Group of friends and I are going night boarding at Brighton for the first ski of the season for me. First time skiing you ask? Why, it is Feburary?! Yes, I say, yes it is. But the snow has not been kind to us. Brighton is sitting at 70 inch mountain average. In Feburary.
(But why is the snow gone? – said in Jack Sparrows voice)
I know that weather cycles are cyclical. And Utah had one of the best snow seasons ever last year. I looked up the averages for Brighton. 500+ or 410+ depending on who you ask. 70/410 = 17%. Pathetic.
However it will be fun. I just wonder is there a site where you can see the historic average for each year? If such a site existed it could warn you whether or not to buy a ski pass this year. Imagine getting this email,
"Warning, low snow year predicted. The scientists at SnowYear.com (haven't checked, probably taken) have been pouring over the data and we have bad news. It looks like a 60% chance this year will be a bad snow year. So think twice before buying a pass. If you don't get a pass, here are a few great offers on lift tickets (list of affiliate ads and offers for lift tickets)"
What do you think, would you sign up? It would be free, ad supported.
In theory it’s a good idea. However, I highly doubt that any predictions could be accurate enough to dictate the quantity of snow that will fall. This example is a little irrelevant, however applicable. Four months ago, out here in Chicago, weathermen predicted one of the coldest, most snowy winters in decades. Now, I’m sitting here at my desk, Feb 17 and it’s 50 degrees outside. It’s been the warmest Chicago winter in 80 years!!!Yes, predictions from historical data are a bit different, but I’m still not confident any conclusions could be made.So if the site were accurate, I’d use it!