Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

[toast21602]

1 hour ago, saltyant said:

I saw the solar eclipse in 2017. Now that was rad and I didnt even have to wake up early

 

No shit, it was a solar eclipse. 

[Benm]

7 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

No shit, it was a solar eclipse. 

Took me a second but that was fuckin funny. 

[toast21602]

Unfortunately it was cloudy here at 2:00-3:00, but I'm sure other parts of the LV had some opportunity to check it out. This morning when I woke up I caught the tail end of it before it got cloudy again. 

[indiggio]

1 hour ago, toast21602 said:

Unfortunately it was cloudy here at 2:00-3:00, but I'm sure other parts of the LV had some opportunity to check it out. This morning when I woke up I caught the tail end of it before it got cloudy again. 

Crystal clear at 4:00am.  Unfortunately phone camera pics suck.

 

[saltyant]

43 minutes ago, indiggio said:

Crystal clear at 4:00am.  Unfortunately phone camera pics suck.

Thanks for waking up early for me so I didnt have to. I slept until 8 am today and I'm looking at the eclipse right now!

[poconoceancity]

On 11/18/2021 at 7:40 AM, Benm said:

i can think of a few good roads. main one being 115 from sierra view down to maybe hellers, the one you mentioned to jonas, toll road from the top before it goes uphill near the end. a shame they'd be plowed but one can dream lol 

80 East down to camelback would be a fun, long run.

[AirheadD8]

My son has been killing it lately with his astrophotographer skills. A teenager who got out of bed at 4am ? 
 

I don’t have an expensive telescope but it’s good enough to see a lot of cool things. 
 

He’s just using an iPhone though the lense.

[indiggio]

15 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said:

He’s just using an iPhone though the lense.

I should give that a try.  Thanks!

[AirheadD8]

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I’m surprised at the lack of Uranus jokes. One of the cooler things about outer space are the,”Black holes”

[NMSKI]

56 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I’m surprised at the lack of Uranus jokes. One of the cooler things about outer space are the,”Black holes”

One of my kids was learning about planets at school and informed me that Uranus is a "gas giant" which I giggled like a little girl about.  

[enjoralas]

4 hours ago, NMSKI said:

One of my kids was learning about planets at school and informed me that Uranus is a "gas giant" which I giggled like a little girl about.  

True twice because s/he was talking to you!

[JFskiDan]

looks like we start to settle in with some overnight temps in the "ok-ish" range for snowmaking.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Maybe an opening next weekend. 

[Benm]

2 hours ago, JFskiDan said:

looks like we start to settle in with some overnight temps in the "ok-ish" range for snowmaking.  

blue has first availability for tix set for fri. dec. 3. looking at the 10 day, there seems to be plenty of opportunity for marginal snowmaking. im guessing it'd be very limited terrain, but crossing my fingers for it to happen.

for some reason they never updated the 8hr tix which are being sold for today and prior. the 4hr tix are all starting on the third.

Edited November 22, 2021 by Benm

[toast21602]

4 minutes ago, Benm said:

blue has first availability for tix set for fri. dec. 3. looking at the 10 day, there seems to be plenty of opportunity for marginal snowmaking. im guessing it'd be very limited terrain, but crossing my fingers for it to happen.

for some reason they never updated the 8hr tix which are being sold for today and prior. the 4hr tix are all starting on the third.

STOKE MARKET ON THE RISE.

[saltyant]

13 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Maybe an opening next weekend. 

That's all hearsay.

[Benm]

1 hour ago, toast21602 said:

STOKE MARKET ON THE RISE.

maybe... something bizarre is happening. either people are noticing it and buying or they are removing dates. 

4hr AM - dec 4, all days starting dec 10
4hr mid - all days starting dec 10
4hr PM - all days starting dec 10 except dec 24
8hr - Nov 26, 27, 30. Dec 1, all days starting dec 10

Edited November 22, 2021 by Benm

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

5 minutes ago, Benm said:

maybe... something bizarre is happening. either people are noticing it and buying or they are removing dates. 

4hr AM - dec 4, all days starting dec 10
4hr mid - all days starting dec 10
4hr PM - all days starting dec 10 except dec 24
8hr - Nov 26, 27, 30. Dec 1, all days starting dec 10

Wow thanks for the analysis. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I think the snowmaking cannons are going to be fired up sometime later this evening at Blue mountain. The stoke market is rising 

[toast21602]

2 hours ago, Benm said:

maybe... something bizarre is happening. either people are noticing it and buying or they are removing dates. 

4hr AM - dec 4, all days starting dec 10
4hr mid - all days starting dec 10
4hr PM - all days starting dec 10 except dec 24
8hr - Nov 26, 27, 30. Dec 1, all days starting dec 10

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I just felt Jack Frost nip on my nose. It was invigorating like a cold shower. 

[JFskiDan]

1 hour ago, toast21602 said:

 

This is probably one of the least confusing posts they have made recently, and the most informative.  i wont ever understand the latest trend of places announcing opening dates 3 months in advance.  I think most everybody here understands they open when it gets cold and they can make snow, but in general, people are pretty stupid, and would show up Friday, just because they read something 3 months ago that said they would be open. 

I have seen stuff from a FB weather page that someone said "Blue is making snow", and "Frost is going to open on December 3rd".  

[mbike-ski]

when will sidewinder park open?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

21 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

when will sidewinder park open?

The same day they open the stunt ditch...