WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[Hollyw00d]

Supposed to rain tonight AO, get the Crisco ready

[nate]

Supposed to rain tonight AO, get the Crisco ready

 

I lol'd

[Adam]

Its ****ing freezing in the morning now. 

[mtangelsfan]

sissy

[Angel Oracle]

I think Adam needs a trip to his favorite state, Florida.   lol 

[Tank]

he can stay at chuck's new house.

[Homebrewer]

Ski resorts open early as snow blankets the Sierras

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At least three ski resorts have opened early and several more will open this week as fresh powder blanketed parts of the Sierra on Monday following a winter-like storm.

Boreal Mountain Resort was the first ski resort in Northern California to open for the season when lifts started running last Friday.

"After a long summer of preparations, we're more ready than we have ever been to kick off the winter season," said Boreal Mountain Resort Vice President Matt Peterson.

Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California will kick off the ski season six days earlier than initially planned, with both Lake Tahoe ski resorts opening Saturday. Already, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain are also operating lifts. Alpine Meadows opens Thursday and Squaw Valley Ski Resort will also be up and running Saturday.

On Monday, a two-day wet system moving across California brought cool, wet weather to low-lying areas and snow to the mountains. The welcome moisture will not end the state's four-year drought, but forecasters expect a strong El Nino winter to bring above-average precipitation to parts of the state.

The snow in the mountains is also bringing business to the low lands.

Ed Beyeler co-owns MountainWest ski shop in San Francisco and told the San Francisco Chronicle that business was bustling over the weekend with skiers and boarders headed to the Sierra. Typically, the mountains and their ski resorts are barren before Thanksgiving.

The larger resorts that are open have large snow-making operations, but even the smaller resorts, such as China Peak Mountain Resort in Lakeshore, California, are optimistic about a good snow season. Tim Cohee, owner of China Peak, said Tuesday that they are inching toward opening the Saturday before Thanksgiving. They had more than a foot of snow last week and about 7 inches since Sunday.

"It's certainly a lot better than it has been," said Cohee. Last year, the Central California resort closed early for the season for lack of snow.

[Redondo]

Mammoth sees 20 inches of snow as storm wallops Sierra

[Mark68]

Four inches or so of wet snow that I brushed off the car this morning...

[Glen]

Meanwhile, no rain in the forecast here for the next 10 days.

Any day now...

[fan_since79]

Meanwhile, no rain in the forecast here for the next 10 days.

Any day now...

 

BELOW AVERAGE RAIN FOR NOVEMBER!!!

Where's El Nino?!?!?!

 

(just getting the thread warmed up for AO)

[Glen]

Thanks a lot, rainy eyed climatologists and weather forecasters! The next prediction you get right will be your first one!

[Homebrewer]

So Cal rain just runs to the ocean anyhow.

You are getting rain where your water is stored, and that's what really matters.

[Angel Oracle]

That's partly the case, but in the meantime the sooner the rains get to SoCal the sooner the grass in the yards will stop being killed off by the drought.

 

Let's just hope the recent precipitation north of SoCal isn't just a big tease. 

Edited November 11, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Hollyw00d]

You're reaching now AO.

The grass?

[Homebrewer]

Man that's right, I forgot all about the lawns and grass.

Unless it's on a golf course, it needs to die

[Angel Oracle]

Save the golf courses!

 

Although imagine the fun of playing golf on artificial grass, just like 18 holes at the driving range.

Edited November 11, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[gotbeer]

Save the golf courses!

 

Although imagine the fun of playing golf on artificial grass, just like 18 holes at the driving range.

[nate]

If I played 18 holes like that, I guarantee you I would break my wrists hitting it fat and catching the lip.

[Tank]

If I played 18 holes like that, I guarantee you I would break my wrists hitting it fat and catching the lip.

 

i can vouch for nate on this one.

 

 

i've heard that at st. andrews during the years when they host the british open, people have to carry a mat with them to hit off of. it's how they preserve the grass for the championship.

[arch stanton]

I've played several desert courses where you carry the mat to hit off. You don't get a lot of roll after it lands and the "greens" are hard packed and oiled dirt. Not an enjoyable enough experience to make me a regular.

[Hollyw00d]

For me, its all about the scenery

Golfing on a sand dune would suck crap

[Mark68]

For me, its all about the scenery

Golfing on a sand dune would suck crap

Well you're not exactly supposed to hit it into the sand...

[Amazing Larry]

It's getting friggin cold at night btw.

[Glen]

Still no rain in the 10-day forecast. Thanks, El Stinko Nino!