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Why is the east coast so icey?

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snowboardersrule
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What are the meteorological conditions that make the east coast the ice coast? Humidity? Thaw and freeze cycles? Different quality of water for the man made snow?
Jan 15 2012 9:47PM
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nellyyy
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east coast isn't icy right now
Jan 15 2012 9:48PM
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Canuker
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Lack of sufficient snow fall.

Jan 15 2012 9:49PM
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monkatizer
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its usually he fluctuation in temps. it melts then freezes...and the cycle continues.
Jan 15 2012 9:49PM
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asapCferg
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we had no snow..duh. but don't worry the snows ah'comin
Jan 15 2012 9:51PM
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monkatizer
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yea hopefully in time for our ski date :)
Jan 15 2012 9:56PM
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james6345789
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I'm sick of East Coast skiers complaining. TRY SKIING MINNESOTA
Jan 15 2012 10:07PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Sugarloaf, and Saddleback are fucking great mountains. . When there is snow, and Sunday River is really pretty good but it has its icy-ness midseason as well.
Jan 15 2012 10:10PM
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asapCferg
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YEA don't you worryyy itll come!
Jan 15 2012 10:21PM
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TOAST.
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im sick of midwest skiers saying that. let me try this too, TRY SKIING IN GEORGIA. And im pretty sure minnesotas avg snowfall is greater than PA's.
Jan 15 2012 11:17PM
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roddy116
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sometimes, but it gets super cold here that the snow just freezes
Jan 15 2012 11:28PM
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DrZoidberg
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That happens in nj too, especially as of recent. It's been warmer then usual, so the man made snow that my hill has melts and gets slushy in the daytime. As soon as the sun goes down it gets super cold and presto, bullet proof ice.
Jan 15 2012 11:53PM
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asapCferg
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6 inches of snow is a pow day. like wtf
Jan 16 2012 12:02AM
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JzD.
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it's like asking where the lost city of atlantis is. no one knows
Jan 16 2012 12:05AM
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Good_Deed
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thats so much snow it almost covers the boots half way up.
Jan 16 2012 12:06AM
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TOAST.
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you mean it melts in the sun and then freezes at night, because that happens in PA also, assuming that is what you mean. And at least you can blow new snow with your cold temps.
Jan 16 2012 12:06AM
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VD.
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Try skiing Scotland

Jan 16 2012 12:08AM
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VD.
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http://ski.visitscotland.com/conditions/
Jan 16 2012 12:09AM
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Canuker
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Oh yeah well try skiing in iraq.

Jan 16 2012 12:26AM
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Canuker
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Oh yeah well try skiing in iraq.

Jan 16 2012 12:26AM
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roddy116
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well ya but i mostly mean that it gets super hard and wierd surface.
Jan 16 2012 12:44AM
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VD.
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I think you actually can, depressiingly scotland is still worse (purely on conditions, that is)

http://ski.visitscotland.com/conditions/

Jan 16 2012 1:19AM
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crawley
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Young Jeezy was in detroit on Saturday, shit was icy as hell all over Michigan as a result

Jan 16 2012 8:51AM
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freestyler540
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Its just been soo cool these past days. Its been like -20C all weekend.
Jan 16 2012 8:55AM
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Willard
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Try skiing in Montana its sucks never any snow
Jan 16 2012 12:09PM
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james6345789
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Lets just agree that skiers out west have a cushy life
Jan 16 2012 12:21PM
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Heart
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yikes. but we get 50 inches a year. higher than some spots in pa but not the mountains or the towns near lake erie.
Jan 16 2012 12:26PM
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FLBP
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Everybody knows that snow coming from the Pacific is fluffier than snow coming from the Atlantic.
Jan 16 2012 12:55PM
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