SNOW IN THE PNW 2011/2012!

[SchralphMacchio]

I had no idea it was that bad down there. Yikes.

Here's a good image:
http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org..._pass_rtop.jpg

That place consistently has one of the deeper seasonal snowpacks in the country - foreground is 8K feet, background is 10K feet.

NWAC sums it up well:

Dang, hopefully it doesn't get too cold up there. We had a really bad facet layer, but a massive wind event at the end of the month blew away most of the facets, and also most of the snow!

But the few places that DO have snow, look like this

[alto]

Went skiing Monday.



Called my buddy on the way home. "What are you doing? Didn't you hear its no good out there?" he asked.

[puma]

Went skiing Monday.



Called my buddy on the way home. "What are you doing? Didn't you hear its no good out there?" he asked.

I was a bit like your buddy last week. However, I saw many sob stories on here from our brothers south of here. I decided screw it, I am going to go make turns. Went both Saturday and Sunday and had a GREAT time. (Sunday night was hard as a rock...) Making turns on ice is better than not making turns at all!!!

That said...I am off to do a dance.

[brutah]

I got some full-moon skiing in with a few friends last thursday night. It was a lot of fun despite the really firm snow, and I'm pretty happy with how the pictures came out.

these pics are money! so cool, especially the one with light tracks!

[Mofro261]

I had a fun Gilligan's Island tour de fog on Sunday with a big crew that included a moonlight serenade. Still some good snow out there if you can find the right aspect.

[johnnygolucky]

No new snow in weeks.
La Nina my taco!!!

[iggyskier]

ON3P will be at Bachelor on Saturday (17th) and Meadows on Sunday (18th) running demos if anyone wants to try out some skis.

[Tap]

Goddamn dude, I'll check in and say hi during the Dirksen Derby!

[johnnygolucky]

From NWAC

"The middle of December and the outlook is grim--
La Nina or not, our snowpack is slim.
The ridge in the Gulf refuses to give--
Allowing only weak storms thru its high pressure sieve.

Meanwhile the snowpack dwindles, as it weakens some more--
Leaving the door open for more facets and hoar.
Maybe a sleigh and reindeer will help change the flow--
And knock down the ridge to let the westerlies go.

Up on the ridges, it's warm and sunny--
But down in the valleys, noses are cold and runny.
Ho Ho Ho, what do you know--
A weak storm late Wednesday with minor new snow.

[Fear Of A Flat Planet]

I got some full-moon skiing in with a few friends last thursday night. It was a lot of fun despite the really firm snow, and I'm pretty happy with how the pictures came out.







there are a few more here

dig the shots

[auvgeek]

From NWAC

"The middle of December and the outlook is grim--
La Nina or not, our snowpack is slim.
The ridge in the Gulf refuses to give--
Allowing only weak storms thru its high pressure sieve.

Meanwhile the snowpack dwindles, as it weakens some more--
Leaving the door open for more facets and hoar.
Maybe a sleigh and reindeer will help change the flow--
And knock down the ridge to let the westerlies go.

Up on the ridges, it's warm and sunny--
But down in the valleys, noses are cold and runny.
Ho Ho Ho, what do you know--
A weak storm late Wednesday with minor new snow.

I love it when the NWAC guys get bored and start writing poems.

BTW, awesome shots samthaman! I'm pretty new to photography, but what length of exposures are we talking here?

[alto]

Don't get too lazy.
7,100', SW aspect. Near Eldorado.

[ISL]

. Thanks, Alto.

[media310]

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...ctions/814day/
1 more week or errands..

[doughboyshredder]

fuck off kook

[puma]

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...ctions/814day/
1 more week or errands..

I do not understand these projections. From a Northwest perspective, how could we be looking at above average precipitation probability? To me it looks like we are expecting next to nothing for 7 to 10 days...These maps were made yesterday...

[samthaman]

Thanks, they weremostly 30s exposures, but only to allow the skiers time to move through the frame. With that much light it's possible to properly expose the photos at much faster shutter speeds.

[Eckels]

I think the lack of new snow is making me crazy, for some reason we thought this would go and be a lot of fun.



There is still good snow to be found out there, think low and protected.

[chmnyboy]

One more heads up for this Avy 2 class at Hurricane: http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing...?topic=22538.0

Tomorrow night classroom session, Friday, Saturday, Sunday in the snow.

[bakerpow]

Anybody got any sources that show when this high pressure system is moving out? Seems to me in the next 2 weeks...

[werdswerf]

I thought the same thing two weeks ago

[BeardedClam]

One more heads up for this Avy 2 class at Hurricane: http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing...?topic=22538.0

Tomorrow night classroom session, Friday, Saturday, Sunday in the snow.

Anyone else signed up for this?

[puma]

Anybody got any sources that show when this high pressure system is moving out? Seems to me in the next 2 weeks...

Aside from a few inches tonight, not looking great short to mid-term, although better than the absolute nothing we have had for over two weeks now:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_foreca...AFDPQR&wfo=PQR

.LONG TERM...BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE WEEKEND INTO
NEXT WEEK...WITH OVERALL BLOCKING HIGH PERSISTING OVER THE NE PAC.
HOWEVER...RIDGE DOES FLATTEN A BIT ON SUN AND MON WITH WEAK SYSTEMS
PASSING FROM GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE PAC NW. NOT STRONG...BUT CAN NOT
ELIMINATE THREAT OF PRECIP AT THIS TIME. ONE THING TO WATCH IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE AIR STAGNATION ADVISORIES IF THE RIDGE IS STRONGER
THAN ANTICIPATED. APPEARS NEXT STRONG THREAT OF RAIN NOT LIKELY UNTIL
LATER NEXT WEEK. ROCKEY.

[BeardedClam]

There is still good snow to be found out there, think low and protected.

Somewhere in the I-90 Corridor

[SkiersRealm]

Way too much like last Jan if you ask me. Which, Bachelor only received 26" during that entire month. Somehow still broke their all-time snow record they say for the year tho. Hopefully that's something to hope for again. But as of now this no-show-snow blows.

ON3P & Lib Tech skis have demos on Saturday up at Bachy too if anyone is interested. Get there early for the groomers....