Rain, Rain GO AWAY (don't come back until it's may!)

[persee]

Ugg! Was hoping to possibly have a ski day on Monday - I'm forced to take it off from work. I even found a decent rate and *thought* I had pushed far enough north - BW. But what do I see in the forecasts now? Rain. Rain everywhere, as far north in NH/ME as the forecasts go. Why can't we have a good dump w/o it immediately being followed by rain so I can take advantage! And the rain is scheduled for Monday!!! GRRRRRRRRRR :yell:

 

[ski chick]

I can totally relate. I am so SICK of this rain. I'm beginning to wonder if we're ever gonna get some good snow this season. We get some flakes, and then they're washed away by the rain. Frustrating.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Yep, even as far north as Sugarloaf and Saddleback, Maine
Let's just hope it's not a major event, as immediately following Monday is a cool-down. Can you say ICE??????

 

[fatoots]

Crapola! Last I looked at NOAA, it was snow. :( Now I see they've updated.

Can I put my faith in the SR grooming gods?

 

[Jilly]

I can't believe Monday's forecast for us. +6 C and R. But remember sometimes the weatherman can't get tomorrow right, so why 3 days away!! Snow dancing!!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Can I put my faith in the SR grooming gods?

They have to wait for optimal temperatures. They won't groom in the rain, nor can they groom until after things have "set up" (which will happen sometime Tues-Wed). I will say, however, that a nice job was done following the recent event. But they have to wait for the "set up" or it's just a waste of time and ruins the subsurface.

 

[vanhoskier]

This winter has been the weirdest and worst ever...the temperature graph resembles a sine curve. It was in the 20's 2 days ago, now it's 60 F and raining! I was in Lake Placid last weekend; Whiteface had a foot of new snow and it was awesome, but now it's raining there too! Everyone in the East has gotten a bum deal this winter.

 

[Jilly]

Just changing over to snow here. Not expecting much!!

 

[vanhoskier]

At least you're seeing some snow now. It will be colder tomorrow and through the week, at least. I'm hoping this is the end of the warm weather for a while.

 

[ski diva]

Just changing over to snow here. Not expecting much!!

At least it's snowing SOMEWHERE in the east!

Vanhoskier, where are you in PA? I used to live there.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

The western Maine mountains are hanging in there. We've lost about 4-6" of snow pack from this warmth and rain - I can finally see a 42" fence in the back for the first time in 2 weeks. So it's not catastrophic here - but it's certainly less than pleasant. Light drizzle and very heavy fog here at 4 p.m., with the cold front due to move in sometime tonight.

Persee, keep in touch about next Monday, 2/25, and Sugarloaf. The forecast I'm seeing via weather.com for the closest town is 27 for a high and snow showers. Haven't checked for a "damage report" up there yet but will keep you posted if you are still thinking about a northerly trek.

 

[vanhoskier]

Kutztown. Eastern PA. My husband is a professor at the university here.