Farmers Almanac Prediction!

[ski diva]

I don't know how much stock you place in this stuff -- seems like most of the time they're wrong, anyway -- but the Farmers Almanac is predicting a great winter for skiers! Let's hope they're right.

Go here:
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/forthepress/uspressrelease.html

 

[Snowbird]

Seems like those long range predictions are never right. We're owed a good winter, though -- especially here in the northeast!

 

[ski now work later]

Not sure if this prediction is accurate, but here's the Farmer's Almanac on "Where to Hit the Slopes in 2007 and 2008: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/a/where_to_hit_the_slopes_in_2007_and_2008

For a New Englander who skis primarily in Vermont, I'm in favor of this prediction!

 

[Gloria]

I think it is true

I think there is some truth to the old notion that you can tell what kind of winter we are going to have by the behavior of the animals and insects. A huge amount of pika have reportedly been moving into mountain lodges etc already. This would indicate an early and bad ( in the good sense winter ) and after the ten years of drought we have endured in Montana, that will be a good thing. As long as we can all remember how to drive on snow, considerring we really haven't had anywhere close to normal for at around 7 years now...the past 3 have been like extended falls with a couple inches here and there. I am so excited. I even went out on a limb and bought powder skis. The farmers almanac called for a long cold winter in our area two winters ago, we were wearing t-shirts in January watching the grass grow. But don't let that discourage you, I think it's going to be a good winter this year regardless of any wives tales. :cheer: Unfortunately our need for snowpack goes well beyond skiing, our lack thereof has affected everything from native trout to water rights and irrigation. Not to mention those #@!% forrest fires and pine beetles uggh!