SWriverstone Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Yikes! The Ludlow, VT forecast says tomorrow (Wednesday) the highs will be 10-15 with winds 15-25mph and gusts up to 40mph. I love the cold and snow, but this sounds borderline brutal. (Wind chill down to 15 below.) Is this a typical, balmy winter day for you folks from Maine and Vermont? Will anyone even hesitate to spend all day out in that? :) Is Okemo somewhat sheltered from the wind? Or can we expect to get blown backwards up the hill? :) Just wondering---so we can set our "expectation meter!" (Yes, just bought bombproof new Mountain Hardware pants and already have heavy-duty mittens! Better pick up a balaclava for under the helmet though...) Scott PS - Looks like Okemo could get up to a foot of snow tonight...woohoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 25-30" expected here today/tonight. WOOWOO! Okemo isn't that bad for wind. Those winds are higher that normal, but I bet it will be fine on the mountain. That temperature is pretty normal for the winter. In the valleys there it can get extremely cold at night - I've seen -26ºF w/o windchill before - but it generally isn't too bad on the mountain. In the Great White North, we actually do our snowsports when it's below freezing outside ;) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Scott, you'll be having too much FUN to get cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWriverstone Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Believe me---I'd MUCH rather it be below zero than 50 degrees! :) Way too much of that junk around here lately...though it's snowing here in WV now...could be an interesting drive up---but we have 4WD, so should be okay. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy D Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 FYI: It is snowing/icing here in CT right now. Be careful on your way through. The forecast is for 4-6 inches of new snow in CT now through tonight. Temps are dropping quickly, freezing all the rain we got last night/this morning. Have fun at Okemo this weekend!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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