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Old April 18th 04, 12:11 AM
AstroPax
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Is that thunder I hear?

Bwaaaahaahaaa....ha ha ha...

From the SLC NWS:

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WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
400 PM MDT SAT APR 17 2004

....HEAVY SNOW WARNING MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

THE LEADING PORTION OF A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 8000
FEET THIS EVENING BUT DROP TO NEAR 6500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE
CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO UTAH LATE TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE BRUNT OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE SUNDAY MORNING
BEFORE BECOMING SHOWERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 10-15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE WASATCH
MOUNTAINS

ANYONE PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A RETURN OF WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS.
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-Astro

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maximum exposure f/2.8
http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/03-04/index.htm
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Old April 18th 04, 02:18 PM
Juan KoolDude
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Default Heavy Snow Warning

Gee Astro,
Enjoy that last day at Alta !!!

On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:11:30 -0600, AstroPax
wrote:

Is that thunder I hear?

Bwaaaahaahaaa....ha ha ha...

From the SLC NWS:

---
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
400 PM MDT SAT APR 17 2004

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

THE LEADING PORTION OF A STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 8000
FEET THIS EVENING BUT DROP TO NEAR 6500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE
CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO UTAH LATE TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE BRUNT OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE SUNDAY MORNING
BEFORE BECOMING SHOWERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 10-15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE WASATCH
MOUNTAINS

ANYONE PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A RETURN OF WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS.
---

-Astro

---
maximum exposure f/2.8
http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/03-04/index.htm
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Old April 18th 04, 07:57 PM
FHemmer209
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AstroPax wrote:

Is that thunder I hear?


That was me moaning. Just left yesterday. Two trips in three weeks where my
timing was just off. And add my week in Jackson in January between dumps and my
three days in Steamboat right after a good one, I grade my season an F for
powder luck. My one good day in Alta keeps it from an F-.

Hope your last day was a good one.

Fred


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Old April 18th 04, 11:03 PM
AstroPax
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:18:08 -0400, Juan KoolDude
wrote:

Gee Astro,
Enjoy that last day at Alta !!!


What? Am I supposed to die before next season ????

-Astro

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Old April 18th 04, 11:07 PM
AstroPax
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On 18 Apr 2004 19:57:46 GMT, o (FHemmer209)
wrote:

Hope your last day was a good one.


My last day? That sounds like a threat.

Look, it's not *my* fault you keep missing the good stuff.

-Astro

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Old April 19th 04, 01:58 AM
FHemmer209
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AstroPax wrote:



Hope your last day was a good one.


My last day? That sounds like a threat.


Weren't threats eliminated from here recently?

I could have added "at Alta this 2003/2004 season while it was still open
unless you plan on hiking up or getting a lift with an insider" or something
like that.

Fred
 




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