eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (03/16/86)
Location: Mt. Hood, Timberline
Date: 3/7 (sorry after the fact)
Air Temperature: 42 F
Wind Direction and Velocity: S 10 MPH
Cloud cover: Two layers complete, visibility from 100 yards to 30 miles (later)
Overall weather accessment: stormy
Snow depth: 11 feet in a trough (unfair).
Elevation of measure (base): 6900 feet
Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 new fallen and iced up quickly
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: HIGH
X-C Wax: Blue/purple
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort): 0-5 minutes
Ancillary Comments: The rate it iced up, it surprised me that Jan Steinman
and other don't complain.
Location: Crater Lake, OR
Date: 3/14
Air Temperature: 25 F
Wind Direction and Velocity: 0
Cloud cover: 0
Overall weather accessment: Clear
Snow depth: variable 0-12 feet
Elevation of measure (base): rim at around 7,000
Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 new fallen
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: HIGH
X-C Wax: Special Blue or mix of Blue and purple sticke
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort): NA
Ancillary Comments: Nice day.
Location: Ashland OR
Date: 3/14
Air Temperature: 20 F and dropping
Wind Direction and Velocity: S gusts to 30 MPH
Cloud cover: overcast but visibility okay
Overall weather accessment: storm coming in.
Snow depth: 4-5 feet
Elevation of measure (base): 6900?
Physical Snow Characteristics: New fallen
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: HIGH
X-C Wax: Blue
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort): 0 for night skiing
Ancillary Comments: Only 2 X-C trails, but too windy for enjoyable
night skiing.
Location: Mt. Shasta, CA
Date: 3/15
Air Temperature: probably 20 F
Wind Direction and Velocity: S gusts to 30 MPH
Cloud cover: complete
Overall weather accessment: stormy, visibility to 100 yards
Snow depth: 10 feet
Elevation of measure (base): 6800 fy
Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 inches new fallen
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: Very High
X-C Wax: Blue
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort):
Ancillary Comments: This was a close one. Got snowed in, dug out,
locked in (road gate) and had to walk into town to get a key.
From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers:
--eugene miya
NASA Ames Research Center
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eugene@ames-nas.ARPAjans@tekecs.UUCP (Jan Steinman) (03/18/86)
In article <1438@ames.UUCP> eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya) writes: >Location: Mt. Hood, Timberline >Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 new fallen and iced up quickly >Ancillary Comments: The rate it iced up, it surprised me that Jan Steinman >and other don't complain. C'mon, Eugene! Surely you know the derivation of the term "Portland Cement"? That's just another weekend of skiing in the Northwest! Like I used to say back home, "Them ain't antiques, them's funriture!" (By the way, wanna buy some MaxiGlide stock?) We'll see who laughs last when we're still telemarking in August! :::::: Artificial Intelligence Machines --- Smalltalk Project :::::: :::::: Jan Steinman Box 1000, MS 60-405 (w)503/685-2956 :::::: :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans Wilsonville, OR 97070 (h)503/657-7703 ::::::