Storm Prediction High/Low

[Marc_C]

BTW, along with Whiteface, I wonder if this is becoming a trend on ski area homepages: a panoramic view of the mountain. I like it (although Le Massif loses points for using Flash, ugh).

Flash isn't all bad - there's a richness of interaction possible that you just can't achieve with other browser-based technologies. Take a look at http://www.sliderocket.com/ - an on-line application for creating presentations (like MS Powerpoint) done entirely in Flash as an excellent example of what's possible. Adobe also has an on-line version of Photoshop Elements, again, done in Flash, and it's free. It's all the functionality many amateur photographers need.

My bigger complaint with the Le Massif site is that it's all in that pseudo-French they speak up there with no English version that I could find.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

:My bigger complaint with the Le Massif site is that it's all in that pseudo-French they speak up there with no English version that I could find.

Most websites whose main language isn't English have an Anglo version by adding the magic letters "en." I'm sure you knew that, but were having a senior moment.

http://www.lemassif.com/en

I agree about the good sides of Flash. I just hate when it takes forever to get past the visual bells and whistles, many of which are a waste of time (and money).

 

[Bluebird Day]

Le Massif's website shows two feet of accumulation so far... I'm almost positive that they got at least a foot in one of the storms.

This is no good for this contest.... it's the first to hit 12 inches of snow or more, not metric measurements like they use in Canada!!! [-X

 

[Patrick]

:My bigger complaint with the Le Massif site is that it's all in that pseudo-French they speak up there with no English version that I could find.

Most websites whose main language isn't English have an Anglo version by adding the magic letters "en." I'm sure you knew that, but were having a senior moment.
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No kidding. On the MAIN page of Le Massif site, there is the ENGLISH on top to access the English version of the site.

hasn't Le Massif already had a bigger storm? Patrick?

Le Massif's website shows two feet of accumulation so far... I'm almost positive that they got at least a foot in one of the storms.

Detail day accumulation:

http://www.lemassif.com/en/montagne/con ... umulations

39cm on October 23nd, however is taken wherever they mesure snow, not the base. You'll have to asked GPetrics if there was 30cm at the base.

This is no good for this contest.... it's the first to hit 12 inches of snow or more, not metric measurements like they use in Canada!!! [-X

 

[jamesdeluxe]

On the MAIN page of Le Massif site, there is the ENGLISH on top to access the English version of the site.

The West: repository of monolingual North Americans...
:stir:

 

[Marc_C]

:My bigger complaint with the Le Massif site is that it's all in that pseudo-French they speak up there with no English version that I could find.

Most websites whose main language isn't English have an Anglo version by adding the magic letters "en." I'm sure you knew that, but were having a senior moment.
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No kidding. On the MAIN page of Le Massif site, there is the ENGLISH on top to access the English version of the site.

1) http://www.lemassif.com is an immediate redirect to http://www.lemassif.com/fr, at least on my machine.

2)Although appending a "/en" is arguably a "well known" hack ("well known" only if one is familiar with visiting foreign language sites), it's still hidden as compared to a link or button. Looking at the quasi-French Quebecois page again, there is indeed a link for "English"....in 8pt type, in medium gray on a black background - the visual designer worked hard to make it as invisible as possible. Again, essentially hidden.

"If the user can't find it, it's not there." -lapel button handed out at a HCI conference by Human Factors International, a usability and design consultancy.

 

[Patrick]

there is indeed a link for "English"....in 8pt type, in medium gray on a black background - the visual designer worked hard to make it as invisible as possible. Again, essentially hidden.

"If the user can't find it, it's not there." -lapel button handed out at a HCI conference by Human Factors International, a usability and design consultancy.

Good grief, agree or not, the designer wanted to put the beauty of the place in the fourfront with a huge picture (which you can move around at 360 degrees). There is no text, except for 3 lines on the top and some even smaller tabs at the bottom. The Gray text turns a bright Orange when you move the cursor over it.

 

[Marc_C]

Good grief, agree or not, the designer wanted to put the beauty of the place in the fourfront with a huge picture (which you can move around at 360 degrees).

I agree. I think it an excellent design choice. And if I wasn't clear, Flash is the best way to implement that kind of interaction.

There is no text, except for 3 lines on the top and some even smaller tabs at the bottom.

Actually there are 4 lines of links on that page, containing 5, 6, 9, and 7 links respectively. Then there are the two vertical accordions, with the "Promotions" one containing 4 linked sub-pages. IOW, there's a fair bit of text on the page.

The Gray text turns a bright Orange when you move the cursor over it.

Assuming you even notice the text to mouse-over. I just love mystery meat navigation.

Enough. This is starting to feel too much like my daily work-day. :-(

 

[jamesdeluxe]

quasi-French Quebecois

OK, out with it... tell us exactly what you think about the French spoken in Canada.

BTW, I have no horse in this race; I learned my French on the Riviera.

 

[Marc_C]

quasi-French Quebecois

OK, out with it... tell us exactly what you think about the French spoken in Canada.

BTW, I have no horse in this race; I learned my French on the Riviera.

I have even less of a horse as I know perhaps as many as a dozen French words and zero grammar. I only know what native French speakers have told me - that basically French Canadian is an abomination spoken by backwoods hicks. I also once worked with someone who was born and raised in Montreal. He came back from his long anticipated first trip to France rather depressed as virtually no one there understood what he was saying.

Regarding the earlier crack about the West being the bastion of monolinguistic US...

1) I didn't know a second language for the 45 years I lived in the Northeast. The majority of people I know/knew in the Northeast also did not speak a second language.

2) 2/3 of all U.S. high school students graduate without studying a second language.

3) 92 percent of all U.S. college students never take a foreign language class.

4) A second language is spoken in less than 15% of US households where English is the primary language.

It's hardly a Western phenomena.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

I only know what native French speakers have told me - that basically French Canadian is an abomination spoken by backwoods hicks.

That's one way to look at it. Some maintain that it's a less updated version of the French that was spoken a couple hundred years ago (similar to the British English/American English analogy). While it's absorbed lots of Americanisms, my ex-wife said that it sounded very similar to the old French spoken in Brittany and Normandy, where she lived for many years.

Maybe Mrs. Admin can weigh in. And does she know how you feel about her ilk?

 

[Patrick]

I only know what native French speakers have told me - that basically French Canadian is an abomination spoken by backwoods hicks.

It's hardly a Western phenomena.

I agree with you on this point...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII[/youtube]

I also once worked with someone who was born and raised in Montreal. He came back from his long anticipated first trip to France rather depressed as virtually no one there understood what he was saying.

And I'm sure that this all-american girl could be perfectly understood if she would be travelling in the UK, right? :stir:

 

[Marc_C]

Maybe Mrs. Admin can weigh in. And does she know how you feel about her ilk?

Like I said, I stay out of language wars. And Canadian politics. (Unless I'm trolling Patrick!)

Personally, I've always been somewhat irked by the pompous nature of the French language purists and their rather draconian approach to "the problem". One of the key attributes of a living, natural language is that they are by nature mutable and incorporate "outside" influences. It's one of the things that makes language fascinating, but of course the various rules are needed to provide structure and enable us to understand one another.

I also rather like Canada...and have just realized that many of my most memorable meals have been there.

 

[Anthony]

I think it's high time for the snow to fall in the east so we can all get out 8-[ on something more than arena paste coughed up by a snow gun . More than double the amount of sunshine in November than the average , not what you want this time of year .

 

[rfarren]

Patrick, I've seen that video before, and it is so funny.


I think it's great how the Quebecois are so intense about preserving their language, and cultural heritage. There is a part of me that wants to see Quebec separate from Canada. It would be fun to have another country in North America, especially one where the population speaks french.

 

[J.Spin]

November 20th is only a couple of days away, although our first 1+ foot storm certainly isn’t going to come that early this season due to the current pattern. However, with regard to this season’s snowfall, the pattern change for our area looks to be coming in around Thanksgiving (lots of great discussion about this on Easternuswx.com over the past week for those that are interested). The first foot may not happen right then, but in the Northern Greens it’s generally just a matter of time once the cold air is in place.

I just added a new message in the "Vermont Snow Updates" thread that mentions the first possible storm associated with the Thanksgiving pattern change. Surprisingly with regard to the topic of this thread, this storm actually holds the potential to deliver the first 1+ foot right off the bat. If it comes to fruition, the date could be in the Nov 28-29 range.

-J

 

[Harvey]

The Jay Peak guy is calling for 2-3 feet. Sorta.

http://jaypeakresort.com/#/skiing_ridin ... _the_hill/

 

[Patrick]

DAMN BUENOS AIRES TAXI DRIVER!!!! ](*,) ](*,) ](*,) I NEED SKIS WITH AT AND SKINS...NOW!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Please ignore my earlier prediction. Based on a strong feeling that hit me in the supermarket last night, I now wager that the first significant storm to deliver more than a foot of snow to the northeast will occur on Nov 28.

Thank you.

 

[rfarren]

Please ignore my earlier prediction. Based on a strong feeling that hit me in the supermarket last night, I now wager that the first significant storm to deliver more than a foot of snow to the northeast will occur on Nov 28.

Thank you.

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