The Official 17-18 "Bitch about the Weather" thread

[Michael R.]

Will it snow already?

 

[scott43]

I tell you what..if I drive through a snowstorm to Detroit get fly to Colorado and there's no snow...somebody gonna get a hurt!!!

 

[Started at 53]

Please.....
1) Get cold enough to make snow in Park City
2) Actual snow would be a bonus

 

[markojp]

This isn't feeling good.

 

[apache]

Will be in Leadville over Christmas. Who has the best snowmaking - Vail or Breck? Cooper? THANKS! G

 

[Michael R.]

Will be in Leadville over Christmas. Who has the best snowmaking - Vail or Breck? Cooper? THANKS! G

You should not have to ask yourself this

I think the better questions is "What ski area will be the least crowded?" Definitely Copper

 

[apache]

You should not have to ask yourself this

I think the better questions is "What ski area will be the least crowded?" Definitely Copper

Forgot about Copper! I would like to ski Vail, though. Never been there.

 

[SkiNurse]

I said this in a recent email: Can we blame the Broncos for the weather in Colorado?

Also, starting to think about sacrifices to Ullr......

 

[Monique]

But honestly ... we do this every year. Freak out (yes, I'm freaking out a bit, mostly because I told @scott43 it would all be okay). But it's going to be fine.

 

[Dave Petersen]

Our Midwest neighborhood is bordered by a lake with lots of wildlife, and we saw large numbers of geese flying south yesterday -- a good sign I guess?

 

[Posaune]

It's been warm and rainy in the Cascades, but beginning last night it's begun to snow, and it looks like it will continue. Better times are ahead.

 

[scott43]

But honestly ... we do this every year. Freak out (yes, I'm freaking out a bit, mostly because I told @scott43 it would all be okay). But it's going to be fine.

 

[Dave Petersen]

As Glen Plake said in his POWELL MOVEMENT podcast, there is a "ski season" and a "snow season". People expect skiing on Thanksgiving, but are done skiing in March. Where in reality the snow season is later and runs well into spring, but people are ready to start golfing by that time.

 

[dbostedo]

What's the opposite of this emoji?

'Cause that's what I want to post.

Maybe something like this...

Me, when it's warm and there's no snow early in the season :

 

[jmeb]

As Glen Plake said in his POWELL MOVEMENT podcast, there is a "ski season" and a "snow season". People expect skiing on Thanksgiving, but are done skiing in March. Where in reality the snow season is later and runs well into spring, but people are ready to start golfing by that time.

I'd also recommend listening to his rant on the Totally Deep Backcountry Ski podcat -- http://totallydeep.libsyn.com/total...ing-podcast-16-extra-special-guest-glen-plake

Similar mentality about the goodness of skiing crappy snow.

 

[crgildart]

But because a handful of places were able to blast enough snow to open for a few days last week the stats will say 17-18 season Nov 17th through June whatever.

"Snow season" is changing on us. Yes, there have been other years where November was a bust but most with decent snow making infrastructure were still able to make mid to late November skiable more often than not. Seems like November is a bust every third or fourth year post Y2K.

I've now got expectations for places around here to get beyond 50% open LATE December. A couple places never did get 100% open last season..

 

[Michael R.]

Also, starting to think about sacrifices to Ullr......

Hmmm...... I do have a pair of guns that are in need of a good sacrifice

 

[James]

I've never seen so many mosquitos, or bugs, in November in VT. The long cold patch to kill them completely didn't really come.

 

[David Chaus]

Well, if the PNW receives the foot or so snow that’s forecast for the next 2 days, we’ll be back on track.

 

[Ken_R]

Time to wash your cars, all of them. Also start gathering sacrifices for ULRR. Now.