hot off the NOAA website

[Yajustneverknow]

...major storm will impact southcentral alaska beginning sunday
night...

A major storm will cross the western gulf sunday night and move into
cook inlet by monday before heading inland monday night. As a result
both high winds and snow will impact much of southcentral alaska
beginning sunday night.

A high wind watch is in effect for portage valley and eastern
turnagain arm late sunday night through monday afternoon. A high
wind watch is also in effect along western turnagain arm and higher
elevations in anchorage monday afternoon through monday night. The
heaviest snowfall is expected across higher elevations of western
prince william sound...including turnagain pass...where up to two
feet of snow is possible. The combination of snow and wind will
make travel along the seward highway treacherous.

Although the anchorage bowl and matanuska valley are not expected to
see much precipitation out of this system...strong winds will likely
move in to these areas late monday as the storm tracks inland.

 

[theultrarider]

You all can thank AKSNOWRIDER and I for tearing our sleds down to nothing!!!

 

[m7162]

ty

hey so tim we gona make a full ride this year or what dont bring any broken sleds this year lol just hit me up as long as the wind does not destroy all this snow fall, we are in the money!!

 

[Yajustneverknow]

hey so tim we gona make a full ride this year or what dont bring any broken sleds this year lol just hit me up as long as the wind does not destroy all this snow fall, we are in the money!!

He can borrow my daughters mini Z for your ride.

 

[theultrarider]

He can borrow my daughters mini Z for your ride.

Hey now, my sled was on the front end of the rope!!! It was my buddy that snapped a crank, not me. Mine also seems to be the tow truck. Guess that is better than being on the other end of the rope.

 

[mtnsld]

Just what Turny needs

A warm temp, high water content snow event. A few of these storms and the Kenai might open on Dec 1st.


AKZ125-230100-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
500 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...
.TODAY...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN
ALONG THE COAST. BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO TO LESS
THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO MID 30S ALONG THE COAST. NORTH TO EAST
WIND 10 TO 20 MPH...EXCEPT EAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
.TONIGHT...SNOW...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN NEAR SEA LEVEL.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES NEAR SEA LEVEL AND 6 TO 12
INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET. TEMPERATURES STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING THROUGH
THE 30S. NORTH TO EAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.
.MONDAY...RAIN...EXCEPT SNOW ABOVE 1000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION 4 TO 10 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH TO EAST WIND
20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO EAST 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...EAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH TO EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH EXCEPT
SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
.TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WIND
10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY
AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS 25 TO 35. LOWS 15 TO 25.

 

[Adrenalin]

You all can thank AKSNOWRIDER and I for tearing our sleds down to nothing!!!

thank you theultrarider and AKSNOWRIDER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but sadly i just got my floating secondary back today soo i got 10 bucks this storm blows over

 

[shwee]

Just in time for Mag and I to leave the state for 10 days. Oh the humanity.

 

[aksnomachinechic]

I'll have to see it to believe it ...............................

 

[LiveAlaska]

Just in time for Mag and I to leave the state for 10 days. Oh the humanity.

is he gonna have his sled back together by the time you get back?

 

[Mag]

is he gonna have his sled back together by the time you get back?

No but I gotta backup

 

[m7162]

turny

so whats the deal if turny gets hit like they say 2-4 feet will they open it or will they keep it closed????????/

 

[LiveAlaska]

No but I gotta backup

that wouldn't be #1 sons sled

 

[theultrarider]

so whats the deal if turny gets hit like they say 2-4 feet will they open it or will they keep it closed????????/

They won't open Turny until there is 3' of BASE. A fresh dump of 4' will not cut it with no base to speak of under it. You wouldn't want to ride it anyway. I would love to be there with a vidoe camera if you do! You'd be buying front end parts after the ride.

 

[m7162]

They won't open Turny until there is 3' of BASE. A fresh dump of 4' will not cut it with no base to speak of under it. You wouldn't want to ride it anyway. I would love to be there with a vidoe camera if you do! You'd be buying front end parts after the ride.

ty id still do it but oh well was hopeing to get a good ride in before i go back up to work ill hit u up when i get back dec15th for shur later buddy thanks

 

[Winter Project]

They won't open Turny until there is 3' of BASE. A fresh dump of 4' will not cut it with no base to speak of under it. You wouldn't want to ride it anyway. I would love to be there with a vidoe camera if you do! You'd be buying front end parts after the ride.

No offense, but I beg to differ. They will open it if they have 36 inches. If its super fluffy snow, that is a different story. This particular storm is supposed to drop wet snow, if thats the case and the storm drops 3 feet(36 inches), on top of the crappy situation that exists there currently, they would easily open it. Once the underlying vegetation is protected... they will open it, provided it isn't fluff, which is uncommon up there anyways.

Ya, i'm not a park ranger... so i could be wrong, but the statements i made above are definitely reasonable. Those rangers are the most realistic park rangers in the US, on top of that they are fair and overall do an amazing job. Whatever the case tho, i will have no problem respecting whatever decision they make.

Truthfully, I fear this storm will be too warm... and it will rain, but i hope that isn't the case for sure.

In the event it pounds up there and they do end up opening, I welcome you to come and video tape me... I will be staying away from the slide prone areas for the first couple days, but otherwise have NO problem breaking trail.

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

so whats the deal if turny gets hit like they say 2-4 feet will they open it or will they keep it closed????????/

ALL SLEDDING IS CLOSED UNTIL TIM AND I GET OUR SLEDS BACK TOGEATHER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>otherwise all of you would have had to bone your sleds too........

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

They won't open Turny until there is 3' of BASE. A fresh dump of 4' will not cut it with no base to speak of under it. You wouldn't want to ride it anyway. I would love to be there with a vidoe camera if you do! You'd be buying front end parts after the ride.

dont you mean in the middle of the ride?..would be pretty tough to tow one out in 4 ft. of fresh..easier to pack parts in...........

 

[theultrarider]

Trav,
I agree completely that the rangers that run Turny and Lost Lake are great about getting out and opening/closing areas as they should be. I agree to that if we got 4' of wet cement, odds are it would open in a day or two. It is raining in Homer right now and snowing on top of the hill. Gut feeling says Seward and the bottom of the pass will get rain and Lost Lake to Turny will get wet cement. I sure hope that is the case.

 

[m7162]

No offense, but I beg to differ. They will open it if they have 36 inches. If its super fluffy snow, that is a different story. This particular storm is supposed to drop wet snow, if thats the case and the storm drops 3 feet(36 inches), on top of the crappy situation that exists there currently, they would easily open it. Once the underlying vegetation is protected... they will open it, provided it isn't fluff, which is uncommon up there anyways.

Ya, i'm not a park ranger... so i could be wrong, but the statements i made above are definitely reasonable. Those rangers are the most realistic park rangers in the US, on top of that they are fair and overall do an amazing job. Whatever the case tho, i will have no problem respecting whatever decision they make.

Truthfully, I fear this storm will be too warm... and it will rain, but i hope that isn't the case for sure.

In the event it pounds up there and they do end up opening, I welcome you to come and video tape me... I will be staying away from the slide prone areas for the first couple days, but otherwise have NO problem breaking trail.

ty buddy all this info is usefull i guess its all in the hands of the park rangers and this weather ill sit back and wait hopfully before i go back to work next monday thanks trav