Jer Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 it has been an insane snowfall year here in the laurel highlands and i just wanted to see what other mountains around the state have gotten. as of yesterday 7springs had 180 inches of natural and we got another 6+ over night and it is snowing out right now with 2-4 expected today. the long range forecast has snow just about everyday for the next 2 weeks and no temps above 35. our record is 208 inches and we are on par to crush that by a good bit. so how are all the other areas in PA doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectobar Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I don't even want to see any of you CO heads posting your #'s in here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 CO is having a pretty dry year, i do believe wester PA has had more natural snow than most of UT and CO so far this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 CO is having a pretty dry year, i do believe wester PA has had more natural snow than most of UT and CO so far this season. just checked on vail's site and they have 176 for the season and a 46" base. now if 7springs just had vail's terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Incorrect sir... As of this morning Snowshoe, WV is tied with Jay Peak, VT as having the most natural snowfall at a mountain this year in the East... Unbelievable I know... Why do I never hit SS on a good snow year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 there is 4- 5 foot of natural on the ground everywhere around the ridge tops of the laurel highlands. the woods are for the first time i have ever seen honestly bottomless. im sure snowshoe has been good also as they have been getting much of the same storms we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I want to hit the shoe, but I have several trips to the north planned... My parents graduated from WVWU so they have a soft spot for Snowshoe. May get there in the next two weeks for a day or two if the weather holds, but overall, I really just want to hit some legit East Coast powder days on a season where some areas in which it is usually rare no longer is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 just checked on vail's site and they have 176 for the season and a 46" base. now if 7springs just had vail's terrain. Interesting. Just checked Whitefish's stats. I think we are having a lousy year as well here. And they say 151" to date with a 78" base (summit). And we don't have boulders to cover. Even the base area supposedly has a 54" base. The biggest problem here has been day after day of FOG. And I mean really dense stuff, not the 4 chair stuff, this is the one chair stuff. Today was the first day in a long time you could actually see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeless Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Not many of the Tahoe resorts seem to post year to date totals, but I'm going to say "lots" Back to A-meadows this weekend, snow in the forecast, just got back from a 15 mile bike ride in 65 degree sunshine. This place is nuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillycore Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Tahoe = DEEP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorovr Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Springs has just been getting nuked. Got to ski there this year for the first time and it was awesome. Skied with some kids whose mom runs some of the events for Willies ski shops. They were doing double stagers back in the woods. Soo funny. I've been out to Pittsburgh area since December about five times and will be again next weekend. Somerset exit on the turnpike has had snow every single time I've been out there. Crazy... Should slow down now that Erie is frozen but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 word springs has gotten hammered all year! the spot has been incredible and the trees are by far the deepest ive ever ridden in pennsylvania. some crazy shit all this snow and its awesome. it was sunny and warm today an hour north of pittsburgh and I roll over to springs and its cold and snowing some more, reminds me of a snow globe. hello april riding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) we have been open for spring session through late april the past two years and this season looks like we should be turning lifts til sometime into april and maybe spring sessions into may! hope the snow keeps falling. oh and check the other thread i started today for a new edit from 7springs. Edited February 19, 2010 by Jer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 saw the edit, very nice. cant wait to see the spot opened back up..whats the plan with jumps, are they all getting rebuilt? bigger? different styles? and when will it be re-opened to the public? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 we worked the jumps all day and tomorrow is practice for the girls. they will be finished after they say that the course works good. take offs are bigger and better than before and lengths are similar but a little bigger, 40, 50, 65 ish. did not have a chance to measure tonight. ill let you know once we get the numbers. the course should be open to the public sunday sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Interesting. Just checked Whitefish's stats. I think we are having a lousy year as well here. And they say 151" to date with a 78" base (summit). And we don't have boulders to cover. Even the base area supposedly has a 54" base. The biggest problem here has been day after day of FOG. And I mean really dense stuff, not the 4 chair stuff, this is the one chair stuff. Today was the first day in a long time you could actually see. 151 ytd with a 78" base LAWLZ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 151 ytd with a 78" base LAWLZ... It's an El Nino year. Historically, it's bad for this mountain. We need La Nina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 151 ytd with a 78" base LAWLZ... I assume you're LOLing at the fact that 151" = 78" base. If you are, I agree. I have a hard time believing that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 It's been really dense snow this year, not light and fluffy. We only had the light and fluffy stuff back in December. Since then a lot of it has been more like falling fog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Just to illustrate, we don't need falling snow to "grow" a base. Here is a picture of rime forming over the groomed run. The same thing that forms our "snow ghosts", also forms on groomed runs. Rime on groomed run: Snowghosts and rime all over everything: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 thats crazy. nice shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) More snowghosts: Jeff can tell you most of my pictures this year have been fog days. Ice crystals flying in the air: A somewhat-worse-than-normal day: Edited February 20, 2010 by sibhusky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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