Snow in the PNW 13/14

[pipedream]

A couple TAY folks got the goods today while the rest of us were sitting on our laurels waiting for the next swell to come in:



I'm headed out on Sunday to hunt down some fresh turns of my own.

[Markeyz]

First winter storm warning of the season:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
723 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

WAZ513-567>569-270000-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0012.141026T1423Z-141027T0000Z/
OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTH CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES NORTH CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
723 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE...MOUNT BAKER SKI
AREA... STEVENS PASS...PARADISE...WHITE PASS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 INCHES AT STEVENS PASS...WHITE PASS...
AND HURRICANE RIDGE. 4-8 INCHES AT MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA AND
PARADISE.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY THEN TAPER THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT OF THE SEASON THAT WILL BRING
SNOW TO ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS STEVENS PASS. THE CRITERIA FOR
WINTER STORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS IS LOWER FOR THE FIRST EVENT OF
THE SEASON...4 INCHES. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT SNOQUALMIE
PASS WILL REMAIN BELOW THE SNOW LEVEL TODAY AND JUST GET RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IF YOU ARE PLANNING A
TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

A couple TAY folks got the goods today while the rest of us were sitting on our laurels waiting for the next swell to come in:



I'm headed out on Sunday to hunt down some fresh turns of my own.

I know those guys, it's about 8 miles to get to the skiable snow on Spider Glacier where they went, so about 16 miles of walking.