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I been participating in the "Bitch about the weather thread" with some sarcasm and fun yet also serious bitching. But I have to say its really becoming problematic as for my scheduled trip to Telluride in march. There is simply no snow. The forecast for next couple weeks shows none to very little and further out still shows only minimal at best. I mean this puts me through at least late January before anything substantial could even be considered and thats only via wishful thinking.
I just don't understand how the resort would even establish a base to cover anything but the manmade runs as all they really have is nothing but a hope that February brings good snows. I mean are they to expect 200 inches in just February to make up for this terrible snow deficit that has been December and what looks to continue till well into January?
I didn't book this expensive trip out west so I could see closed runs and bare spots on the slopes.. I could do that in the Poconos and Catskills. To be honest we are actually doing much better.
After about 20 years of finally being able to get out west its really disheartening to know its a disgusting year for snow. One of the reasons (among many) I picked T was because it rates among one the better places for march skiing conditions. But I cant imagine with the way it has gone so far and is also expected to be well into January that they would somehow reach even close to normalcy in basically only the month if February.
Im seriously considering losing a high chunk of non refundable money and seek elsewhere. This was not easy to do financially to begin with but when I consider the total expense was in part paid to experience the west , it seems Im damned if I do and damned if I don't so may as well eat it and spend more to go and find an experience we were looking for in the first place. It doesn't look like T (as beautiful as it is suppose to be) is going to be living up to its rep this year or even a percentage of it.
People say "ah don't worry so much it will be fine" or "you got time it will happen", etc, etc. And while I understood that a month ago its now getting ridiculous and looks to stay way under par in the next couple weeks. When do you say "oh boy this is bad" and eat the cost to change the trip you only get to go on but once and who knows if/when it can take place again.
Lets face it.......one 18" dump in Feb (if that even happens) or a few snows is still not going to turn tings around to normalcy. The place doesn't even have any base at all yet except for a few manmade runs. I can wait but the closer I get to march the harder its going to be to book another and more expensive it gets. I'll also stand to lose about 1700 bucks doing so and that's simply to change things let alone find another flihhts and accommodations elsewhere.
I honestly don't know what to do. Am I over reacting here? Should I expect late Jan and the month of feb to turn the whole thing around or is it honestly a bit too late for that at this point anyway? I mean there is literally zero snow there covering anything at all. The mountain and town are simply completely bare and with nothing at all but smallest amounts showing for the near future.
What to do, what to do? I could ski manmade runs along side bare spots right here. Can I expect T to recover from this between late Jan and the month of feb? will it? or is it honestly a bit too much a deficit to overcome at this point. When I say this point I mean consider the next 2 week or so forecast so lets make believe this is already Jan 7th. When do you say "lets get out of dodge" and seek whiter pastures..lol.
Some advice please. and please understand I am ignorant as to just what is normal and good or bad out west and how things work. But even being ignorant to the situation, no snow is no snow. Nothing so special to understand about that part.
I just don't understand how the resort would even establish a base to cover anything but the manmade runs as all they really have is nothing but a hope that February brings good snows. I mean are they to expect 200 inches in just February to make up for this terrible snow deficit that has been December and what looks to continue till well into January?
I didn't book this expensive trip out west so I could see closed runs and bare spots on the slopes.. I could do that in the Poconos and Catskills. To be honest we are actually doing much better.
After about 20 years of finally being able to get out west its really disheartening to know its a disgusting year for snow. One of the reasons (among many) I picked T was because it rates among one the better places for march skiing conditions. But I cant imagine with the way it has gone so far and is also expected to be well into January that they would somehow reach even close to normalcy in basically only the month if February.
Im seriously considering losing a high chunk of non refundable money and seek elsewhere. This was not easy to do financially to begin with but when I consider the total expense was in part paid to experience the west , it seems Im damned if I do and damned if I don't so may as well eat it and spend more to go and find an experience we were looking for in the first place. It doesn't look like T (as beautiful as it is suppose to be) is going to be living up to its rep this year or even a percentage of it.
People say "ah don't worry so much it will be fine" or "you got time it will happen", etc, etc. And while I understood that a month ago its now getting ridiculous and looks to stay way under par in the next couple weeks. When do you say "oh boy this is bad" and eat the cost to change the trip you only get to go on but once and who knows if/when it can take place again.
Lets face it.......one 18" dump in Feb (if that even happens) or a few snows is still not going to turn tings around to normalcy. The place doesn't even have any base at all yet except for a few manmade runs. I can wait but the closer I get to march the harder its going to be to book another and more expensive it gets. I'll also stand to lose about 1700 bucks doing so and that's simply to change things let alone find another flihhts and accommodations elsewhere.
I honestly don't know what to do. Am I over reacting here? Should I expect late Jan and the month of feb to turn the whole thing around or is it honestly a bit too late for that at this point anyway? I mean there is literally zero snow there covering anything at all. The mountain and town are simply completely bare and with nothing at all but smallest amounts showing for the near future.
What to do, what to do? I could ski manmade runs along side bare spots right here. Can I expect T to recover from this between late Jan and the month of feb? will it? or is it honestly a bit too much a deficit to overcome at this point. When I say this point I mean consider the next 2 week or so forecast so lets make believe this is already Jan 7th. When do you say "lets get out of dodge" and seek whiter pastures..lol.
Some advice please. and please understand I am ignorant as to just what is normal and good or bad out west and how things work. But even being ignorant to the situation, no snow is no snow. Nothing so special to understand about that part.