Too quiet around here and hot as hell this week.
Should we all take a stab at when the first flakes will land in them, there hills? We could use the Whitegrass Snow Report as the official source. WG SNOW REPORT
Last year, we got an inch in Snowshoe on Oct 19 while I was there. I'll go first.
10-19 BlueDon
Pretty sneaky, Blue Don. You did not include a month with your snowfall dates!
The Colonel
If I'm correct it snowed in Alberta 2 weeks ago. I'm going to go out on a limb and say within the first week (or 2) of October. If not maybe some sort of snow in November.
The Colonel wrote:
Pretty sneaky, Blue Don. You did not include a month with your snowfall dates!
The Colonel
???
10 - 19 is Oct 19th
May not seem like it now since it was almost 80 yesterday, but it will snow before the end of september in canaan.
Just saw Whistler peak has snow.
Ok, Blue Don, first... go Ravens. :) Secondly, I'm going to guess around mid-november. I'm HOPING for sooner, but judging by the past, it'll be a little later.
Two week projected snow fall for N. America.
Tomorrow seemsike it may be the first night for snow in mnt Porte crayon. Of you look at the weather for harman and remove 10-15 degrees it may snow up there. However i doubt this big time. Pa also seems somewhat reasonable.
First snow of the season at Big Sky, Montana was last night.
Not sure if it is their standard date. But snowshoe posted a tentative opening date of the day before thanksgiving on Instagram
rbrtlav wrote:
Not sure if it is their standard date. But snowshoe posted a tentative opening date of the day before thanksgiving on Instagram
Historically, that has been their target date. I'll be there Friday and I'm hoping to check out those new guns on Cupp and see if there is any "action" where they are opening those new glades.
Will anyone anywhere have anything significant open Thaksgiving? For me that's always been WROD and maybe one or two more. I'd be really surprised if anyone has their brand new for 2015 runs open Thansgiving. WROD is usually the main middle run and a beginner trail.
anyone, anywhere?? Colorado is always open by Turkey Day. A-Basin, Beaver Creek, Breck, Copper, Keystone, Loveland, and Vail (and probably others) will be open. In all likelyhood, it'll be manmade, but it will be white. It'll only be significant terrain if there's a fair amount of natural snow to go along with the manmade.
Sunday river made a snowmaking test run last night! First in the east again...
Blue Don 1982 wrote:
Too quiet around here and hot as hell this week.
Should we all take a stab at when the first flakes will land in them, there hills? We could use the Whitegrass Snow Report as the official source. WG SNOW REPORT
Last year, we got an inch in Snowshoe on Oct 19 while I was there. I'll go first.
10-19 BlueDon
I predict Oct 6!
The Colonel
Well, it appears that the first manmade snow of the season (not counting test runs) is scheduled for 10 days from now at Loveland. The area has started it's countdown clock. Weather permitting, the area should have chair 1 open about 2 weeks later.
http://skiloveland.com/
Snowshoe has been pretty good on Thanksgiving the past two years we've been there. Yes, it's only Ballhooter lift that is open, but it's usually 5-6 runs available. We don't complain, the lift lines aren't usually too bad and the slopes are no more crowded/crazy than any other weekend at Snowshoe. Which is to say they're a complete zoo ;-)
So...by this do you me a usually less than 5 minute lift lines? I'm hoping to get out the 25th and thanksgiving morning. Snowshoe seems like the best bet at this point. But maybe mother nature will help out and give us some choices, of course with a ridiculous pass I really am thinking snowshoe is going to be the best early option
eggraid wrote:
Snowshoe has been pretty good on Thanksgiving the past two years we've been there. Yes, it's only Ballhooter lift that is open, but it's usually 5-6 runs available. We don't complain, the lift lines aren't usually too bad and the slopes are no more crowded/crazy than any other weekend at Snowshoe. Which is to say they're a complete zoo ;-)
rbrtlav wrote:
So...by this do you me a usually less than 5 minute lift lines? I'm hoping to get out the 25th and thanksgiving morning. Snowshoe seems like the best bet at this point. But maybe mother nature will help out and give us some choices, of course with a ridiculous pass I really am thinking snowshoe is going to be the best early option
eggraid wrote:
Snowshoe has been pretty good on Thanksgiving the past two years we've been there. Yes, it's only Ballhooter lift that is open, but it's usually 5-6 runs available. We don't complain, the lift lines aren't usually too bad and the slopes are no more crowded/crazy than any other weekend at Snowshoe. Which is to say they're a complete zoo ;-)
Opening day, Wed the 25th and Thanksgiving morning, I would bet lines are 5 mins or less.
Snow in the forecast for this Thursday night up in mount washigton! The mount washing weather observatory has a live web cam streem on their website
Checking out the spreadsheet linked from the white grass report it looks like the valley got a trace of snow yesterday morning. Does that mean the October 18 wins?
I think in the past it has been when first 1 inch coats the ground!
Am I correct, Blue Don?
The Colonel
The Colonel wrote:
I think in the past it has been when first 1 inch coats the ground!
Am I correct, Blue Don?
The Colonel
I believe you are correct. I picked today (10/19) so it looks like I'm out of the running.
Ironically, it snowed for about a 1/2 hour yesterday afternoon at my house near Pittsburgh.
One month has passed and we have NOT seen one lousy inch of snow yet.
NWS out of Charleston WV calling for 1-3 inches of snow at Snowshoe this Sst night through Sunday, with a high of 21 on Sun and a low of 12 on Sun night!
The Colonel
We've got some "recordable" natural snow on the ground this AM (11/22/15) here in Canaan Valley...check out the Dolly Sods webcam.
Dusting at the shoe.
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