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La Nina Year?

 
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Altaman
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:56 am    Post subject: La Nina Year? Reply with quote

It's official the La Nina is on.

ITS OFFICIAL....CPC NOW RECOGNIZING WE ARE IN A STRENGTHENING LA NINA PATTERN...THE THRESHOLD HAS BEEN REACHED.... Shocked

It should be colder this year but, how much snow? Surprised
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PowderHound
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what's the difference between el nino and la nina? what are the implications?
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freeride



Joined: 07 Nov 2005
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Location: P Silly

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:55 pm    Post subject: La Nina Reply with quote

Powderhound,
Check out the trailer for Return of The Nina, these guys out of Mt. Baker are coming out with a whole ski movie based on it.
http://rightonbrother.com/thenina.htm
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Altaman
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

La Nina Weather

Snow and rain on the west coast
Unusually cold weather in Alaska
Unusually warm weather in the rest of the USA
Drought in the southwest
Higher than normal number of hurricanes in the Atlantic
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marchizzle
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Drought in the southwest..

I don't like the sounds of that.

But how can it be worse than last season Smile Perhaps road trips to Baker will be in order this season.

Nice trailer Mike..
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PowderHound
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

doea anyone know when the last La Nina year was? Would be nice to see what the snow totals were that year.

That trailer from Baker looks sweet.
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yooper



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it is not as bad as it sounds. check out the stats.
http://members.aol.com/crockeraf/MEI_corr.htm

Alta is not significantly affected.
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ADudeOnSkis
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Someone was b*tchin about La Nina?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's definitely a La Nina year!!!!

My friend Nina and me will jeopardize the bowles of Utah from 21st of Feb on!!! Wink
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