Re: Badger Snow Conditions

Date: December 22, 2008
Base Depth: 18"-30"
New Snow (last 24 hours): 0"
Surface Conditions: Groomed and Ungroomed
Forecast: Mostly Sunny
Temps: Low 12, High 31

Date: January 5, 2009
Base Depth: 24" - 48"
New Snow (last 24 hours): 0"
Surface Conditions: Groomed and Ungroomed
Forecast: Cloudy
Temps: Low 18, High 37

Date: January 27, 2009
Base Depth: 18" - 36"
New Snow (last 24 hours): 2"
Surface Conditions: Groomed and Ungroomed
Forecast: Sunny and cold
Temps: Low 20, High 38

Looking at the lower base measurement of the most recent report, do I assume correctly that there was not much snow from last week's storm?

B

Date: February 3, 2009
Base Depth: 24" - 36"
New Snow (last 24 hours): 0"
Surface Conditions: Groomed and Ungroomed
Forecast: Sunny
Temps: Low 19, High 51

Date: February 10, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 24” to 48”
New Snow: 10” to 12"
Snow Conditions: Powder, groomed
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature: High 28 Low 21

Date: February 12, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 24” to 48”
New Snow: 6"
Snow Conditions: Powder, packed powder
Forecast: Sunny
Temperature: High 33 Low 13

Date: February 19, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 48” to 842”
New Snow: None
Snow Conditions: Powder, packed powder
Forecast: Partly sunny
Temperature: High 42 Low 11

eeek wrote:

> Base Depth: 48” to 842”


WOW!!! 842"!! Over 70 ft!!!

That should help ease the drought a bit

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Dan

Dan-O wrote:

> eeek wrote:
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> > Base Depth: 48” to 842”
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> WOW!!! 842"!! Over 70 ft!!!
>
> That should help ease the drought a bit

I wondered if anybody else would catch that.

842" is good but far from the record of 1148" in a singe season at Mount Baker in Washington. Yes one-one-four-eight inches.

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Old Dude

Glad to read there there's some white stuff to ski on this Saturday...

B

Date: February 25, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 48” to 84”
New Snow: 0"
Snow Conditions: Packed powder
Forecast: Mostly cloudy
Temperature: High 28 Low 22

Date: February 26, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 48” to 84”
New Snow: 0"
Snow Conditions: Packed powder
Forecast: 40% chance of showers
Temperature: High 41 Low 21

Date: February 26, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 42” to 72”
New Snow: 0"
Snow Conditions: Packed powder
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature: High 43 Low 15

Date: March 3, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 42” to 72”
New Snow: 4"-6"
Snow Conditions: Powder, packed powder
Forecast: Cold, 60% chance of snow
Temperature: High 33 Low 21

Date: March 4, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 48” to 72”
New Snow: 12"-18"
Snow Conditions: Powder!!!
Forecast: Snow, Snow, SNOW
Temperature: High 30 Low 23

Date: March 5, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 60” to 84”
New Snow: 18" - 24"
Snow Conditions: Powder!!!
Forecast: Snow showers slowly tapering off
Temperature: High 30s Low 22

Date: March 9, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 60” to 84”
New Snow: 0"
Snow Conditions: Fast Packed Powder
Forecast: Mostly sunny, breezy
Temperature: High 32 Low 21

Date: March 12, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 60” to 84”
New Snow: None
Snow Conditions: Powder, packed powder
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature: High 45 Low 15

Date: March 16, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 60” to 74”
New Snow: None
Snow Conditions: Fast packed powder
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature: High 49Low 21

UH-oh -- looks like we already lost 10" off the upper guesstimate of the base; Time for another big storm!

B

Bee wrote:

> UH-oh -- looks like we already lost 10" off the upper
> guesstimate of the base;

It does tend to compress a bit with time.

> Time for another big storm!

Ok, we'll schedule a storm for this weekend.

eeek: >Ok, we'll schedule a storm for this weekend.<

While I'm putting in requests, can you make sure that the weekend of April 4th is crystal clear with a fresh layer of powder no older than 2 days

B

Badger Pass - Daily Snow Conditions:
Date: March 19, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 56” to 74”
New Snow: None
Snow Conditions: Groomed spring hardpack
Forecast: Sunny
Temperature: High 54, Low 25

Date: March 24, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 66” to 84”
New Snow: 0
Snow Conditions: Powder, packed powder
Forecast: Sunny
Temperature: High 45, Low 26

umm, the internet is an amazing device; you get to keep up on all sorts of things like snow conditions and stuff

B



Post Edited (03-24-09 19:13)

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The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day.

Master Eeeek has done a wonderful job of being a kind and merciful web god who brings us all the most amazing information

B



Post Edited (03-24-09 19:15)

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The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day.

Badger Pass - Daily Snow Conditions:
Date: March 27, 2009
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 60" to 78”
New Snow: 0
Snow Conditions: Fast A.M., spring carving
Forecast: Sunny
Temperature: High 55, Low 21