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Filed: Thu, Feb 28 2008 - 9:51 am - ACTIVE PATTERN The pattern is active with plenty of storms on the horizon. Major storm possible end of next week. You\'ve heard about all the record snows from the North and east of Albany through Maine. So close. With regard to global warming, the Artic Ice is back and thicker than last year, record cold in China, snow in Bahgdad the first time ever, ice increasing in Antartica. Greenland has it\'s name because it used to be farmed. The earth has been warmer and it has been colder. Sunspots are way down. We are in a warm period heading cold. Doesn\'t mean man has not screwed up the environment and he shouldn\'t fix it. Let\'s see what the next 20 years brings. Filed: Thu, Feb 14 2008 - 4:05 pm - Rain again.... On January 31st I called for possible snow on the weekend. We got snow on Saturday and Sunday. While not a big dump, it certainly was nice by Sunday afternoon. We have finally turned the corner on the season. While more rain is coming, the warm shots are shorter and the cold a little stronger RELATIVE TO NORMAL. Look for the bookend to continue forming with cold weather into March. Filed: Thu, Jan 31 2008 - 8:34 am - The Curse is Lifted... That\'s bad for you. No big storms during the last two of Mrs. Bumpers National Sales meetings. I should say snow storms, because heavy rain is coming. In fact we are going to have to get through a series of warm events. Someone said I had not been negative in the recent posts, but I have pointed out that it has been above normal in temps since the middle of December. People have crowded about the snow that has been made. They had to because it was their only shot. Good times are coming however. Next weekend things will start to change with a chance of a big snow. Our end of season cold and stormy pattern will begin to take shape. Keep your fingers crossed. Filed: Fri, Jan 18 2008 - 10:08 am - My mountain rant Since I have a platform to rant let’s talk about the mountain. I have plenty to gain from the mountain’s success. I have spent almost every winter weekend here since 1986. Many things need fixing. For what ever reason management has chosen to reduce expenditures. My take on this as others have pointed out, Norm and Vic, is that lower expenses get a pat on the back. I think they are trying to show a good balance sheet to entice outside investors. Big money is needed. Another million gallon pond and new quad. Nothing will really change until Orville is with Izzy. I still have skied 44, purn and k27 this and have had plenty of good powder days this year. The weather has been horrible. My skis are trashed, but that is only way I can get equipment out of my quiver. It is all about the skiing. I remember when I was a kid in the 70’s. We were all afraid of Hunter. I did the Belleayre, Butternut, Jimney thing. One day my parents took me here and I said, this is it. I can not find better within 2.5 hours of my house. The town looks the same. I like that. There are plenty of fancy ski towns. I am waiting for the build out of liftside village. One day it will happen. I like skiing onto an empty D lift all day long. Now let’s look at what happened at Killington. Powder Corp came in, raised prices and reduced services. They did realize that opening expert terrain and grooming were real important and people have noticed. That’s because, Killington Peak is an expert’s mountain. Just like Hunter is an expert and novice mountain. Would you pay more to have more of the mountain open? Filed: Fri, Jan 18 2008 - 10:07 am - Cold then warm then cold Now the weather. We are still in the middle of my bookend winter. Did not say it could not snow when it’s warm. But we are still above normal since mid December. The January 20th snow that was first called for one month ago may be delayed till the 26th because Mrs. Bumpers meeting is one week later this year. Today and tomorrows snow will be minor, the jet streams will not phase. NYC may get their biggest snow Saturday night however. Still, it’s finally going to get cold, but for how long? Maybe till early February and then warmer again before finally and we will have a cold spring. | |
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