Weirdest winter ever

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So, this one ski hill in northern England in the Lake District has had a super weird season so far. Almostall of December they were closed due to 'Too Much snow'. Yeah thats right, the lifts were BURIED, see here:

Now, not even 10 days later they are closed again due to a lack of snow with only 2 open days between having too much snow and not enough snow, see below:

Mother nature, why do you taunt us so?!

Anyone else having a weird winter snow wise? (Lack of snow doesnt count, c

Dec 29 2011 3:23AM

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Haellgren

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I have a really wierd winter. Fuck

Dec 29 2011 3:24AM

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.Duncan.

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well almost all of america has no snow so...

Dec 29 2011 3:29AM

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KillaSteeze

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Out west in Canada we have some snow but not alot, better then nothing I guess

Dec 29 2011 4:00AM

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steezywannabeezy

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Winter has snow. This winter has no snow. I count. This is a weird winter. drag

Dec 29 2011 4:11AM

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T[squared]

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Best December in Niseko in 50years, almost 500cm i believe..bring on the pow!

Dec 29 2011 6:25AM

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T[squared]

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Best December in Niseko in 50years, almost 500cm i believe..bring on the pow!

Dec 29 2011 6:26AM

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T[squared]

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Best December in Niseko in 50years, almost 500cm i believe..bring on the pow!

Dec 29 2011 6:26AM

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T[squared]

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Best December in 50years here in Niseko, almost 500cm i believe. Bring on the pow!

Dec 29 2011 6:27AM

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T[squared]

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Best December in 50years here in Niseko, almost 500cm i believe. Bring on the pow!

Dec 29 2011 6:29AM

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imajew

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Thats the Raise yeah?

Yad moss in the pennines has had a fairly poor season too, only 2 days so far aswell.

Dec 29 2011 6:42AM

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infuser

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In the east it snowed in october once before anywhere was ready to open and it hasn't snowed since... it's a bummer

Dec 29 2011 7:10AM

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Mag

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similar thing in scotland, decent amount of snow then it literally all melted now it's just coming back.

Dec 29 2011 7:13AM

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it snowed all day one morning, i was walking around school and couldn't see 10 meters in-front of me, then it melted within an hour.

Dec 29 2011 7:21AM

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mikk

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maybay we will have a winter without snow and atferthat summer with lots of SNOW!!!

Dec 29 2011 8:17AM

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Loco-Deer-Slayer

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by the looks of the second picture I'm betting it rained a shit load. You are not getting less precipitation the temperatures just warmed.

Dec 29 2011 9:01AM

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DJTJ

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out east us we got rain then snow then more rain then more snow. Mostly on the mountains. Right now in pittsburgh its snowing a little and sticking for the first time since october 30th

Dec 29 2011 10:07AM

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danbrown

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rain in utah right now

Dec 29 2011 10:08AM

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preppy

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It feels like there is more snow down in here in Denver than some resorts up in the high country...

Dec 29 2011 12:29PM

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Sklar

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there is...

Skicross races at northstar next week just got canceled because they have no snow

Dec 29 2011 12:31PM

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steezy69

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i have the weirdest chub goin on right now...the tip is stiff but the base is soft and squishy. anyone else ever run into this?

Dec 29 2011 6:18PM

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nothin but grass and mud. so much for living in utah

Dec 29 2011 6:23PM

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YoungJah

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With united kingdom been positioned on the western seaboard of eurasia, convergence between coastal (maritime) and continental air masses tend to create large temperature instability.

Characteristics of a typical united kingdom winter

-deep snowpack
-long periods of dry weather
-higher-density new snow
-warm tempertures
-most avalanches occur during preciptation or wind events
-mid-winter rain
-shallow snowpack
-long periods of dry weather
-cold temperatures
-less frequent storms
-lower-density new snow

Note: these characteristics are between coastal (maritime) and continental

Dec 29 2011 8:04PM

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votson

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utah... so much for the greatest snow on earth

Dec 29 2011 8:08PM

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SpaghettiWizard

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mother nature has sheisted us before but never this bad

Dec 29 2011 9:16PM

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skibeest

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In the US, its the jet streams fault because its trapping all the cold air and snow and good stuff north of us in canada. I wish mother nature was a real person because i would be slapping them

Dec 29 2011 11:23PM

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james6345789

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at least with any snow you can do urban.

Dec 29 2011 11:26PM

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Mike-O

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This isn't a fucking winter...it's a fucking disgrace.

Dec 29 2011 11:29PM

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NinetyFour

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Manitoba ski season started rough, but now it's fucking great. 8 days already, more to come this weekend. Were getting some fresh right now!!!

Dec 29 2011 11:32PM

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Mister.F

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inb4 global warming

Dec 29 2011 11:35PM

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steezy69

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its global warming....damn im too late!!!

Dec 30 2011 10:35AM

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fragglemuffin

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20 degrees and 8 inches of new snow two days ago, and 50 and sun today. I hate NY

Dec 30 2011 1:16PM

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montanan

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western montana having some wierd weather fo sho. not alot of snow and when it does come it either comes with 40 mph + winds (rare for us west of the continental divide ), or its raining at the base and puking wet slush at the top of the hill. never had a year where the top of the mountain is so much different looking then the bottom of the hill. if things ever evened out i think it would be good

Dec 30 2011 1:28PM

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holy.shep

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fuck, theres skiing in england? Im here now but i couldnt bring my stuff thank god im leaving on monday

Dec 30 2011 2:05PM

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DutchhGutss

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Well I know why... I bought a sled so no snow for me ):

Dec 30 2011 6:16PM

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buddychaps

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Doesn't look like those lifts are very tall...makes sense

Dec 30 2011 6:41PM

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act.resist

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global warming though.

Dec 30 2011 8:33PM

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because of the switch in artic oscillation i thought canada was supposed to get hit hard with snow?

Dec 30 2011 9:08PM

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Keith_M

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Stevens had epic snow for opening week. Then just died for a while and was ice. Then dumped, and rained all over it.

Then dumped again. And is continuing to dump. Haha

Dec 31 2011 12:48AM

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m-ruta

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Yeehaw! Pow day at spring hill, eh?

We're getting dumped on here in BC. 50 cm fresh since Christmas.

Dec 31 2011 1:07AM

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skier_boy26

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Around these parts, that would be below average. Then again, we have received far, far less this December, but so has the rest of the lower 48 and most of Canada.

Dec 31 2011 1:10AM

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