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Misc 2021-22 Fall/Winter Whamby Thread

Most on here weren't alive back in the good ole days. I'm 40 and barely remember the 80s. That was the tail end of the good times. Most of my life winters have been crap except for a few periods like March 93, January 2000, the winter of 09-10 etc. Garbage is what I expect every year. The hardest part for me is knowing how it used to be. It used to be common for places like GSP, CLT and RDU to have double digit years. This image is from ------------- since he loves to constantly remind us it doesn't snow here anymore like it used to. Sure there were always duds, but the duds were followed by pretty good years. So the ones saying this is the southeast and it shouldn't snow(I'm speaking of the 85 corridor) is mistaken. Maybe it shouldn't anymore, but it hasn't always been like this. I don't think anyone from GSP up to RDU would complain if we got snow like we did in the past. If you would then living in the southeast might indeed not be for you ??Screenshot_20211229-104957_Gallery.jpg
 
RainlessSnowless & Grumpy said:
Most on here weren't alive back in the good ole days. I'm 40 and barely remember the 80s. That was the tail end of the good times. Most of my life winters have been crap except for a few periods like March 93, January 2000, the winter of 09-10 etc. Garbage is what I expect every year. The hardest part for me is knowing how it used to be. It used to be common for places like GSP, CLT and RDU to have double digit years. This image is from ------------- since he loves to constantly remind us it doesn't snow here anymore like it used to. Sure there were always duds, but the duds were followed by pretty good years. So the ones saying this is the southeast and it shouldn't snow(I'm speaking of the 85 corridor) is mistaken. Maybe it shouldn't anymore, but it hasn't always been like this. I don't think anyone from GSP up to RDU would complain if we got snow like we did in the past. If you would then living in the southeast might indeed not be for you ??View attachment 99687
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Im 47, Ive lived and remembered "those days". Never thought theyd be gone for good.
 
metwannabe said:
Yeah all this talk about saving on heating cost, don't know about you but I have a heat pump don't use gas or oil and like you I'm running the AC. I'm not saving on anything Lol
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What i'm about to say is purely anecdotal and completely individualized. I also have a heat pump (from 1996 and all original parts minus a contactor and a capacitor) but solely looking at my Duke bill, I spend about $100 less a month in JJA than i do in DJF.

Again, this is lacking anything that empirical evidence, and is 100% jumping to the conclusion of Correlation = causation.
 
Just leafing through the Jan thread. I'd like to see someone find winters that had djf all solidly BN. I'm not talking -2--1 or barely bn find a year that had all 3 well BN. I'd also challenge anyone to find a year that had significant snow/winter storms in all 3 months you can bring march/Nov in of you'd like to see if you can get 3 of 5. My guess is you are going to find a small % outside of the mountains and maybe the classic wedge zones.

All I'm saying is the idea that we in the SE lock cold and endlessly cycle through winter storms from December to Feb is the exception and in reality most of our winters are typically defined by shorter periods of cold or multiple snows within a 14-28 day period
 
SD said:
Just leafing through the Jan thread. I'd like to see someone find winters that had djf all solidly BN. I'm not talking -2--1 or barely bn find a year that had all 3 well BN. I'd also challenge anyone to find a year that had significant snow/winter storms in all 3 months you can bring march/Nov in of you'd like to see if you can get 3 of 5. My guess is you are going to find a small % outside of the mountains and maybe the classic wedge zones.
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I’m picking up what you’re putting down. Sometimes we’re all guilty of asking for a little too much.
 
SD said:
Just leafing through the Jan thread. I'd like to see someone find winters that had djf all solidly BN. I'm not talking -2--1 or barely bn find a year that had all 3 well BN. I'd also challenge anyone to find a year that had significant snow/winter storms in all 3 months you can bring march/Nov in of you'd like to see if you can get 3 of 5. My guess is you are going to find a small % outside of the mountains and maybe the classic wedge zones.
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Im sure all 3 will be rare to find below normal at their respective time. Now comapare them to the last few years of normal and then there might be something.

Still waiting on some snow in Sugar, Beech, Grandfather Mnt. Like someone else said earlier, I only need cold as a means of achieving snow.
 
Avalanche said:
Im sure all 3 will be rare to find below normal at their respective time. Now comapare them to the last few years of normal and then there might be something.

Still waiting on some snow in Sugar, Beech, Grandfather Mnt. Like someone else said earlier, I only need cold as a means of achieving snow.
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I’m waiting on some Sugar mountain snow as well. Carefully planning my ski trip. Nothing quite like Banner Elk under a blanket of thick snow.
 
Jimmy Hypocracy said:
I’m waiting on some Sugar mountain snow as well. Carefully planning my ski trip. Nothing quite like Banner Elk under a blanket of thick snow.
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Me and the wife like to go to Nick's Pub have a few drinks and watch it snow. Pretty sad up here this year so far. Haven't even had an advisory level NW flow yet. Hopefully by mid January that will change.
 
Mcdowell_weather said:
Me and the wife like to go to Nick's Pub have a few drinks and watch it snow. Pretty sad up here this year so far. Haven't even had an advisory level NW flow yet. Hopefully by mid January that will change.
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It’ll come. That’s the fun thing about being up there. It’s a good elevation and it can put down some serious snow while everyone else rains. Different world up there.
 
Jimmy Hypocracy said:
I’m picking up what you’re putting down. Sometimes we’re all guilty of asking for a little too much.
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I mean I'm as guilty as anyone wanting that but in our region it's just not that realistic. What is far more realistic is getting those short spurts that are cold and snowy that if we are lucky cycle around more than once in a winter or if we are super lucky do stick around for 30-45 days.
 
Mcdowell_weather said:
Most definitely a different world. Avery County is a world in itself.
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I’ve had many rides up that mountain where it was sunny at the bottom and pounding snow when you round the top. Was there for a good NW flow event in 2012’ish. 6-8+ with barely a dusting when we went to eat at the Daniel Boon Inn that night.
 
Avalanche said:
Thank you. I drove over to Sugar, and then down to Linville (loved Linville area), and then down to the cavern. Hate i didnt route further west to Newland and area. Its on my list this spring. Heard good things.
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Check out bakersville roan mtn area too its gorgeous especially little community on the line called buladean its right on roan valley now thats the spot!
 
Jimmy Hypocracy said:
I’ve had many rides up that mountain where it was sunny at the bottom and pounding snow when you round the top. Was there for a good NW flow event in 2012’ish. 6-8+ with barely a dusting when we went to eat at the Daniel Boon Inn that night.
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Yeah its wild as you climb Linville mtn watching the temp drop the u round the curve and its BAM pouring snow.
 
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