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Yes, see my recent comments on the subject. Mt. Hutt is not a volcano but it's somewhat isolated peak jutting out into the Canterbury plain and seems to have similar weather issues, thus the nickname Mt. Shut. On the NASJA 2006 trip I got 15 years of mostly June-Sept. data which projected to...

has a retractable roof like Houston, so I suspect it's rarely open air for MLB games. We saw a game in Houston mid-July 2021. When we drove by it the next day we could see the roof was open to let the sun shine on the grass.

I vote for South America as the answer to that question, specifically the central Andes 33-35 latitude range. Farther south I don't think it's getting drier, but as the elevation declines it's more of a crapshoot whether you get rain or snow. From past discussions with Larry Schick, he says...

Car thermometers work well when you're driving continuously (not stop and go) so the thermometer is ventilated. I think jimk's observation yesterday is within the margin of error.

Yes, that overtime was amazing. During the overtime one of the commentators thought Argentina was wearing down more in the Miami weather (91/78). That is the unusually stable summer climatology that I experienced for nearly 3 months in 2020.

We are reading a lot of these comments from World Cup visitors. As far as U.S. ski resorts are concerned, there has been a revolution in restaurant quality during the 45 years I've been traveling to them. The Miles-Jaffe resort book I bought in the late 1970's had a memorable quote, "If you...

https://banskoskiexpert.com/ This arrived in the approval queue today. I'm sure this is promotional by the director of one of the largest ski and snowboard schools in Bansko. Nonetheless many people here like to read about off-the-beaten-track places. For now I have neither approved or...

Here in L.A. that number is 55F. Over 60F generally means rain to the top of the local ski areas. We do not see under 50F nearly as often as when I was growing up here. I suspect some of PNW vs. Tahoe in terms of humidity is greater distance from the Pacific as well as the altitude. I...

Weather forecast temperature for Philadelphia for tomorrow's game is 100/80. :smileyvault-stirthepot: At least it's not today in NYC (101/85). The rule that the incidental contact has to be intentional for the defensive player but is irrelevant for the offensive player seems weird. In this...

The end of Portugal - Croatia must really have made James' day! The Croatian player who fielded this ball was not offside when the original pass was made but was offside as the ball grazed Croatia #20's head as shown above. The ensuing goal would have tied the game in the last minute of play...

The slow motion was what made it look bad. The ref on the field didn't make ANY call in real time. Pundits seemed nearly unanimous that it should have been yellow in review.

Sort of like skiing Las Lenas without Marte.

Yes, much variation by area. You could say Mammoth has stagnated since it's not clear that the records of 1982 and 1986 have been materially exceeded. But that's because of changing SoCal demographics IMHO at what is still a regional ski area. Then you have the places like Jackson and LCC...

Humidity around here in summer is usually 45-50%. I have not seen swamp coolers here aside from an auto mechanic garage. They work in very low humidity. Scotty's Castle in Death Valley had one but it was built 100+ years ago before A/C was used much. My cousin in Phoenix says they work...

I have always wondered how Alterra makes money with the closely guarded secret of how much they have to pay partners like Jackson and Snowbird. In terms of skier visits, US numbers increased starting 2019 with widespread use of Epic and Ikon. In terms of number of participants, it's a small...

Same place we stayed in 2014 (~$150/night) and 2025 ($400+). We were in town in Aspen in 2015 (Limelight, $250, now $1,000) and 2024 (Annabelle, $350, now $500). I do not get the lodging price issue in Colorado. It's nearly ALL since 2021. Dream on. It's not just the ritzy locations that...

Very common here too. When I moved into my current house in 1984, one room had a window A/C unit and two others including master bedroom had ceiling fans. We got central air in 1990 because my ex was home with a baby and 4 year old and decided we needed it. You could argue it's an indulgence...

+1 I read somewhere anecdotally that Antillanca get the most snow down there. So maybe the "Mt. Baker of Chile?" Of course Mt. Baker is relatively low and gets lots of rain too. But Mt. Baker's snow excess means that the rain almost never wipes out its deep snowpack. +1 to that too. It...

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