Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Yep thats what I'm thinking too
Weather forecaster Dave Crow predicts winter will not arrive in earnest until July. "It's just going to be late, I'm sorry to say."
Skifields held up by warm weather
Two quotes from the article below
"It's far from winter - the temperatures are very autumn-like. "
You bet we are all wondering around in shorts .....
and
"encouraged by recent snowfalls down to 500m in Victoria and New South Wales. "
Yeah for the ozzzies !! Not !!
Skifields held up by warm weather
The unseasonably warm weather which marked the 2011 autumn has continued into the first month of winter, frustrating Southern Lakes skifield operators as they gear up for the start of the 2011 season.
Coronet Peak had to scrap its plans to open over Queen's Birthday weekend, as mild temperatures meant it could not even use its snowguns to provide artificial snow for skiers and boarders.
"It's incredibly disappointing for the tourists, our season pass holders and our staff," NZSki general manager James Coddington said yesterday.
Wanaka's four skifields also do not have a snow base.
Between 10cm and 15cm fell at Treble Cone and Cardrona in mid-May, but the old adage "snow in May never stays" proved true.
Queenstown meteorologist David Crow said 2011 had been the second warmest autumn in 135 years of recording keeping, "which spells a very, very late Indian summer".
The warmest May was in 2007, to be broken by a late June cold snap.
NZSki operates Queenstown's Coronet Peak and Remarkables ski areas as well as Methven's Mt Hutt - all of which are bereft of the white stuff.
"It's far from winter - the temperatures are very autumn-like. It's incredibly unusual but as skifield operators the weather is one thing we can't control," Mr Coddington said.
However, he has been encouraged by recent snowfalls down to 500m in Victoria and New South Wales....
Read the full article here...
"It's far from winter - the temperatures are very autumn-like. "
You bet we are all wondering around in shorts .....
and
"encouraged by recent snowfalls down to 500m in Victoria and New South Wales. "
Yeah for the ozzzies !! Not !!
Skifields held up by warm weather
The unseasonably warm weather which marked the 2011 autumn has continued into the first month of winter, frustrating Southern Lakes skifield operators as they gear up for the start of the 2011 season.
Coronet Peak had to scrap its plans to open over Queen's Birthday weekend, as mild temperatures meant it could not even use its snowguns to provide artificial snow for skiers and boarders.
"It's incredibly disappointing for the tourists, our season pass holders and our staff," NZSki general manager James Coddington said yesterday.
Wanaka's four skifields also do not have a snow base.
Between 10cm and 15cm fell at Treble Cone and Cardrona in mid-May, but the old adage "snow in May never stays" proved true.
Queenstown meteorologist David Crow said 2011 had been the second warmest autumn in 135 years of recording keeping, "which spells a very, very late Indian summer".
The warmest May was in 2007, to be broken by a late June cold snap.
NZSki operates Queenstown's Coronet Peak and Remarkables ski areas as well as Methven's Mt Hutt - all of which are bereft of the white stuff.
"It's far from winter - the temperatures are very autumn-like. It's incredibly unusual but as skifield operators the weather is one thing we can't control," Mr Coddington said.
However, he has been encouraged by recent snowfalls down to 500m in Victoria and New South Wales....
Read the full article here...
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Let the snow making begin
28 May and the snow making cranks up.
Boy we need it. Warm weather and brown mountains aren't conducive to the prospect of playing in the snow
Monday, May 16, 2011
Oh my god we are getting pelted !
Oh my god we are getting pelted ! Haaaalllpppppppppppp.
Check out this forecast run by our good friends in the earth sciences department of Victoria university - MetVuw.com
Now that's a piece of weather artwork sweeping across the country ....
Book mark this page to get a one click forecast with Surface wind, MSLP ( mean sea level pressure ) and rainfall
http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast1.php?type=rain®ion=nz&tim=12
Check out this forecast run by our good friends in the earth sciences department of Victoria university - MetVuw.com
Now that's a piece of weather artwork sweeping across the country ....
Book mark this page to get a one click forecast with Surface wind, MSLP ( mean sea level pressure ) and rainfall
http://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast1.php?type=rain®ion=nz&tim=12
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Icing on the cake
The proverbial icing on the cake.
Now huey you can get really in to winter and start dumping some serious white stuff .
Pleaze.
Now huey you can get really in to winter and start dumping some serious white stuff .
Pleaze.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
4th of June - I'll Be There - How About You ?
4th of June
Put it in your diary
I'll be there
Will you ?
Put it in your diary
I'll be there
Will you ?
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
Snow on the Peak
Snow on the hills and its early April. Looking good.
Whoze got their season pass then? My godson got a Treble Cone student season pass for $400. That's not bad going !
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