The Weather Thread

Kids should be able to make a snowman but the backyard is buried so no jacuzzi this trip.







Do these work in the snow?

 

Where? ^^^

 

Mammoth - based on another thread.

 

Haha, yes Mammoth. My previous post got left on the last page here where I said I was coming up here. Up here until Friday so should have some good riding after the storm coming today.

 

Mammoth broke the all time record for seasonal snow overnight. Had to fire up the snowblower to get the kids to lessons on time. Mountain just opened, pow pow time!

 

Check out the third pic down and take a look at the sign posted above the sliding glass door.

 

Wow. Where are you staying? Looks like it might be Snow Creek.

 

Yep, at my friend’s house over by the golf course. He has a corporate black pass too so front row parking and no lift lines.

Some good tree runs today. Tomorrow is going to be fire with more mountain open.

 

That is awesome. Have a great time. I miss Mammoth.

 

Rain again, so it's onto installing backer board for the tile in the embroidery shop………
I need a real job, so I can rest.

 

Fresh dusting on the San Gabes this morning. Looks like it came down even lower than last time. Eyeball estimate is a few hundred feet above Henninger Flats... so around 3000 ft?

 

It would appear that somebody here is up there playing in the snow right now.

 

I can only see the lower levels due to cloud cover but it looks very nice down low. After this little blurb blows through later this afternoon it looks like no rain for the 10 day forecast! Yes!

 

According to the Nasty Weather Service, April 5-6 has another AR.

 

This is from July 25, 2019.With 700+ inches this year how long will the season last?
Should be a good year to slide and bike - if the bike park opens this year!

 

There was snow on the ground at Mammoth on CLOSING day at the bike park in 2019. I imagine the park will still open...eventually, but it will be a late season before the upper part of the mountain opens. Kinda makes me sad, I was looking forward to some Mammoth trips this year.

But I guess we do need the snow more than I need a bike park.

 

Dammit man, say it ain't so.

 

Looks like 7 days of no rain temps in the 60's.
With the amount of rain we had and all the dirt that has been moved, it's time to dust off the metal detector and find some gold.

 

I read yesterday that Mammoth will be open "through July" but have not verified that. I guess it depends how warm in gets this Spring. I'm heading up there in mid-May. Their latest closing ever is August 13th which is a Sunday again this year so maybe.....? In the same post I read, it claimed that Heavenly will be closing on July 4th but they are severely cutting back open terrain after tomorrow and the locals are a lil' upset.

 

@mtbMike my two local resorts Cherry Peak and Beaver Mtn are closing by mid April. And, both of them still have insane amounts of snow. The reason they close so early is most of the workers are farmers and can only work seasonal. At least that's what a few of the lifties at Cherry told me.

Oh yeah, Beaver Mtn is having a snowmobile hill climb competition the weekend after they close. Maybe that has something to do with it. I've seen billboards for it, might have to go check it out. Sounds like something fun to watch.

 

Seasonal job aspect makes sense. I bet Mammoth made the call to stay open through July after getting enough staff to commit to the extra time. Plus their mtn bike/summer operation is big so probably cross over employees or summer crew willing to work the snow stuff at first. I’m just spitballing though, ha.

 

Absolutely....I went to all the Summit County (CO) resorts as well as Park City this season and at least 1/3 if not more of their employees were from Argentina, Peru and Chile. I'm sure their work visa's are expiring and they have to go home. It was the same way at Mammoth in the late 90's and early 2000's with Australian employees as they had 4 month work visa's.

 

Mid 80's to low 90's starting Wed. looking like some good riding and snake weather.
Today and tomorrow is my annual spraying weed killer. Fun

 

90° on Saturday and 66° with rain on Tuesday....... whatdahay's wrong with mother nature ???

 

This is historically a normal April...freaks people out 'cause they haven't seen it in forever.

 

Yes. April showers makes the weeds grow

 

maybe she s not sure who she is anymore

 

90° a couple of days ago 46° this morning...
Lets see if I can sneak out for a ride this morning.

 

Mother Nature is a cross-dresser.

 

Yep.
That's whats happining on my local trail right now. Should be good to go tomorrow.