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The winter that wouldn't start, the winter that wouldn't end.
The subject say it all.
Yesterday AM started out at Killington with super mid-winter conditions of easy skiing eastern packed powder following a couple of powder days previously. Temps in the 20's to begin, not enough sun on previous days to soften up and create EasternFirm(tm). It did warm up to almost 50 degrees with strong sun yesterday. My wife said I looked very healthy when I got home. Today it's snowing. It started about 7AM and we have 4" on the ground down here in the valley. We are expecting at least a foot up high. Tomorrow and Saturday should be stellar. However, rain is predicted, hot rain, I might add, for Sunday. At least down here. It could be the end of winter days and the beginning of spring skiing, which we haven't really had for the past few years since we got washed out near the end of March. It's April 1, fer cripes sake. |
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The winter that wouldn't start, the winter that wouldn't end.
On Apr 12, 7:14 am, VtSkier wrote:
The subject say it all. Yesterday AM started out at Killington with super mid-winter conditions of easy skiing eastern packed powder following a couple of powder days previously. Temps in the 20's to begin, not enough sun on previous days to soften up and create EasternFirm(tm). It did warm up to almost 50 degrees with strong sun yesterday. My wife said I looked very healthy when I got home. Today it's snowing. It started about 7AM and we have 4" on the ground down here in the valley. We are expecting at least a foot up high. Tomorrow and Saturday should be stellar. However, rain is predicted, hot rain, I might add, for Sunday. At least down here. It could be the end of winter days and the beginning of spring skiing, which we haven't really had for the past few years since we got washed out near the end of March. It's April 1, fer cripes sake. Well, we got 4" to 8" the past 12 hours or so as well. Not enough for powder skiing, but it'll sure cover up the bare spots nicely. Enjoy it where you can, sierra-at-tahoe closes at 4-16, and heavenly 4-22. I know I will. 'later, IS |
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The winter that wouldn't start, the winter that wouldn't end.
VtSkier wrote:
The subject say it all. Yesterday AM started out at Killington with super mid-winter conditions of easy skiing eastern packed powder following a couple of powder days previously. Temps in the 20's to begin, not enough sun on previous days to soften up and create EasternFirm(tm). It did warm up to almost 50 degrees with strong sun yesterday. My wife said I looked very healthy when I got home. Today it's snowing. It started about 7AM and we have 4" on the ground down here in the valley. We are expecting at least a foot up high. Tomorrow and Saturday should be stellar. However, rain is predicted, hot rain, I might add, for Sunday. At least down here. It could be the end of winter days and the beginning of spring skiing, which we haven't really had for the past few years since we got washed out near the end of March. It's April 1, fer cripes sake. Yeah, yeah, I know, I'm slightly dyslexic. It's April 12. |
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The winter that wouldn't start, the winter that wouldn't end.
taichiskiing wrote:
On Apr 12, 7:14 am, VtSkier wrote: The subject say it all. Yesterday AM started out at Killington with super mid-winter conditions of easy skiing eastern packed powder following a couple of powder days previously. Temps in the 20's to begin, not enough sun on previous days to soften up and create EasternFirm(tm). It did warm up to almost 50 degrees with strong sun yesterday. My wife said I looked very healthy when I got home. Today it's snowing. It started about 7AM and we have 4" on the ground down here in the valley. We are expecting at least a foot up high. Tomorrow and Saturday should be stellar. However, rain is predicted, hot rain, I might add, for Sunday. At least down here. It could be the end of winter days and the beginning of spring skiing, which we haven't really had for the past few years since we got washed out near the end of March. It's April 1, fer cripes sake. Well, we got 4" to 8" the past 12 hours or so as well. Not enough for powder skiing, but it'll sure cover up the bare spots nicely. Enjoy it where you can, sierra-at-tahoe closes at 4-16, and heavenly 4-22. I know I will. 'later, IS A friend of mine here calls that "Martha Stewart Snow." Just enough to cover the ugly. |
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The winter that wouldn't start, the winter that wouldn't end.
VtSkier wrote:
It's April 1, fer cripes sake. Yeah! Back up the calendar and get some more season! I like it. Ullr bless us. Had a foot of fresh on the mountain this AM but it was windy during the night, so if you knew which slopes were lee those slopes skied more like 20 inches of fresh i.e. deep turns for the wicked. Best was that most folk were apparently clueless as to which slopes were lee, leaving untracked to yo-yo until I exhausted myself and quit. However we still are well below half a normal season and the mountain will close probably a month early, so it is winding down around here. (Haven't heard any more about the sale.) |
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