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[Lorenzzo]

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[Lorenzzo]

 

[Tricia]

Wow, you've been getting the goods since our visit!

 

[Lorenzzo]

Wow, you've been getting the goods since our visit!

It's snowed almost continuously since.

 

[Bill Talbot]

In contrast, here is a giant New England dump for the 15-16 season.
But at least it's SOMETHING!

 

[SlideWright]

Fortunately, these boys didn't trash our XC ski track or I'd have to go have a word with them:

 

[Bill Talbot]

Fortunately, these boys didn't trash our XC ski track or I'd have to go have a word with them:

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Makes me hungry....

 

[newfydog]

 

[DoryBreaux]

Northstar today, right off the link. I think I skied just about every type of midwinter snow today. Perfect cord, crud, soft bumps, edgable hard pack, a few pow slashes, and even some ice.

 

[SlideWright]

Check out these macro snowflake images.



Alexey Kljatov/CC BY-NC 3.0

 

[newfydog]

I have had courses in Crystallography, Crystal Chemistry, and I still don't understand how on earth the molecules on one point know just what the other five are doing!

 

[Lorenzzo]

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I have had courses in Crystallography, Crystal Chemistry, and I still don't understand how on earth the molecules on one point know just what the other five are doing!

Since we can't explain it I think we are supposed to .... whoops, better not go there.

 

[Spooky]

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I have had courses in Crystallography, Crystal Chemistry, and I still don't understand how on earth the molecules on one point know just what the other five are doing!

Did you sleep through class ??

 

[newfydog]

Did you sleep through class ??

No, I suffered through the Hermann-Mauguin notation which states that :

If two or more axes have the same direction, the axis with higher symmetry is shown. Higher symmetry means that the axis generates a pattern with more points. For example, rotation axes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 generate 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-point patterns, respectively. Improper rotation axes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 generate 6-, 4-, 10-, 6-, 14-, 8-point patterns, respectively. If both, the rotation and rotoinversion axes satisfy the previous rule, the rotation axis should be chosen. For example,

combination is equivalent to 6. Since 6 generates 6 points, and 3 generates only 3, 6 should be written instead of

(not

, because 6 already contains mirror plane m). Analogously, in the case when both 3 and 3 axes are present, 3 should be written. However we write

, not

, because both 4 and 4 generate four points. In the case of the

combination, where 2, 3, 6, 3, and 6 axes are present; axes 3, 6, and 6 all generate 6-point patterns, but the latter should be used because it is a rotation axis — the symbol will be

.

How could anyone sleep through material like that??? I had to wait three extra days for the final, got a "B", loaded up the '68 Toyota and headed for Vermont to ski.

 

[newfydog]

folks are still paddle boarding in minny.

My neighbor thinks the same

 

[Dave Petersen]

Just a bad cell phone pic, but winter has arrived in the Midwest!

 

[Dave Petersen]

In contrast, here is a giant New England dump for the 15-16 season.
But at least it's SOMETHING!


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Is that the ski barn?

 

[Dave Petersen]

Dec 31. After a horrible month for weather, snowmaking the past couple days could not be better here in the Midwest.

 

[SlideWright]

A great way to start 2016! Happy New Year.

 

[Willy]

Schweitzer back country over the past few days. Beautiful high pressure system following several days of fresh snow makes for pretty pictures.

Jeff scouting our line:

Our line from the top of the ridge down to the right toward the middle of the picture:

Looking back toward where we started:

Typical inversion; crappy gray in town, making people not want to do anything. Gorgeous sunshine on top:

Ah, lunch! best part of the day!

This was Saturday. By two o'clock on Sunday, we were starting to get a reset. It can repeat this cycle all winter long! Great day in the back country while the skiers in the resort were tearing up the corduroy. I'll take it!