Wild Weather Week Straight Ahead! Update 12/16/12
If you learn ONE lesson from this past week, don’t bother with those sexy looking weather apps that tell you Indian Lake is going to get 19.4 inches of snow a week from now. They’re USELESS, U-S-E-L-E-S-S. Then I get blamed for a bad forecast that I had nothing to do with. The computer models […]
Snow conditions for 12/16/12
Indian Lake/Speculator got about an inch of snow today. Places further west like Old Forge and Inlet got diddly-poo. No riding yet! Outlook: We have an opportunity for snow on Tuesday. Rain changing to snow events are usually pretty tricky to gauge accurately more than a day or two away. If all goes well, we […]
Busy, stormy weather for the next week! Update 12/14/12
I’ve got lots to talk about in a short amount of time. Here’s the set-up by Sunday evening: Normally, a storm cutting through Upper Michigan is just plain rain here. But the blocking high over eastern Canada changes the game, especially over the south/central and eastern Adirondacks where cold air damming holds on the longest. […]
Snow conditions for 12/13/12
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: No snow to ride yet! Weekend Outlook: The south/central Adirondacks could pick up several inches of snow on Sunday. That could add some needed base for the Oak Mountain Hillclimbs on Sunday the 16th. Beyond that? In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, there is a […]
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Update 12/11/12
I upset more than a few people with my recent outlook for December. Please understand: I’m just calling it as I see it. I don’t peddle false hope just to keep people happy. My job is get it right or go down in flames trying to get it right. Now that we got the stomach […]