Summer Weather: Severe Storms possible in the North Country

June 5, 2010 3:51 pm | Category: Weather | 1 Comment | Permalink

Just a heads up…looks like some severe storms are possible across the North Country this afternoon. With a dramatic increase in the instability numbers as we have gone throughout the day the chances have risen greatly that strong to severe thunderstorms will develop in the eastern half of NY, vermont and parts of NH. As a surface trough moves into the area, some of these storms will even have the potential to develop rotation and maybe spawn a small Tornado. Seriously. At the very least some will come with strong gusty winds, hail and large cloud to ground lightning. Now I’m not saying the area is going to get leveled with a 1996 Derecho but the chance for a dangerous T-Storm to develop has jumped drastically in the last 18 hours and you all need to know.

So watch the radar and stay smart.


Summer Series: June 4-6 (Updated June 3)

June 3, 2010 12:28 pm | Category: Weather | 4 Comments | Permalink

Welcome back to the Summer Series Weekend Outlook. Hopefully you all had a good memorial day and are getting geeked up for summer. I know I am. Now without too much beating around the bush lets get to the forecast for this weekend.

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TR: Slackfest 2010 — A(nother) Trifecta

By: Greg
June 1, 2010 8:32 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, Skiing | Permalink

This year Slackfest gave us one last chance to schuss, and schuss HARD. In the spirit of our earlier trifecta, when we hopped out of the car and surveyed the mountainside, we set a goal of tagging the heck out of three lines in the Great Gulf. Find out how it went by clicking on the picture below:
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Summer Series- I’m bringing sweaty back!

May 27, 2010 2:42 pm | Category: Weather | 3 Comments | Permalink

Welcome to summer and the new Summer Series here on FIS. Read on for our inaugural Summer Series Weekend Outlook. As you know I’m obsessed with winter weather. And while I love nothing more than nailing a winter storm weeks in advance or live updating an exploding monster I certainly don’t go crawl into a hole for six months out of the year (though my April billables certainly suggest I did spend a fair amount of time in some hole like encampment). In fact, just like the rest of the FIS – as you’ll see- I enjoy summer.
Nothing beats a hot sunny day at the beach, a warm sunny hike, a good late evening bar-b-q, a cold beer at a baseball game or changing your boxers twice a day because you sweat right through them sittin in traffic.

So in honor of summer and all the awesome summer activities we came up with this weekend outlook. My goal is to roll this out each Thursday afternoon so that you all can have time to plan your adventures. I’ll take it day by day and highlight the primary concerns, and the significant weather factors that come into play for the myriad of summer activities. So hopefully you kids like it. If you don’t…well go read accuweather and try to find out what “clouds and sun, with showers at times. Some showers could be heavy. .01 to .25 inches of precip possible with locally higher amounts” means.
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(Skier’s) Right Wing Schuss

By: Greg
May 26, 2010 8:39 am | Category: Quick Update, Skiing | 14 Comments | Permalink

No this has nothing to do with politics. It has everything to do with metal canisters that fly in the sky (and sometimes crash into mountains [or islands–like on Lost]). What I’m really saying is, I haven’t had time finish up the 2010 Slackfest TR, so in the meantime here’s a tidbit from that awesome day. Christian schusses Right Wing (photo date: May 22nd 2010).
schussing right wing.
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