11-21-2005, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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I'm loving the Chinooks. Today it is so nice outside. I don't have to wear a toque or gloves. There's much entertainment to be had by breaking wind into the wind...
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11-21-2005, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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and hey, with our wonderful city council, how would we have snow cleared from the streets if it weren't for chinooks in the winter?
I get minor headaches from them, but the weather trade off is worth it.
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11-21-2005, 03:11 PM
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#23
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I think they're pretty nifty myself.
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11-21-2005, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Yeah, not a bad day out at all. 
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11-21-2005, 03:55 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_wind
A similar phenomenon (also called chinook winds) occurs in the Cook Inlet region in Alaska as air moves over the Chugach mountains between Prince William Sound and Portage Glacier. Anchorage residents commonly (but wrongly) believe the warm winds to be a midwinter gift from Hawaii, melting snow and leaving streets slushy and muddy. Chinook winds (though they may be named something else) can occur in most places with nearby mountains. Denver for example, is often affected with chinook winds from the Front Range raising winter temperatures from below freezing to around 50 °F (10 °C), in just a few hours. Chinook winds also occur in Salt Lake City and Albuquerque
I think something similar happens in Bavaria. I forget what they call it there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6hn_wind
The name föhn (from the German Föhn, pronounced [føːn]) originated in the Alps, and central Europe enjoys a warmer climate due to them. Föhn winds are notorious among mountaineers in the Alps, especially those climbing the Eiger,
Zonda winds" in Argentina
" Diablo winds" in the San Francisco Bay Area, United States
" Santa Ana winds" in Southern California, United States
"The Nor'wester" in southern New Zealand
" Halny" in the Carpathians
"Fogony" in the Catalan Pyrenees
Last edited by troutman; 11-21-2005 at 03:58 PM.
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11-21-2005, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: in transit
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Those are outstanding shots, Cow.
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11-21-2005, 05:37 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: South of Calgary North of 'Merica
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Originally Posted by Buzzard
Chinooks rock. I love the smell of them.
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ahh yes nothing like the smell of thawing cow sh*t being blown in from the numerous feedlots around Lethbridge
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11-21-2005, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: in transit
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11-21-2005, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Damn all of you and your pretty pictures... Mother nature, I beg of you give me at least 2 weeks during XMas to play some shinny and you can have all the Chinooks you want!
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11-21-2005, 06:58 PM
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Gorgeous photos rockstar!
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11-21-2005, 11:08 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bradenton, FL
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Wow, that's pretty wild. Those patterns are amazing, I've never seen them before.
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11-22-2005, 12:15 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Originally Posted by InTheSlot
Wow, that's pretty wild. Those patterns are amazing, I've never seen them before.
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You see that clear arch in the bottom of the pictures. That is a Chinook arch, you don't need a weatherman to tell you what it'll be like tomorrow, you just look to the west.
I like looking at the sky in Calgary and the weather there is interesting to talk about, meanwhile here the fog outside lends an air of mystery. Chinooks are one of the bragging points for Calgary compared the the rest of the prairies and a nice break in a long cold winter. It was quite an experience the first winter I spent in Calgary and watched the temperature go from -25C to +10C in about two hours.
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11-22-2005, 12:25 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell
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Originally Posted by InTheSlot
I'm guessing a "Chinook" is a Canadian thing, ....
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Nah, we have them here in Montana too. There is even a small town called Chinook, named after the winds.
I love them, I hope we have many of them!
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11-22-2005, 12:35 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I like chinooks.
I can go out and run with my IPOD.
When its too cold I have to wear goves and I cant change songs, so I leave it at home.
For this reason alone I like chinooks!
I wish it were like this all year long.
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11-22-2005, 01:04 AM
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Official CP Photographer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: PL15
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I love Chinooks too!! Of course here's my version!
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11-22-2005, 01:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: in transit
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That's beauty, Neeper. Was that shot on Saturday night too? I'm seeing similarities in the cloud formation.
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11-22-2005, 01:25 AM
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Official CP Photographer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: PL15
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Originally Posted by rockstar
That's beauty, Neeper. Was that shot on Saturday night too? I'm seeing similarities in the cloud formation.
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Absolutely!!
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11-22-2005, 04:10 AM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Anyone else feel sorry for poor COP? Every time they try to make snow, a chinook blows in.
But who wants to board on pure ice anyway....
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11-22-2005, 08:10 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: A pasture out by Millarville
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Nice shots Neeper/Rockstar!!!
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