Robert2 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I got movies today..... closeups of the snow and cross sections of the hardpack to show the JF never ending winter secret recipe for snow. Mr. Wizard science show later after I edit the videos. 27 degrees at noon....great riding all day under blue skies. JADIP AT JF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julz m Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 sick. hope it stays like that for tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert2 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 sick. hope it stays like that for tomorrow! www.weather.com say BLAKESLEE PA will be 23 degrees at 4AM and 38 degrees at noon. If thats not a snow dream conditions come true then nothing is for the second week in March. FORGET what it looks like in your back yard in Philly. We are a snow capped peak here with cooler weather and longer winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snomakerglenn Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Serendipitous........pinch me, I must be dreaming.......beautiful conditions for any month and it's March!!! If you like skiing (or ridin'), be there tomorrow, bring sunglasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert2 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I did a Mr Wizard type of science show for two years at the The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philly until 2001. This video shows a close up of the surface on Exhibition. Its 3 inches deep of soft snow. Then the video shows a cross section of the snow at one of the pits around a ski lift pole. Note how the snow is about TWO feet deep and that the top half is very bright white hardpack and the very bottom layer 6 inches or so is BLUE , or dirty glacier ice. So every day when the groomers reshape that top layer they can do their magic and we get to ride on powder on cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaddyk Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Chalky powder ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Chalky powder ??????? he's legally blind, remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) Glacial Stratigraphy!!!! My favorite!!! Seriously, i'm a bit of a nerd Edited March 14, 2009 by Schif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert2 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Chalky powder ??????? I wouldn't call it snowcone... or sticky granular. How would you describe it when its cold enough to be dry and not smear wet on the mitten? Whatever you want to call it..... It was a great ride all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaddyk Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) How would you describe it when its cold enough to be dry and not smear wet on the mitten? Frozen granular or sugar (or like some people call it...sweet n low). Chalky powder were refer to freshly blown snow. Edited March 14, 2009 by bigdaddyk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert2 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Frozen granular or sugar (or like some people call it...sweet n low). Chalky powder were refer to freshly blown snow. My intent in describing the surface was to make sure everyone could see that it's been groomed to perfection and that there is no glacier solid blue ice anywhere I was riding. Which seems almost impossible to believe considering the warm weather we had last week. So I figured a few simple video closeups of the snow would show what we have to ride on. It would help if SOMEONE ELSE ANYONE who actually skies at JF would do a trail report more often besides ME being the only daily TR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryHugo Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I wouldn't call it snowcone... or sticky granular.How would you describe it when its cold enough to be dry and not smear wet on the mitten? maybe it's the piece of windshield wiper you have sewn into your mitten that squeegeeing off all the wetness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 maybe it's the piece of windshield wiper you have sewn into your mitten that squeegeeing off all the wetness I love Angry Hugo's posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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