Thread: SNOW IN THE PNW 2010!

He's reposting it later today.

Paradise was windy and the snow a bit heavy. the snowpack is looking very very nice though!

nice pics benk

im trying to have a nice warm holiday in peru. after checking out your photos and knowing that my new Caylors are nice and warm sitting in my room in B-ham i have just become homesick!

Benk, nice pics - 1 night out or 2?

Alpy was marginal yesterday. Some decent turns to be had and the snow is holding up well but with limited terrain open. They've got a nice base to build on but the freezing rain forecast for this week looks a little ominous...

Originally Posted by powholic

Benk, nice pics - 1 night out or 2?

just 1 night. next time it will be 2, that's a lot of work only to spend 1 night.

Today: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. East southeast wind between 17 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 24. Windy, with a east southeast wind 26 to 32 mph becoming southwest. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow. High near 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 23 to 25 mph becoming southeast. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 22. West southwest wind between 10 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 27. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 21 mph increasing to between 27 and 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 21. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 27. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

It's looking like a night sesh at meadows or ski bowl could be in order this week. And conveniently I have friday off. I'll fight you fucks for first chair.

Originally Posted by PhiberAwptik

It's looking like a night sesh at meadows or ski bowl could be in order this week. And conveniently I have friday off. I'll fight you fucks for first chair.

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 forecast, with an idea of the elevation of the bottom lift, and the top lift is your friend...

.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. RAIN...SNOW...OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. PASS WINDS SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. .

TONIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. POSSIBLE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE PASSES AND ELEVATED VALLEYS. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET...EXCEPT NEAR 4000 FEET NEAR MT HOOD. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT EAST 10 TO 20 MPH NEAR MT HOOD PASSES. .

WEDNESDAY...RAIN...SNOW...OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN OR SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET...EXCEPT NEAR 4000 FEET NEAR MT HOOD IN THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .

THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .

THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .

FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .

FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. .

SATURDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .

SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. .

SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET. .

SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET. .MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 6500 FEET.

Ok. I'm flying in from the EC to Seattle for my first trip to the PNW. Plan on making turns friday. Would love to hit the BC, but I'm going with my brother who is a good rider but doesnt have BC skillz or gear. Any local advice on what my best lift ticket for friday might be? Right now I'm thinking I'd like to try Crystal or Baker, but not sure which one will be set up best for snow on friday.

Originally Posted by surf88

Ok. I'm flying in from the EC to Seattle for my first trip to the PNW. Plan on making turns friday. Would love to hit the BC, but I'm going with my brother who is a good rider but doesnt have BC skillz or gear. Any local advice on what my best lift ticket for friday might be? Right now I'm thinking I'd like to try Crystal or Baker, but not sure which one will be set up best for snow on friday.

Definitely crystal. Everyone there will want to see your east coast bc skillz as you drop in on the king after a super heavy, wet warm dump ontop of surface hoar and facets

NWS discussion for western WA:

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE . . . . THE FREEZING LEVEL IS ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING IN THE PASSES WHERE EASTERLY FLOW IS FUNNELING COLD AIR. THERE COULD BE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PASSES UNTIL WEDNESDAY...INCLUDING SOME FREEZING RAIN...BUT THE VOLCANOES AND OTHER MOUNTAINS WILL JUST HAVE RAIN UP TO 6000 FEET OR SO.

Hmmmmm. Well, let's see how big the pass effect is. Looks like we may be track skiing this weekend.

Yesterday was SICK!!!


Photo by Brian LaFreniere


Come to think of it the past few days have been rather EPIC!!!


Photo by Jason Hummel

that second shot is fucking sick!

Originally Posted by Kyle Miller

Photo by Jason Hummel

This shot kicks so much ass all I can say is FKNA!

baker telemetry is down? a;dbfadskgaskdgnasgasdg

Originally Posted by PhiberAwptik

It's looking like a night sesh at meadows or ski bowl could be in order this week. And conveniently I have friday off. I'll fight you fucks for first chair.

Where are you headed Friday morning? I am trying to find a ride to skibowl or possibly just to Rhody that morning. I would of course help out with gas money if you were so kind.

Ahhh, how exactly did you miss all the talk about this years La Nina????

Originally Posted by gran smith

Seems like the US has not been in a Typical El Nino type pattern. Then again, it's still pretty early in the Winter Season. The latest Stormsystem brought Cold and Snow to low elevations of Cali and Nevada, and isn't that more typical of Enso Neutral or La nina, similiar to the last few Winters???

Really!! Have you not been watching the forcasters for the last 6 months saying its going to be a La nina,

Originally Posted by surf88

Ok. I'm flying in from the EC to Seattle for my first trip to the PNW. Plan on making turns friday. Would love to hit the BC, but I'm going with my brother who is a good rider but doesnt have BC skillz or gear. Any local advice on what my best lift ticket for friday might be? Right now I'm thinking I'd like to try Crystal or Baker, but not sure which one will be set up best for snow on friday.

Baker is going to get slammed Thrusday night. Hopefully 99% of WWU students will all have finals on Friday, and you can ski untracked refills all day long....

most of my friends are done and so am i. baker will be a shitshow

Originally Posted by fish

baker telemetry is down? a;dbfadskgaskdgnasgasdg

crazy wind, freezing rain/sleet and grauple up high this morning. Most notable weather of the morning was the strong wind out of the south.

I skied for a couple of hours at Snoqualmie Pass this morning. It was snowing most of the morning with no rain, sleet or sludge even at 3500'. I was surprised. The next couple of days should be great!

Originally Posted by powder weasel

Where are you headed Friday morning? I am trying to find a ride to skibowl or possibly just to Rhody that morning. I would of course help out with gas money if you were so kind.

Unfortunately my mountain rig consists of a G35 with 2 sets of ski's jammed through the the trunk passthhrough. Doesn't leave much room for anyone more than my weenie dog. Sorry bro.