XCZone claimed on TriRudy that 50cm of snow is forecast for Chelsea this weekend. That made me look at the forecasts. Environment Canada at this point isn’t telling beyond Friday which they predict will bring only 2cm. The Weather Network talks of 20cm from Friday through Sunday. But last weekend the forecast for Montreal was 2 to 4cm and they got 25cm or something, so whatever’s coming will come.
Ski Trail Reports
- 2010-12-13 by Jo-Ann Holden from P10 [Fortune]There is a lot snow more coverage than before the weekend, in fact no pavement at all that I could see up to the Lookout. It was very hard and icy, having been groomed yesterday and refrozen today. There was a thin layer of new snow on top. The sk.... Continue reading → […]
- 2010-12-12 by Karl Saidla from P10 [Fortune]Everything that mother nature has in her rucksack she decided to take out and do some sprinkling with. Between 9 AM and lunch time we saw snow, ice pellets, and freezing rain. We also witnessed some stong and gusty wind. If you head out, dress for it.... Continue reading → […]
- 2010-12-11 by Karl Saidla from P10 [Fortune]A light dusting of snow and ice pellets came overnight. There was no new grooming but conditions remain quite good relative to what you might expect (given the relatively small amount of snow we have in general) in the Fortune/Champlain Parkway area..... Continue reading → […]
- 2010-12-10 by Kyle Power from P10 [Fortune]Another chilly morning out in the Park! We were feeling the Parkway blues so after skiing from P10 we turned on to Ridge Road and started heading towards Champlain en-route Fire Tower direction on trail #1. Surprisingly it was good classic skiing but.... Continue reading → […]
- 2010-12-13 by Jo-Ann Holden from P10 [Fortune]
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It’s hard to predict snow quantities whent he storm is still over the Pacific, and Sunday’s a long way off. Yesterday’s Weather Network prediciton of 35-45 cm has changed to 20 cm. Who knows what it may be by Monday! However, before the snow comes and covers it up, has anyone found some safe-for-skating natural ice in the park? Ramsay Lake, Lac Kidder?
At this point in the season I’d say safe skating involves wet suits and lifejackets.
To better understand the problem surrounding this weekends predictions, here’s a nice video report.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/anderson/story/42740/model-mayhem-for-the-weekend-storm.asp
There’s also this one with insight into the secrets of weather models..
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/weathermatrix/story/18097/why-are-the-models-so-inaccurate.asp