Start Wishing Harder, New Englanders. It Worked For The Red Sox.
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There’s an old adage here in New England that half your cord wood should still be left over by Ground Hog’s Day. But, so far this winter, we’ve hardly touched the wood pile; we’ll have most of it left over come April if this trend continues. We guess that’s one advantage of having a record-breaking snow-drought, warm-spell syndrome around here. Frankly, we’d rather ski than not have to chop.
The Weather Channel says this Christmas could be the warmest of your lifetime, especially in the East.
Credit: Weather Channel.
It is clearly a winter for the record books. Looks like the El Nino predictions are coming to pass. We just heard that Mount Sunapee (NH) has closed until this weekend when the forecast predicts some colder weather for snow making. Okemo hasn’t seen natural snow since Nov 30th, and conditions are soft with open spots. Plus it rained last night up country. Other areas have a lift or three running, that’s all. The ski train from Boston to Wachusett Mountain has been postponed because “the ski area has zero trails open,” according WBUR radio. Everyone is looking for a window of cold air for snow making.
And it’s not just New England. Ontario, Quebec and even Europe are experiencing too much warmth when we need cold.
We’ve had snow droughts before. New England Ski Industry has collected some memorable highlights about those unhappy times. Click here to view quotes. Oh well, this, too, shall pass. Just like the Red Sox World Series drought. Just takes some wishing.
Please don’t accept the current status quo as a trend for the rest of the winter; it’s way too early for that, despite the year’s El Nino potency. Last winter, the toughest and coldest in recorded history here in Boston, precipitation didn’t get very serious until mid-January into February when the snow became overwhelming. We’ve seen wicked March storms and a three-foot blizzard on April 1 a few years ago that had the wildlife and crocuses confused.
On the other hand, there is a helluva lot of snow right now out in the Wasatch, the Rockies, in the Far West and the Sierras.
Wish it our way. Come on, wish it. Wish it. Let’s go snow. Wish it.
