Mo’ Better Blues: NWS 8-14 Day Forecast

Posted on by Harvey

Excerpts from the National Weather Service 8-14 Day discussion. It’s a serious cut and paste job, with lots removed. I left the relevant goodies for eastern skiers.

8-14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR NOV 24 – 30 2009

TODAYS GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT … PREDICTING THE TROUGH OVER THE CONUS TO SHIFT EASTWARD …

GREATER CHANCES FOR BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN US BENEATH OF THE TROUGH … ENHANCED PROBABILITIES FOR ABOVE MEDIAN PRECIPITATION ARE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHEAST US AND MOST OF THE EAST COAST DOWNSTREAM OF THE TROUGH AXIS.

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NWS on the Band Wagon

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

Looks like the National Weather Service is starting to buy into a pattern change. Accuweather has been calling this for a while, but to us NWS is a more credible source.

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Building a Ski Cabin

Posted on by Harvey

It’s no secret that flexibility is an important ingredient in a great ski season. And there are a bunch of impediments to ski flexibility including but not limited to; distance from the mountains, the cost of skiing, job commitments and the availability of last minute lodging.

ski cabin

Our solution to two of these issues was building NYSkiBlog HQ in the Adirondacks. Our little building helps us keep the cost of skiing down and give us the lodging flexibility to get 30+ skidays each year.

Recently another fanatical snow rider asked me if I would share what I learned doing this project. This piece details some of what we learned building the cabin.

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