[Cdt-l] Warmer then average winter coming

[Matt Signore]

It is still nice on the CDT in Salida late October.  Fix It Man and I are
leaving out today.  However Oct 7th last year Steamboat had a foot of
snow.  I would check the farmers almanac o.O

Matt
worldwidesadventures.com
On Oct 20, 2012 12:08 PM, "Ned Tibbits" <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

>   You know, it may and it may not. We can not predict the actions of God,
> as hard as we try.
>
> For those who live in the mountains, it is best if they pay attention to
> what is happening around them and tell the rest of us. Notice when the
> aspens turn color; watch the food-collecting habits of the squirrels and
> note how much they gather and how early; feel the depth of the first cold
> snap; see if the hibernating animals go in early; for those animals that
> grow a winter coat, how thick is it?; and so forth.
>
> Observers in the north may notice different signs than those in the south.
> Compare to the venerated National Weather Service...
>
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> www.mountaineducation.org
>
>  *From:* Brett <blisterfree at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2012 10:29 AM
> *To:* cdt-l at backcountry.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Cdt-l] Warmer then average winter coming
>
>   I wouldn't start worrying about what next spring and summer will look
> like at this point. El Nino is most often associated with a shift in
> precipitation patterns along the west coast (wetter in the Southwest -
> actually good for a nobo - and drier in the Northwest), rather than
> specific temperature patterns, but in any case almost all the models favor
> a weak or very weak El Nino pattern this winter. Doesn't mean nothin' at
> this point.
>
> Brett
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:23:33 -0600
> From: Peter Sustr <wlmailhtml:/mc/compose?to=petersustr at gmail.com>
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> Thinking ahead to my 2013 NOBO hike.... water challenges
>
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> *Elusive El Ni?o challenges NOAA?s 2012 U.S. Winter Outlook*
>
> October 18, 2012
>
>
> The western half of the continental U.S. and central and northern Alaska
> could be in for a warmer-than-average winter, while most of Florida might
> be colder-than-normal December through February, according to NOAA?s annual
> Winter Outlook announced today from the agency?s new Center for Weather and
> Climate Prediction in College Park, Md.
>
> Forecasters with NOAA?s Climate Prediction Center say a wavering El Ni?o,
> expected to have developed by now, makes this year?s winter outlook less
> certain than previous years.
>
> *Continued at: **
> http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20121018_winteroutlook.html*<
> http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20121018_winteroutlook.html>
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> Peter  'CzechXpress'
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