Western US snowpack info for 2025

[EMSC]

Since you're probably basing this idea on upstate NY, what would that much land cost?

Upstate NY vacant land is pretty cheap. Its the RE taxes that will kill you in NY. Think $20K+ for a $500K home in most of upstate. Basically a 2nd mortgage that never goes away. Maybe the hills somewhere in PA would make more sense.

 

[berkshireskier]

snowing today at Grand Targhee. Doesn't appear to be accumulating, at least at the base.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

AZ Snowbowl with surprising cover at this point of the season given where it stood on the map below:

Arizona Snow Bowl 5/18/25

It was still winter on Sunday, mid 40’s at the base but 25° at the summit. An unexpected 1”of mashed on top made things interesting. I never imagined I’d be skiing out here in May . I didn’t hook up with @raisingarizona this time but still had a great time. They’re planning on making it to June!

nyskiblog.com

 

[Tony Crocker]

Over the weekend I published the 2024-25 Season Analysis (also linked on FTO home page), which includes monthly snowfall for selected areas including Arizona Snowbowl. Snowbowl had a meager 56 inches snowfall through the end of February, then 100 in March and 37 in April. FYI less than a third of that March/April snow made it to New Mexico, though NM had an irrelevant (except for hydrology) 2+ foot dump May 4-6.

Snowbowl has a very dominant ski market position in Arizona. It's forecast 99 degrees in Phoenix today, so I'm sure enough Arizonans will appreciate Snowbowl being open these next two weekends.

 

[jnelly]

"my reputation is as clean as the water in Crater Lake!"

I'm guessing this wasn't in reference to Bobby! LOL . amazing show.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

While watching an episode of the series Billions last night, a character made a comment ("my reputation is as clean as the water in Crater Lake!")

I'm guessing this wasn't in reference to Bobby! LOL, amazing show.

As a Billions superfan, I found a transcript site to correct my inaccurate quote above:

Bradford: Mr. Rhoades, we sent over the documents so you'd have an opportunity to vet them. That seemed the best way for all parties to ensure that an often dirty process is as pure as Crater Lake.

Chuck: Yes, well, the lake is pure because it isn't fed by any rivers and streams so there's no opportunity for pollution -- the opposite of a f*cking Super PAC, which tries to onboard as many dirty streams of cash as possible!