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dbostedo

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Paging @Jellybeans1000 and @jack97 and @nay ... what's the blob going to do to the US west this year?

(Also, you might want to fix your title - it should be "affect" with an "a"... just my personal little pet peeve... Unless you meant "effect" as in "bring about" or "cause to happen" :cool: )
 

Ken_R

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The blob can be very bad for nearly all N American ski areas. See 2014-15 summary at https://www.bestsnow.net/

That was the year that total season snowfall at the bottom of Squaw and mid-mountain at Heavenly was 88". Also compare number of places hitting record season highs vs. record season lows. Hoping this year is different.
 

Lorenzzo

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Not gonna a worry about a few data points (one?) brought to light by the guffaw Weather Channel. It's the National Enquirer with a weather section. Nat Geo makes a valid point though about LT possible consequences.
 

markojp

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If the blob hangs on, it'll be another Crystal Mountain Green Valley only season... and ski touring higher up. If not, I'll be normal.

FWIW, while the terrain was really limited, I did manage to ski a lot that season. Crystal also has snow making now, so hopefully there will be enough cold spells to open up more of the mtn. this time around.
 
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luliski

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The blob can be very bad for nearly all N American ski areas. See 2014-15 summary at https://www.bestsnow.net/

That was the year that total season snowfall at the bottom of Squaw and mid-mountain at Heavenly was 88". Also compare number of places hitting record season highs vs. record season lows. Hoping this year is different.
Yep, that was the season I only skied 4 days. Then I didn't even buy a pass for the next season , and spent lots of money on day passes that season (2015-2016).
 

jack97

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To the NW members, sorry to see the Blob coming back. When I saw Bastardi's winter forecast and the lack of snow he is forecasting for this region, it implies a blocking pattern at the Alaska gulf.

Winter_2018_19_Snowfall___August(1).png
 

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