La nina is still on, but weakening. Regardless of what they call it, it has been good lately!

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.html

Enjoy. Perfect timing. Yes, very low snow. Thursday night may see delays at Seatac. Good news, not much snow during the day, so hopefully it's all cleared up by eve...

I was thinking the same, but could not have said it this well. Nice!

Wow. Was that your first time at Baker?

It always looked like temps were going to be an issue. NWAC and NWS seemed in agreement all along...Here's to hoping they have it wrong...

Yes, thanks for the report. I am looking to head up Thursday night. It does not look like there will be plentiful freshies, but snow quality should still be great, as freezing level will remain low.

I hope you start by driving south.

Anyway, I am sure this is covered in many a thread. I boil it down to:

Freezing level is below 3000, and Skibowls base is over 50, goto Skibowl. Otherwise,...

Hoping that gets sorted out, and is opened in some fashion tomorrow! Could be good tomorrow!

Ok in the morning. Terrible in the afternoon. Miserable Evening.

.SATURDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4000 FEET EARLY...RISING TO 8000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. PASS...

Hopefully precip stays away:

.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 9000 FEET. .
SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 9000 FEET.

Nice work. I will be there Friday morning. It should suck.

Yeah, I will be there early Friday. Predicted Freezing level has dropped through the week. Should be good, but probably not blower!

Friday could be decent at Meadows. As for the rest of the week, I hope I am wrong, but bet it will be too warm for the goods.

As mentioned 100s of times, forget about the point forecast. Zone...

I see Heather Canyon opened today. I believe that is the first time this year. Anyone get some turns in Heather?

Yeah, my expectations are extremely low. Rolling meadows for night riding Friday. It's been 1.5 years since I made turns, and 11 months post operation. Runs on groomers to test the ankle for me. ...

Thanks for the report. I just deleted my post asking this question after your post...

Trying to decide for tomorrow. (Assuming little to zero new between now and then...)

Is the heavy top...

All that can be said at this point...

Fair enough. I can totally understand optimism and needing to believe.

Unfortunately, I am just a grumpy old man with far less time on the mountain than I would like, and need to be realistic...

Yeah, I wish I would have been wrong for those not stuck behind a desk like me. I've just been riding Hood for too long, and too obsessed with weather to have been far off...

I have been...

This will continue to happen if you watch the Point Forecast. Not only does the point forecase LIE, it is also based on the elevation at the TOP of Mount Hood Express.

You MUST watch the zone...

Thanks for the info. This is probably way off topic, but, let me clarify:

The "Point Forecast" is worthless.

I prefer to use the zone forecast , referred to as NWS above. The KEY indicators...

Agreed. The NOAA forecast is worthless in my opinion. Honestly, NWS and NWAC has been far more accurate over the years...
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Move along. Nothing to see here. Heather is where it is at. I recommend lining up at the rope waiting for it to drop. As for PR, never heard of it. It does not exist.

Early days, I'd not worry about it too much. If this was happening with an 80+ inch base, that would be a different story!

To feel better, get out in the water on a surf board!

Looks like you'll want to get high:

WAZ019-040-271800- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER VISITORS CENTER...MT ST HELENS...WIND RIVER...

I like 2-3....................FEET

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
244 AM PDT MON OCT 25 2010

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-252200-...

I love this time of year! The anticipation is sweet. It looks like a base could be beginning to build. Freezing level does not look terrible for a bit now!