3 Way Race to Top of Snow Mountain

Posted by Patrick on March 5, 2013
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I just did a full update and the Golden Snow Globe contest just keeps getting closer with each update. Syracuse, NY continues to hold on to a slim lead to stay on top of the snow mountain but… Erie, Pa has closed the lead and are now just 3.5 inches away from them. Worcester, Mass is still hanging with the big boys and a few flakes here and there and they could easily move into first place.

Most of the other snowy cities in the US have some catching up to do but all it takes is a storm or two to change things around. I’ve been keeping an eye on the latest storm coming in from the west of the top 3 cities and being from Syracuse I don’t think I like it too much. Last I looked it is suppose to hang to the south of Syracuse. It will be interesting to see if Erie can tap into this storm at all or if it will stay south of them also. I have a feeling Erie may grab just enough snow flakes to slip past Syracuse. I’m haven’t seen yet if it is suppose to move toward Massachusetts yet??? If so Syracuse could be dropping all the way down to 3rd place on the mountain.

I left places like Baltimore, Maryland, Philly, Washington in the contest all season thinking they would do a repeat of a few years ago when they were getting in on the coastal storms but so far nothing :( That should change with this storm if it stays on the path they are predicting. Their snow stats have been pretty pathetic and this could be a chance for them to maybe at least break intot the top 50.

On another note I have been noticing a lot of visitors from Erie, Pa coming to the site from facebook. It took me awhile to figure out where they were coming from on facebook but I found out where and wanted to say thanks for mentioning the snow contest on your facebook page. If anyone is interested in Erie, Pa or from there and don’t know about their page it’s worth checking out and they have a ton of information about Erie along with a lot of great pictures and great people on there. It’s at https://www.facebook.com/#!/Erie.Pennsylvania

Have a GREAT Week Everyone ;)

Fantasy Snowfall 2013: February Results

Posted by GSG Fantasy Snowfall on March 2, 2013
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Lots to discuss this time, so let’s just get to it! As always, the sleepers are in italics. Stephen used the 2 sleeper option this month, so he has 6 starters for February.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2013 February Results
Pat Steve
165.90 174.30
Starters (Full Credit)
Buffalo, NY 20.5 Anchorage, AK 16.5
Erie, PA 26.7 Cleveland, OH 19.8
Syracuse, NY 36.4 Rochester, NY 28.8
Worcester, MA 44.4 Salt Lake City, UT 14.7
Newark, NJ 10.8 Boston, MA 34.0
South Bend, IN 26.7
Total 138.8 Total 140.5
Bench (Half Credit)
Fort Collins, CO 8.9 Denver, CO 14.1
Green Bay, WI 18.9 Des Moines, IA 15.7
Spokane, WA 4.4 Madison, WI 22.7
St. Paul, MN 16.7 Minneapolis, MN 15.1
Pueblo, CO 5.3
Total 27.10 Total 33.80

It was a snow filled month for a lot of cities! Worcester dominated the way with almost 4 feet of snow in February. However, it was not enough for Pat as the bench totals ended up making the difference. 3 of the 20 cities did not reach double digit snowfall, and Pat had all of them. In addition, Steve’s use of the 2 sleepers option worked out well: starting South Bend for February resulted in a gain of 13.35 inches.

We add the January and February results together to find the overall standings so far:

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2013 Standings
Teams January February March April Total
Pat 80.25 165.90 0.0 0.0 246.15
Steve 84.55 174.30 0.0 0.0 258.85

And Stephen leads by 12.70 at halftime. Now on to the starters for March.

Pat:
Buffalo, NY
Erie, PA
Fort Collins, CO
St. Paul, MN
Syracuse, NY

Pat has some catching up to do, but he might have the line up to do it. This also sets three roster spots for April: Green Bay and the two sleepers Newark and Pueblo. With 2 sleepers starting in April, he’ll have 6 starters, like how Steve did for February. Pat will also have to bench Buffalo, Erie and Syracuse.

Steve:
Anchorage, AK
Cleveland, OH
Madison, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Rochester, NY

In an effort to build the lead, Steve is going with the northern cities for March. Steve is now forced to start Denver, Des Moines and sleeper Boston for April. In addition, Anchorage and Rochester must be benched.

Can Pat make the comeback? Will any city outdo Worcester’s 44.4 showing?

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Syracuse Leads Erie, Pa by Just 4 Inches of Snow

Posted by Patrick on February 27, 2013
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Syracuse managed to slip past Erie, Pa in what has been a back and forth snow race for the past month. As of yesterdays totals Syracuse is winning the Golden Snow Globe contest by just 4.1 inches of snowfall. Could Erie knock Syracuse from the top of the snow mountain? Hell yeah and it won’t take a whole lot to do it. Keep in mind that Worcester, Ma and Salt Lake City are right behind them on the mountain and can also jup to the top with just one little storm.

How did Erie make out today I wonder. A little snow here in the Syracuse area overnight but most of the time it was rain. Maybe another inch or two to add but that’s about it.

This was a full update and I’ll get at least a couple of top 10 updates in during the next few days seeing how it is suppose to start cooling down again ;)

Fantasy Snowfall 2013: 2/23 Update

Posted by GSG Fantasy Snowfall on February 23, 2013
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With under a week to go in the month, it’s time for another update. And this one is closer than any update we’ve posted here yet! As always, the sleepers are in italics. Stephen used the 2 sleeper option this month, so he has 6 starters for February.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2013 February Update
Pat Steve
143.55 142.70
Starters (Full Credit)
Buffalo, NY 19.2 Anchorage, AK 15.8
Erie, PA 25.2 Cleveland, OH 19.4
Syracuse, NY 33.1 Rochester, NY 23.5
Worcester, MA 33.9 Salt Lake City, UT 8.0
Newark, NJ 10.8 Boston, MA 32.0
South Bend, IN 23.4
Total 122.2 Total 122.1
Bench (Half Credit)
Fort Collins, CO 4.3 Denver, CO 4.0
Green Bay, WI 5.9 Des Moines, IA 6.7
Spokane, WA 2.9 Madison, WI 15.4
St. Paul, MN 16.7 Minneapolis, MN 15.1
Pueblo, CO 2.9
Total 21.35 Total 20.60

As mentioned above, the race has tightened up significantly. At the 2/10 update, Pat had a 30.05 lead. That has dwindled down to less than an inch! It’s been a pretty snowy month for most of these cities, as 14 of the 20 have double digit snowfall, and 6 of those are averaging over an inch per day.

We’ll get another Fantasy Snowfall update next week to wrap up February and reveal the lineups for March. And as always, go Orange! :)

Erie Pa Slides Past Syracuse Again

Posted by Patrick on February 20, 2013
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It seems like there is a lot of back and forth going on in the national snow race doesn’t it? That’s because there is and right now it’s a fight for the King of the hill between Syracuse, New York And Erie Pennsylvania. Don’t count out other cities such as Worcester, Massettchusett’s and even Rochester, NY. There is still a ton of time left in the snow season for several cities to pull in a good storm and jump to the top.

Erie,Pa picked up enough snow to catch up to Syracuse and then some. As the snowfall stats show right now Erie, Pennsylvania is right around 3 inches better than Syracuse, NY. Like I mentioned above, don’t count out a few of the other cities yet, There is still a lot of shovelfuls of snow to fall on all of us ;)

I’m reading around and seeing that there are a few storms brewing in the near future. The question is which city will make out the best? Good Luck to all of the snowiest cities’s that are still in play!!!

Have a Great Day All…

Lucky 7′s for the New Snow King Erie, Pa

Posted by Patrick on February 20, 2013
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UPDATED – 6:30 PM – I just did a double check of the new snow stats that just came out for the top 3 snowiest cities. There is a change on the top of the snow mountain and the New Snow King Erie, Pa has the Lucky Sevens, 77.7. Congrats but Don’t get too use to it though my friends in Erie.
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I just did a full update on all of the snowy cities in the US. Rumor is going around that Erie, Pa may have taking the lead again. The National Weather Service updates the snow stats anywheres from 2 – 3 times a day depending on their weather station.

That said, this update has the newest snow totals as of the end of yesterday, 2/19. I’ve had a couple people say that they think Erie could be in the lead now. With that in mind as of yesterday Syracuse still holds a slim lead of just 0.7 inches over Erie. That may change when the new snow stats come out around 5:30 this evening. I’ll look and see what both Erie and Syracuse are reporting for the overnight and part of today and add those totals to see who is in the lead before I head out to catch the Syracuse basketball game. Go Cuse’.

Snowiest City in the U. S. Contest Still Close

Posted by Patrick on February 14, 2013
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The snowiest city in the United States is still a tight snow race and could be right down until the last snow flake falls. Syracuse managed to get just enough snow and t wasn’t much to hold off Erie, Pa to remain King of the Snow Mountain since the last update. Worcester, Mass is still right behind the both of them and don’t count out Rochester, NY yet either. They have been slowly sneaking up on everyone the last few weeks.

One announcement to make is that a snow dance has been done in the Syracuse area :) I felt that the time was right and with the low snow totals we have so far in the Syracuse area it was well overdue also. It normally takes around 2 – 3 days for it to start having any effect on the weather so we’ll wait and see what happens. I suggest someone from Erie and the other cities also try a snow dance if you want to keep up ;) We also have a Snow God which resides in the Fairmount area which is just outside of the city and I’ve been informed that it has been awaken and the light is shining. I have a picture somewhere of it and I’ll post it if I can find it.

Keep in mind where are many weather dances and you could be putting your entire city at risk :( A few years back one of our visitors to our sister site the www.goldensnowball.com  contest decided to try a dance. Well all hell broke out when instead of heavy snow or a snowstorm, high winds hit the city of Buffalo knocking down trees and knocking out power to thousands. True story, lol. So You Have Been Warned!

Have a Great Weekend All…

Fantasy Snowfall 2013: 2/10 Update

Posted by GSG Fantasy Snowfall on February 10, 2013
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With the big snow storm in New England wrapped up, I figured this would be a good time to check the totals for February so far. As a reminder, sleepers are in italics, and I used both sleepers as starters this month, which gives me 6 starters for February.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2013 February Update
Pat Steve
107.80 76.75
Starters (Full Credit)
Buffalo, NY 17.2 Anchorage, AK 3.7
Erie, PA 17.9 Cleveland, OH 10.2
Syracuse, NY 24.4 Rochester, NY 15.9
Worcester, MA 29.9 Salt Lake City, UT 0.4
Newark, NJ 10.8 Boston, MA 26.8
South Bend, IN 10.7
Total 100.2 Total 67.7
Bench (Half Credit)
Fort Collins, CO 1.2 Denver, CO 0.0
Green Bay, WI 5.9 Des Moines, IA 0.5
Spokane, WA 0.3 Madison, WI 10.9
St. Paul, MN 6.9 Minneapolis, MN 6.7
Pueblo, CO 0.9
Total 7.60 Total 9.05

Not surprisingly, the one with all northeast cities starting is currently leading…and big. Taking a look at totals from January, several cities are well above their totals for the entire month of January. With the big snow storm in the northeast, you’d expect that out of those cities, but even the midwest cities like Green Bay, Madison, Minneapolis and St. Paul have more snow in 9 days of February than 31 days of January. It seems like I picked a bad month to bench Madison and Minneapolis, for now anyway.

We’ll get another Fantasy Snowfall update to wrap up February. Depending on how things go between now and then, there may be another update earlier. Until then, have a good one everyone!