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What Weather site do you use

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JDUB28
Posts: 372 - Karma: 18
I was wondering what is the best site there is for looking up the forecast. Currently I use weather.gov (noaa) and weather.com for long range forecast. Thanks for the feedback
p.s. i looked at the search bar and there were no recent threads at least, so dont hate if this is a repost
Dec 15 2010 9:08PM
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Juice.Doctor
Posts: 2791 - Karma: 293
Accuweather.com
Dec 15 2010 9:09PM
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garrets
Posts: 1447 - Karma: 60
NOAA
Dec 15 2010 9:10PM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37403 - Karma: 120,350
NOAA. Very discriptive and informational forecasts.
Dec 15 2010 9:10PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/canada_e.html
Dec 15 2010 9:11PM
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Chompo.
Posts: 4952 - Karma: 88
currently use accuweather.com and weather under ground.
Dec 15 2010 9:12PM
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JDUB28
Posts: 372 - Karma: 18
wow never used/seen accuweather but that so sick that they have a 2 week forecast.
Dec 15 2010 9:36PM
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McFellon
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 2,005
NOAA
they have reports for mountains now also. so ill
Dec 15 2010 9:37PM
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andreweckels
Posts: 594 - Karma: -4
Northwest weather and avalanche center for synopsis's

then i usually check NOAA and WSDOT to see what temps and snowfall amounts they call for each day.

but like somebody said earlier after three days nobody is really that accurate.
Dec 15 2010 9:40PM
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scottcha
Posts: 63 - Karma: 32

Any forecasts out further than 3 days have a very high error rate.  Past 5 days the error rate is so high I don't even worry about it.

For the NW the best forecast to use for mountain weather is NWAC Mountain Weather forecast http://www.nwac.us/forecast/weather/current/ which gives snow levels, estimated precipitatiion in water eq (you usually need to estimate new snowfall based on those).

For Colorado I've been checking out the colorado powder forecast: http://www.coloradopowderforecast.com/

I've also just started reading PowderChasers whcih attempts a 7 day outlook for new snow: http://www.powderchasers.com/

Dec 15 2010 9:40PM
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zahava
Posts: 7791 - Karma: 12,039
none, they all suck and tell you lies! but seriosly, i use "the weather network"
Dec 15 2010 9:44PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9215 - Karma: 5,398
after taking a meteorology class I tend to look at NOAA or accuweather.
Dec 15 2010 9:45PM
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ChucklesNorman.
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 719
I only use http://www.thefuckingweather.com/earthfriendly.php

Dec 15 2010 9:46PM
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.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,546
accuweather.com always predicts the most snow so i use that
Dec 15 2010 9:47PM
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Film.
Posts: 2649 - Karma: 2,296
The Weather Channel NOAA
Dec 15 2010 9:49PM
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KevinC
Posts: 289 - Karma: 82
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/on-82_metric_e.html
Dec 15 2010 10:24PM
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ashamedkrew
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 424
Wunderground!
Dec 15 2010 11:08PM
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MCNUGGETS
Posts: 699 - Karma: 85
weather.com
Dec 15 2010 11:09PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
a combo of NOAA, CAIC, and coloradopowderforecast.com
Dec 15 2010 11:13PM
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49566738265
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I use Colorado Powder Forecast, which has proven to be extremely accurate in weather's terms.
Dec 15 2010 11:14PM
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Jamestown
Posts: 4002 - Karma: 51
tahoeloco.com/weather-geek
Dec 15 2010 11:17PM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
NOAA. Everything else I've used is crap in comparison.
Dec 15 2010 11:20PM
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sagesnow
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 1,593
WSDOT
Dec 15 2010 11:23PM
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alev
Posts: 7819 - Karma: 410
NOAA, and then http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/weather/ for all of us east coasters
Dec 15 2010 11:25PM
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Skittle.
Posts: 2537 - Karma: 718
weather.com
Dec 15 2010 11:25PM
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@skiinmitch
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 78
snow-forecast.com i find is the most reliable for snow forecasting so i use it
Dec 15 2010 11:26PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
caic and noaa have been better so far this year
Dec 15 2010 11:32PM
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all-i-do-is=ski
Posts: 700 - Karma: 248
TWC the weather channel, but i think i might start using accuweather
Dec 15 2010 11:37PM
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cmo
Posts: 2325 - Karma: 1,085
where do you find the reports for mountains...i cant seem to get it
Dec 15 2010 11:54PM
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Shlogan
Posts: 4942 - Karma: 430
NOAA is by far the best.
Dec 15 2010 11:57PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
thefuckingweather.com straight and to the point, that and whatever my phone uses
Dec 16 2010 1:22AM
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gnarles.
Posts: 2587 - Karma: 130
weathernetwork.com
Dec 16 2010 1:42AM
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Meredith.P
Posts: 16 - Karma: 13
thefuckingweather.com
its sweet haha
Dec 16 2010 1:53AM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
NOAA.gov

and my morning GNFAC avvy emails.
Dec 16 2010 2:05AM
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hjb
Posts: 742 - Karma: 40


Dec 16 2010 7:59AM
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-ROY-
Posts: 3633 - Karma: 1,503
noaa
Dec 16 2010 8:21AM
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peyton
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 1,062
mac dashboard weather widgit
Dec 16 2010 9:32AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14490 - Karma: 10,630
If you don't use wunderground, you are a communist.
Dec 16 2010 11:12AM
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dereklongenbach
Posts: 335 - Karma: 289
weather.com all day
Dec 16 2010 2:09PM
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pow_pow2
Posts: 161 - Karma: 19
NOAA and snow-forecast.com
Dec 16 2010 3:26PM
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ukskier999
Posts: 58 - Karma: 13
snow-forecast.com
Certainly best coverage of the Alps
Dec 16 2010 3:35PM
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iSki13
Posts: 360 - Karma: 1,402

i WILL STOP YOU AND YOUR SNOW SKIING AT ONCE

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Dec 16 2010 5:22PM
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Deluge
Posts: 4401 - Karma: 805
weather.com      ...................yeah
Dec 16 2010 6:03PM
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,797
weatherbug!
Dec 16 2010 7:04PM
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JDUB28
Posts: 372 - Karma: 18
just saw thefuckingweather.com and it is sooo great and straightfoward (to say the least)
Dec 16 2010 8:15PM
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Keith.
Posts: 967 - Karma: 88
same
Dec 17 2010 10:20PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
I guesstimate it
Dec 17 2010 10:22PM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18221 - Karma: 12,323

WEATHER.GOV

or a local news channel

Dec 17 2010 10:25PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
my weather rock is yet to fail me
Dec 18 2010 12:58AM
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