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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:33 am Post subject:
Owr own jdw went up with his family and then shot this one from the Wildcat parking lot:
That's right on or a bit more than 350 feet. Not that it's like 2008 or 2009 (600ft + and 500ft +), but it is a lot more snow than expected. Last year was not so good at this stage...fingers crossed _________________ "Moderate is not the new Low" - Chris Joosen, USFS Lead Snow Ranger (Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains National Forest)
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 11:45 am Post subject:
Jonathan S wrote:
robrox wrote:
Get some metrics and a few pix, please...
Metrics, you do the math:
Although I was the only one "skiing" the bottom ~20' vertical, and the top ~20' vertical might disappear soon. Everything else is pretty solid though.
Oddly enough, the snow starts at pretty much the highest possible point for this time of year -- maybe ~20' vertical below the informal parking lot. The problem is with the missing bottom...
But still, skis like way more!
Highland Sport wrote:
So, Like, How much vert is there to ski?
So looks like not everyone can do the math... _________________ My Dynafits are powered by GU.
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:00 pm Post subject:
Est 350 Vert Monday 7:55AM
Weather Underground forcast. The cost, in red, by yours truly.
Quote:
Monday
Clear in the morning, then overcast. High of 52F. Breezy. Winds from the SE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Losing 5' -10' vert
Monday Night
Overcast with a chance of rain. Fog overnight. Low of 41F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. Losing 2' -6' vert
Tuesday
Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 50F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph shifting to the East in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50%. Losing 2' - 6' vert
Tuesday Night
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 43F. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Losing 3' - 9' vert
Wednesday
Overcast with a chance of rain, then thunderstorms and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 54F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Losing 2' - 6' vert
Wednesday Night
Overcast. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. Losing 1' - 2' vert
Thursday
Overcast in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 57F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Losing 3' - 9' vert
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Losing 1' - 2' vert
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the afternoon. High of 54F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Losing 2' - 6' vert
Friday Night
Clear. Fog overnight. Low of 46F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Losing 3' - 6' vert
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 55F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. Losing 3' - 6' vert
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 39F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Losing 2' - 4' vert
Sunday
Partly cloudy. High of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph. Losing 2' - 6' vert
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 30F. Winds less than 5 mph. Losing 1' - 3' vert
Monday
Mostly cloudy. High of 52F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Optimist's total remaining vert on Memorial Day = 318 or less vert
Pessimist's total remaining vert on Memorial Day = 269 or less vert
More sun, more fog, more wind and/or higher temps means totals will drop accordingly _________________ "Moderate is not the new Low" - Chris Joosen, USFS Lead Snow Ranger (Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains National Forest)
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:55 pm Post subject:
Jonathan S wrote:
Jonathan S wrote:
robrox wrote:
Get some metrics and a few pix, please...
Metrics, you do the math:
Although I was the only one "skiing" the bottom ~20' vertical, and the top ~20' vertical might disappear soon. Everything else is pretty solid though.
Oddly enough, the snow starts at pretty much the highest possible point for this time of year -- maybe ~20' vertical below the informal parking lot. The problem is with the missing bottom...
But still, skis like way more!
Highland Sport wrote:
So, Like, How much vert is there to ski?
So looks like not everyone can do the math...
80,050 feet of vert WOW I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO There!
Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 1499 Location: Amherst, Mass.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject:
Highland Sport wrote:
Jonathan S wrote:
So looks like not everyone can do the math...
80,050 feet of vert WOW I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO There!
No wait or is that 0.8050 ft?
or 08050cm?
Looks like not everyone can read a pretty straightforward display either.
But I'll help you:
08050 ft
22 runs
If you use division, then you can find out the answer to your "So, Like, How much vert is there to ski?" question. _________________ My Dynafits are powered by GU.
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 1:02 pm Post subject:
Highland Sport wrote:
Thanx rob I was figuring that the cam showed 250-350vert.
Just for giggles, and because I remember those watches fondly, I did the math on Jonathan's day:
22 laps for a total of 8050 feet of vert = 365.909090.... feet per lap.
As of this morning it was closer to 350, but most of the solar, wind and temps damage seems to be in width lost _________________ "Moderate is not the new Low" - Chris Joosen, USFS Lead Snow Ranger (Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains National Forest)
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject:
Jonathan S wrote:
Highland Sport wrote:
Jonathan S wrote:
So looks like not everyone can do the math...
80,050 feet of vert WOW I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO There!
No wait or is that 0.8050 ft?
or 08050cm?
Looks like not everyone can read a pretty straightforward display either.
But I'll help you:
08050 ft
22 runs
If you use division, then you can find out the answer to your "So, Like, How much vert is there to ski?" question.
Oh, if only the photo was clearer then all my worldly questions would be in plain sight...John ya need one of those new fangled picture gathering machines for a refined snap shot. dig?
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 10:31 am Post subject:
Condo located...can we fill it?
Summit still in the clouds...gonna be less cover, but how much less?
The tension is mounting! _________________ "Moderate is not the new Low" - Chris Joosen, USFS Lead Snow Ranger (Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains National Forest)
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:16 am Post subject:
Summit still in the clouds, has been for three days, with warmish temps and a bit of a breeze...
Not good for the snowpack! _________________ "Moderate is not the new Low" - Chris Joosen, USFS Lead Snow Ranger (Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains National Forest)
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:23 pm Post subject:
Back in my room in Gorham. There is virtually nothing left. Go to commune with Agiocochook if you wish but don't go for the skiing. The summit snowfield is now pinched off by a 30 foot swath of rocks about halfway down. It is perhaps 100 vertical feet of turns in either piece, no more than 150 max. I did one run, not bothering to take off my skis and walk across to get to the bottom half. Snow quality was pretty good but i heard the click of rock on steel a couple times.
From the road I could see a longer stripe of snow in Airplane, but it is gone before you reach the choke. Pipeline is very skinny and interrupted in several places. Jefferson snowfield might be the biggest thing left but it is a long slog to get there.
I put skis and boots in car and hiked the Alpine Garden Trail which was rewarding in it's own right. Clouds filled Huntington Ravine to the brim with some spilling over onto the garden. Now And then it threatened to sock in the summit and I could appreciate why those huge cairns that mark the trail are just 20 - 50 feet apart.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:09 am Post subject:
100 feet? That's at least 8 gates for the slalom...I'm on my way tomorrow after work _________________ "Moderate is not the new Low" - Chris Joosen, USFS Lead Snow Ranger (Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains National Forest)
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