Last Season's Historic Snowfall, El Nino / La Nina Predictions, & More with OpenSnow's Bryan Allegretto and Evan Thayer
Today we are talking about weather forecasting — and finding your people in this dark, cold, and sometimes lonely universe — with two of the weather forecasters from OpenSnow, Bryan Allegretto and Evan Thayer. We discuss last season’s historic winter; how much stock you ought to put into the whole ‘El Nino or la Nina thing’; whether the stated snowfall amounts at various ski areas are fake news; all the ingredients that go into the creation of snowfall; and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Recapping last winter (6:01)
Is snow reporting at ski resorts accurate? (8:24)
Levels of precipitation vs actual snowfall (13:55)
Last season’s stats & records (21:39)
What’s the recipe for lots of snowfall? (26:23)
El Nino vs La Nina (31:00)
How did you get into the forecasting game? (37:13)
What should people study if they want to be weather nerds? (40:30)
What are the responses like when you get the forecast wrong? (44:56)
Building a “superhero” team at OpenSnow (48:47)
Favorite feature you’ve rolled out in the past 24 months? (56:54)
The Flakes Podcast (59:15)
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