No snow in the forecast for next 7 days. Temps are running 10 degrees above normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utahdeafcarver Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 48 degrees in Utah today. Ugh! I was out in jeans and a t-shirt and felt comfy. But for it being January 2, I am not smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Apparently the best riding at Buttermilk today is in the half pipe. Go figure. The weather forecast for Calgary tomorrow is 13C (58F). I'm thinking that our Nakiska session the weekend after next might end up being a Banff session - no snow in the local forecast this week ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideGuy Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 -14 C today. And finally some decent snow making...until the weekend when its going to get warm and rain again. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Christmas week was an absolute disaster at Sugarloaf. We had just about every weather and surface condition except the good stuff. Warm temps, cold temps, wind hold (a full day), rain, fog, you name it. The silver lining was that there were a few days of sun and no wind, but there was basically no carving to be had. There was no snow on the mountain other than the snowmaking and the remnants of a 7 inch storm from 3 weeks ago. Vacation week crowds meant anything carveable was scraped clean by 9:30am, and then it was sugar-on-concrete. Apparently the upper mountain got 4-5 inches of new snow Sunday night. Woo hoo, we were gone by then. But I am even more blown away by the scene at Squaw Valley these days. Taken today: More here: http://www.squaw.com/snow-report# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The only really good thing has been those windy days when it was warmer. It always seems a good wind will evaporate the snow melt rather than leaving it to turn to ice over night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 The weather forecast for Calgary tomorrow is 13C (58F). I'm thinking that our Nakiska session the weekend after next might end up being a Banff session - no snow in the local forecast this week ... we lucked out at sunshine on thursday w/ 18cms fresh, w/ similar accumulation the day previous. great day. yesterday in vancouver was decidedly springlike however w/ more rain forecast on an already sparse base. ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 we lucked out at sunshine on thursday w/ 18cms fresh, w/ similar accumulation the day previous. great day. yesterday in vancouver was decidedly springlike however w/ more rain forecast on an already sparse base. ugh. There was plenty of snow around Lake Louise this weekend too. More forecast for this week - Banff is definitely better off than most this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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