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I Have a Feeling Syracuse Is About to Make a Move

Posted by Patrick on February 10, 2014
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I don’t know what it is but I just have a feeling that Syracuse is going to finally join in the snowball fight between Erie, Pa, Buffalo, NY and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Call it a hunch, a gut feeling or maybe it’s because the snow dance was done a week or so ago and I have enough confidence in it :) Whatever it is I think it’s time for the big 3 on top of the mountain to maybe start restocking your snowball supplies because Da’Cuse is on the loose ;)

I did get a full update in earlier today and should hopefully get at least another top 10 update posted sometime tomorrow. One of our great writers here in the Syracuse area Sean Kirst who writes for the Post Standard newspaper in Syracuse, NY and also for Syracuse.com just put out an article about the National snow contest. Worth reading and check it out at www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2014/02/national_snowfall_contest_syra.html  Sean who loves our smaller New York snow contest at goldensnowball.com  was a big part of why that contest got resurrected.

Stay Tuned and Have an Awesome Week All :)

Fantasy Snowfall 2014: 2/10 Update

Posted by GSG Fantasy Snowfall on February 10, 2014
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Of course, February is the shortest month. However, if the first nine days are any indication, it might pack the biggest punch of the contest. The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 2/9.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
45.7 59.2 45.0 53.0
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 15.8 Ann Arbor 13.2 Buffalo 13.5 Akron 8.5
Milwaukee 5.4 Boston 12.6 Cleveland 11.6 Anchorage 0.4
Sioux Falls 2.0 Flint 12.5 Rochester(MN) 0.9 Grand Rapids 13.3
Worcester 15.6 Rochester(NY) 15.0 Spokane 5.4 Hartford 13.2
Syracuse 12.4 Syracuse 12.4
Total 38.8 Total 53.3 Total 43.8 Total 47.8
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 2.4 Madison 4.4 Green Bay 0.4 Billings 10.4
Lansing 11.3 Pittsburgh 7.3 Salt Lake City 1.9 Minneapolis 0.0
Total 6.9 Total 5.9 Total 1.2 Total 5.2

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike used that option in January, while Pat and Steve have used it now.

The two that started Syracuse in January were tops in the month. So the same thing would hold true for February, right? Not so much. Mike is building on his January victory, while Pat and Steve’s use of February is only proving to keep them in the race for the first part of the month.

The next Fantasy Snowfall update will likely be around the 20th, depending of course on how much snow the cities get. Stay tuned!

Erie Pennsylvania Stays King of the Snow Mountain

Posted by Patrick on February 6, 2014
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Erie, Pennsylvania remains the king on top of the snow mountain, for now anyways ;) Personally, I think they are getting a little greedy with the snow. They seem to be taking the snow from where ever they can. The north, south, east and west. If it’s snowing any place in the US you can almost bet that Erie is going to find a way to get in on it :P

I’m just picking on Erie of course because they are in the lead and have held the lead for quite awhile now. Myself being from the Syracuse area, our bragging rights are on the line right now especially sitting way back in the fourth spot on the snow mountain. Both Buffalo and Grand Rapids are still holding their own and with at least a month plus left in the snow season anything can still happen. Plus don’t count out last seasons competitor Worcester, Mass, they have been moving up pretty good. Anyways, Kudos to Erie for holding onto the snow total lead for so long this season ;)

Here are a few snow stats for some of the cities from yesterdays snow storm Niko. Rochester, NY and Worcester, Mass seem to be the big winners as far as totals go and I’m not sure if there is more snow to add for the overnight. Seven of the cities listed below set a date record.

Erie – 8.1
Buffalo – 8.8 – Old Record 5.2 back in 1916
Grand Rapids – 4.8 – 4.4 – 1942
Syracuse – 10.0 – 5.6 – 1995
Detroit – 7.6 – 5.0 – 1908
Rochester – 12.7 – 5.5 – 1907
Flint – 5.7 – 3.5 – 1982
Ft. Wayne – 6.2 – 5.0 – 1967
Worcester – 12.2
Boston – 10.7
Hartford – 10.2

It looks like there is another storm brewing maybe for the weekend so stay tuned :)

Snowfall Update Coming a Little Later Today

Posted by Patrick on February 5, 2014
Posted in: All US Snow Cities.

Update 8:00 PM - I’ve been trying to get a top 10 snowiest city update in but unfortunately NOAA, the National Weather Service is having some issues. I’ll keep trying and hopefully the site will be working for me some time soon. I have a couple of tweets from Ruth and Dave both saying that Erie is now over the 100 inch mark on the season. Stay Tuned :)
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Just wanted to give you a heads up that I’ll be trying to get an update in sometime today. Unfortunately I threw my back out and then to top it off Bronchitis set in. Nothing worse than coughing like crazy when you back is killing you :( Hopefully meds later today from the Doctor will give me a boost. OK, now who wants to shovel my driveway for me ;)

Fantasy Snowfall 2014: January Results

Posted by GSG Fantasy Snowfall on February 1, 2014
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We’re at halftime of this season’s Fantasy Snowfall contest, and the race is heating up! Or…is it cooling down? Just what *IS* the correct phrase for a close snow competition? Anyway, with January now in the books, it’s time to take a look at how the four competitors fared for the last month. The table below shows snowfall totals for each of the cities chosen for the Fantasy Snowfall contest.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
125.2 129.7 104.2 107.7
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 28.1 Boston 21.8 Buffalo 42.4 Akron 19.1
Lansing 22.7 Madison 8.5 Cleveland 23.7 Grand Rapids 41.9
Milwaukee 19.6 Pittsburgh 17.9 Green Bay 17.0 Hartford 10.3
Worcester 20.0 Rochester(NY) 20.8 Salt Lake City 10.1 Minneapolis 22.7
Syracuse 25.3 Syracuse 25.3
Total 115.7 Total 94.3 Total 93.2 Total 94.0
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 14.3 Ann Arbor 37.8 Rochester(MN) 14.8 Anchorage 9.2
Sioux Falls 4.7 Flint 32.9 Spokane 7.1 Billings 18.2
Total 9.5 Total 35.4 Total 11.0 Total 13.7

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike have used that option for January, while Pat and Steve have it for either February or March.

As expected, Brent and Mike, who picked Syracuse for the month, were both ahead of the two that didn’t. But, Pat and Steve were able to get good totals out of Buffalo and Grand Rapids to somewhat make up for that. Here’s a look at the season totals after two months.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014 Standings
Players December January February March Total
Brent 103.0 125.2 0.0 0.0 228.2
Mike 92.2 129.7 0.0 0.0 221.8
Pat 98.8 104.2 0.0 0.0 203.0
Steve 110.2 107.7 0.0 0.0 217.9

Brent, who has finished second in both months, currently has the lead. Mike has made a nice turn around, going from last to second place. As an interesting note, had Pat used Syracuse for January, he’d currently have the overall lead by 0.1! Obviously, it’s still anyone’s contest, especially since some big snow-getters will have to be on the bench soon.

Here’s a look at the starters for February:

February 2014 Starters
Brent Mike Pat Steve
Erie, PA Ann Arbor, MI Buffalo, NY Akron, OH
Milwaukee, WI Boston, MA Cleveland, OH Anchorage, AK
Sioux Falls, SD Flint, MI Rochester, MN Grand Rapids, MI
Worcester, MA Rochester, NY Spokane, WA Hartford, CT
Syracuse, NY Syracuse, NY

Each city must start, and be benched, in at least month. To meet this requirement, Brent must bench Erie and Worcester, Mike must bench Rochester, Pat must bench Bufalo and Cleveland, and Steve must bench Grand Rapids in March. This means Brent and Pat’s starters are locked in for March, while Mike and Steve have their options for 4 out of 5 cities.

Depending on how much snow the cities get, the next Fantasy Snowfall update will be around the 10th. Stay tuned!