Worst winter yet?

[ragincajun]

I’ve lived in Montana for 30 years and I can’t remember a start to winter this bad. No snow in north central mt since the end of October and it’s been 40-60 degrees since with no end in sight. Local ski hills have a few inches of snow and no opening date or snow in sight. I know it’s just the start and a lot can change fast. End of bitch session. Out of curiosity, any of you old timers (anywhere) remember a worse winter?

 

[caper11]

I am actually enjoying this, where I live in Alberta we usually get snow in Oct and it doesn’t leave till April. El Niño winters can go either way with moisture.
I hope we get lots of rain in the spring and summer tho after the crap year we had with fires.


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[ragincajun]

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I am actually enjoying this, where I live in Alberta we usually get snow in Oct and it doesn’t leave till April. El Niño winters can go either way with moisture.
I hope we get lots of rain in the spring and summer tho after the crap year we had with fires.


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Yea I don’t like chewing my air when I breath it so hopefully the moisture comes in some way shape or form lol. Y’all can keep your smoke, I don’t even like our own fires suck but having a new sled in the garage and not being able to ride sucks even more ha ha

 

[caper11]

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Yea I don’t like chewing my air when I breath it so hopefully the moisture comes in some way shape or form lol. Y’all can keep your smoke, I don’t even like our own fires suck but having a new sled in the garage and not being able to ride sucks even more ha ha

lol, yep lots of us are in the same boat. I only put 335miles on my G5 last year so I still have a brand new sled in the garage.

 

[Teth-Air]

It might not be as bad as it appears in all regions. In our area we are still showing snow in the "normal" grey area for this time of year although 2-3 weeks behind average. I hope it catches up fast.

 

[christopher]

It might not be as bad as it appears in all regions. In our area we are still showing snow in the "normal" grey area for this time of year although 2-3 weeks behind average. I hope it catches up fast.

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SURE HOPE SO.

 

[bobback]

I had a new sled 2 years ago, and it was pretty bad then. I think I got out only about 5 times that year; and 3 were out of desperation. Meaning it had snowed only minimal, hadn't snowed for awhile and no snow in forecast; but went out just to get out.

 

[deanross]

I can remember a couple years in the California Sierra Nevada Mtns. where we only received one big storm all year. A couple minuscule ones and that was it. Worst drought years I ever experienced. We had to go to the highest areas to be able to ride and the snow was only about 3 feet deep Sierra cement or ice the whole year. Horrible.

 

[Thistledoo]

It might not be as bad as it appears in all regions. In our area we are still showing snow in the "normal" grey area for this time of year although 2-3 weeks behind average. I hope it catches up fast.

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I have also been watching for 30 years and when we get behind its so so hard to catch back up I have a bad feeling here

 

[powderyeti]

Winter of 83' was like this, possibly worse?

 

[jhurkot]

It might not be as bad as it appears in all regions. In our area we are still showing snow in the "normal" grey area for this time of year although 2-3 weeks behind average. I hope it catches up fast.

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Normal isn’t the grey area. Normal is the green line. That graph shows slightly better than the worst year recorded.


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[Pinchecharlie]

Green grass in south west Montana. I’ve only purchased one new snowmobile in my life . Of course it’s now lol. Was thinking maybe if went and bought some expensive warm weather thing it would start snowing? Jet boat?

 

[blkspd]

This was Hope Valley in the Tahoe area in 2005. The PNW AKA MT ST Helens and MT Adams had zero snow. It just depends on the jet stream. Its a split jet this year so I'm thinking it's not going to be get for us. There's 16" and 33 Deg. in the area we ride in .

 

[Teth-Air]

Normal isn’t the grey area. Normal is the green line. That graph shows slightly better than the worst year recorded.


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Average is green line, grey area is the highs and lows throughout the years. I guess I am saying exactly what you just said.

 

[Teth-Air]

Average is green line, grey area is the highs and lows throughout the years. I guess I am saying exactly what you just said. The point is we have been in this situation before.

 

[christopher]

Some places in Idaho are AHEAD of the Normal Curve.
Down South is Wet and up North is DRY.

 

[tomx]

Out in my local, Snoqualmie Pass we've had two pretty horrible seasons I can recall in the past two decades, I think 2005 and 2015. 15 I remember putting my dirt bike on the sled deck several times before I gave up. Think our local ski area topped out at 20" base or something. 2005 I don't think they opened at all if I recall correctly but old brain is foggy. I try not to remember the bad times.

But yeah this is bad. I'm starting to loose my mind. Dirt biking doesn't seem fun at all either. I really like seasons and changing activities.

 

[Pinchecharlie]

Yeah you guys are together and send it good. Sucks , I enjoy watching too. Are you guys close enough to bc to make it worth a trip. We’re 12-14 hours so I guess close enough? Buddy I just realized last week my passport was expired lol. I just spent a little change getting my ski boots custom fitted too lol. Stupid El Niño can suck it …

 

[Caseys500]

Green grass in south west Montana. I’ve only purchased one new snowmobile in my life . Of course it’s now lol. Was thinking maybe if went and bought some expensive warm weather thing it would start snowing? Jet boat?

Where you at? I’m in Hamilton.

 

[norsepeak]

Yeah you guys are together and send it good. Sucks , I enjoy watching too. Are you guys close enough to bc to make it worth a trip. We’re 12-14 hours so I guess close enough? Buddy I just realized last week my passport was expired lol. I just spent a little change getting my ski boots custom fitted too lol. Stupid El Niño can suck it …

Totally agree, El Nino can suck it!!! Just talked to a buddy of mine in Pemberton B.C. that we ride with every year and he says it sux there too...not enough snow to even get up into the alpine...