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    The show must go on. But scheduling it halfway...

    The show must go on. But scheduling it halfway up the mountain on July 1-3 instead of August was either a bold gamble or just plain stupid. Or greedy? Did the desire to grab the business from the...
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    So...next week is lightning safety week and its...

    So...next week is lightning safety week and its also less than two weeks til Targhee will attempt to host three sold out widespread panic shows at 8000 feet amidst what is now still a very cold, wet...
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    I guess you will cream your shorts tomorrow....

    I guess you will cream your shorts tomorrow. Current forecast is for 42 degrees, up to an inch of rain and 40 mph wind at 10k. Thunderstorms are possible. Followed by a hard freeze. Models show much...
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    Don't bother with the ghee until it gets snow or...

    Don't bother with the ghee until it gets snow or a really warm corn cycle.
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    Rain line went nearly to the top of targee today....

    Rain line went nearly to the top of targee today. It went from epic faceshot snow at 9am to cascade crud by 2pm. Pretty much start from scratch again; base was total crud, top was zipper crust. Snow...
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    Boy do I ever hate southerly flow storms....Sun...

    Boy do I ever hate southerly flow storms....Sun Valley almost to 30 inches, the Village gets half a foot and nuthin but warm wet farts for the Ghee. Fuckin rain shadow! Well, on the bright side, I ...
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    As for Targhee, Dreamcatcher's primary motor shit...

    As for Targhee, Dreamcatcher's primary motor shit the bed yet again. They ran it off the backup diesel today and plan to pull the motor tonight. Lift ops did not know if DC will run tomorrow.
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    5 inches at the Ghee meant 10 to open and it...

    5 inches at the Ghee meant 10 to open and it snowed hard all day. Knee deep at close.

    They plan to keep the hill open until 4/17 for only $39 a day, DC only, 10am-3pm during the extension. Kind...
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    Could be worse. A very big pacific trough is on...

    Could be worse. A very big pacific trough is on the way but the computer models are trending towards a southern route for much of the storm's energy/moisture. Looks like California finally catches a...
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    West slope was hammered today. Two slabbed layers...

    West slope was hammered today. Two slabbed layers of grauppel with virtually no stability got laid down. Cracking and slabbing on anything over 30 degrees at Targhee. I personally witnessed over a...
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    Great "under reported" snow at the Ghee. Also,...

    Great "under reported" snow at the Ghee. Also, without a doubt, the most crowded, the circus is in town here come the clowns day of the season. Parking full around 11. Tracked and packed by 1.
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    It is very good. Not bottomless but the base is...

    It is very good. Not bottomless but the base is so soft it has only needed 5-8 fresh inches to feel deep. It isn't under reporting so much as relative elevation between stakes at the Village and...
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    DK, so far, this one is not expected to be an...

    DK, so far, this one is not expected to be an extreme wind event and valley floor winds are predicted to be moderate. I like the NW angle it is approaching from and there is a good chance for a...
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    Targhee patrol will definitely close and remove...

    Targhee patrol will definitely close and remove any kicker that boots the jumper over a rollover/lip and into a blind landing. I've seen them do that numerous times. They believe its just a matter...
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    Fuckin sun is already out on the west...

    Fuckin sun is already out on the west side.....looks like the only big dump is coming from that plate full of chorizo...:mad:

    This is the basis for 20 inches:

    SNOWFALL. NAM/LOCAL WRF QPF...
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    Summit winds are over 60mph and increasing;...

    Summit winds are over 60mph and increasing; Sacajawea usually goes down around 40mph. I'm not wasting any gas until winds start slowing and some real snow starts. Cams and radar to the west are...
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    Being a weather nerd is easier than you think. I...

    Being a weather nerd is easier than you think. I mostly reference these pages:


    http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/display_special_product_versions.php?sid=PIH&pil=AFD

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    Seriously. One little bobble on opening day and...

    Seriously. One little bobble on opening day and I'm out for 2-4 weeks. I'd never fallen on a rock before. Well, it turns out that rocks really, really hurt, especially when you ram a pointy one into...
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    NOAA has only dialed back the timing. Storm is...

    NOAA has only dialed back the timing. Storm is stalled over the OR coast. Looks very impressive on water vapor satellite. NOAA still predicting up to 32 inches over the next 72 hours.
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    Howling winds and snow squalls rolling in from...

    Howling winds and snow squalls rolling in from the PNW for three days. Nina is in the house.
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    Hard to believe I went wet wading in the river...

    Hard to believe I went wet wading in the river last week. Targhee has had less snow on several december opening days, like the last two seasons, for example. I didn't hit a single rock yesterday.
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