Weather Blather (E.C. edition): Winter over?
I know all of you are asking the same question right now: Is winter over? While it sure is going to seem that way over the next few days, I think the answer is no.
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Woof. A week or two of silence from the FIS western contingent. Fear not, we’ve still been sleuthing around, snarking pow.
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The high elevation backcountry snow is absolutely simmering to perfection right now.
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Things have really been heating up in the mountains recently. The sun is getting higher, and the snow is getting VERY soft.
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(UPDATED: 3/14/10) Weather Blather: Smarch! (IS GOOD?)
That’s right: an above the fold update
Looking at the latest data, there appears to be the potential for not rain across the higher terrain of the Catskills, southern Adirondacks and southern VT. It’s going to be close and the scales of Ullr are teetering right now but it’s certainly worth talking about!
Continue reading (UPDATED: 3/14/10) Weather Blather: Smarch! (IS GOOD?)
When spring weather hits New England, skiers get excited. The warm sunny days and gentle winds whisper to us, telling us to head to the hills. After skiing ski resorts all winter, we decided to head to our favorite backcountry skiing destination: Tuckerman Ravine. Unfortunately, we got a bit lost along the way, but we still managed to find some good skiing!
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This blog just got exceptionally radder. The FIS may have bagged a FD (first descent) today. Well, in reality probably not… but for a few minutes until we hear from the old dudes saying as usual “if it can be seen it has been skied” we’ll continue to be optimistic. Unfortunately though, if the line in fact hasn’t been skied, it’s not really because of gnar factor but because of silly factor. Nevertheless it photographed well; here’s Ben following in the photographer’s ski tracks (bwa-haha!)–although with decidedly better style.
Full TR forthcoming…
Interview With Brian Newman, Gulmarg Snow Safety Director
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Here is an interview with Brian, Gulmarg’s beloved snow safety director. He is quite a guy and has tackled the immense project of developing a snow safety plan for the huge ski resort while training a local ski patrol and maintaining a backcountry advisory.
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I know all of you are asking the same question right now: Is winter over? While it sure is going to seem that way over the next few days, I think the answer is no.
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