Baller_ RichardDoane Posted March 22, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 22, 2015 water temp is up to 54, Spring is in the air ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted March 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 22, 2015 -2 farhenheit this morning with still 24 inches of ice. Won't be an early ski season here... :( My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted March 22, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 22, 2015 First set in WA for 2015. Air Temp 39 and water temp 41.......... Excited to ski! More excited to travel south SOON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted March 23, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 23, 2015 @OB We got a bunch of snow here today. Air 32F Water 32.5F but ice is gone. My ski workout consisted of riding a snowmobile then shoveling the driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted March 23, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 23, 2015 @OB bring some of that warm South FL air and water back with you. I need to get a set or two in at some point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted March 25, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 25, 2015 @ob I think you need a personal assistant to travel with you to manage all these skiing locations and ski gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted March 25, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 25, 2015 I cant wait to see big puffy clouds like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcabbage Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 My last Friday night of the 14/15 ski season in NZ before daylight saving ends......lake level was a bit high due to a rowing regatta in the main lake, but in any conditions the Back Water on Lake Karapiro is a special place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeski Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted March 30, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted March 30, 2015 Today at Sunspray in Nor Cal. Water now coming in from well -much slower than last year due to drought. Unsure if it will be pumping all summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rawly Posted March 30, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2015 If our drought continues , the guys with the frozen lakes will get the last laugh. Screw the oil pipeline , how about a water pipeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted March 30, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 30, 2015 @rawly, I agree. It seems like they sure could build a huge desalination plant or two out there and pipe the water all over the southwest and California region. Would provide many jobs and help lower the ocean from all those melting ice caps, etc. It's a win-win-win. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted March 30, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2015 Unless you live in California. San Diego has the world's most expensive water in the world (source: a National Geographic article from a couple years ago). The new desalination plant in Oceanside will add a $5 surcharge to our bills. The last desalination plant finally got finished when the drought ended and never got used. Plus it uses a lot of rescources and energy to operate. Not a win-win. Still, I think that the desalination plant is a good idea given our unique situation. But a carefully balanced decision. We'll still be waterskiing in San Diego - if the $60,000+ boat owners relax a bit about washing the salt off every bit of fiberglass. FWIW Stan is trying to drain his lake. The water table in Marysville is too high and his lake won't drain. It is just March and this should be the best time for the water table but the apocalypse hasn't hit yet. We just flew down from Tahoe. Northern California is very green right now. Central California is a bit drier and the reservoirs are very low there. There is no snow in the mountains (the Easter snow ski trip is cancelled, snow-pocalypse is real). Late summer might give California some real problems. The weather channel guy said "every drought ends with a flood". Eric The waterskiing this March has been fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted March 30, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 30, 2015 How is that $5.00 charge applied? Per month, per gallon, per minute? $5.00 per month does not seem exorbitant. Some people (not me) spend $5.00 for their morning coffee every day. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted March 30, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 30, 2015 $5 per month forever. Added on to the most expensive water per gallon on the planet. And we'll ending paying more per gallon since the desalinated water is more expensive than piped in water. $5 might be a cup of coffee or a couple gallons of gas (just one in California) but it is a significant expense for a critical necessity. Southern California is truly a desert so water will be expensive. I do support the desalination plant but worry about the cost. The Saudis desalinate cheaper. Too many regulations here? Desalinated water will be way too expensive to fill a lake with. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted March 30, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted March 30, 2015 It's too bad that someone can't just hook onto one of those massive ice floes that are falling into the oceans each year - the land-based freshwater glaciers. Then, break it up and load it into ships the size of the supertankers. Or, just tow it up alongside the coast, apply some sort of combination of heat and suction to melt and pump the water into the reservoir system. Otherwise, the options are limited when the precipitation doesn't cooperate. Again, that would also simultaneously solve the problem that many worry about - rising sea levels when land-based ice melts. Just relocate all that water to the areas that need it. I'm sure there are many places to put that water and keep it from raising the ocean. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted March 31, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted March 31, 2015 The Columbia river sends all that water straight out to the sea. Pipe it south through Oregon straight to Ca! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller matthew Posted March 31, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 31, 2015 Very Jealous of those cooler temps. hurry up winter! nothing but Hot water and cumulus clouds here in the NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Skier Luzz Posted March 31, 2015 Elite Skier Share Posted March 31, 2015 First set back from Achilles rupture, 5 months 27 days later... No clue about temps, but the best set of my entire life. So much fun!!! Ski coach at Jolly Ski, Organizer of the San Gervasio Pro Am (2023 Promo and others), Co-Organizer of the Jolly Clinics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted March 31, 2015 Baller Share Posted March 31, 2015 79 degrees; first ride on the new blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller david_ski Posted April 1, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 1, 2015 March 31. Nine ski days this March in NorCal. Last year it was only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted April 1, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 1, 2015 Water in the low 70's down here. Season is open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 2, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 2, 2015 Didn't quite make march, but first runs today in ft Meyers with my father in law and his buddy. Basically free runs through the course at 32 on an a3 that was a little short for me. Great day, next runs might be tomorrow or a month from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller markchilcutt Posted April 13, 2015 Baller Share Posted April 13, 2015 this was taken late March. Dang computer will not attach pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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