The "OFFICIAL" 08/09 Tahoe Conditions/Weather Tracking And What's Happening Thread

[RaccoonFace]

... Am I allowed to make it official?

A shade on the early side I know, but I picked up my pass today and I can't wait any longer .


Support Mag Projects First:

Ski Logs

Unofficial Squaw
Unofficial Squaw Weather Beta ~Freshies~

I don't know if it's a Mag Project, but I do think it fits here:
Unofficial Alpine

About Lake Tahoe ~powdork~

Liftopia ~Evmo~

Teh Weatha ~21tres~

The Back Country dedicated thread by BC Rider

*** Those who are interested can pour over the maps below, or you can get the NOAA Radio version of the weather forecast while you pinch your morning loaf! *** ~guermo~

Ed Berry's Atmospheric Insights. A good read if you really want to be more informed. ~SCUTSKI~

Resort Info:

** The "New Info" link is a site I recently became aware of where "current" conditions of specific resorts are located. I'm hoping that since the site is independent of the individual marketing teams that the reported conditions will be more accurate. [/hopefulness]**

Squaw: Lift Schedule and Snow Totals or New Info, WebCam

Alpine: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or New Info, WebCam

Kirkwood: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or New Info, WebCam

Mt. Rose: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or The Straight Line, New Info, WebCam

Sugar Bowl: Lift Schedule and Current Conditions or New Info, WebCam

Heavenly: I could't find a grooming report or snow page so this is all I've got for mountain info... Heave Info or New Info, WebCam

Northstar: Snow Report and Lift Schedule and Season to Date Snow Totals or New Info, WebCam

Misc Travel/Weather Info:

Comprehensive Tahoe/Sierra Links: Weather, Snowfall, Traffic, Accidents, Webcams ~Skis4Fun~ <-- Snow conditions located here too!

WebCam Quick Links:

Sierra Vision You Pick 'ems
Tahoetopiea You Pick 'ems
Truckee I-80 You Pick 'ems
Sunnyside Resort
Tahoe City

Links:

SNOTEL Data: ~ja_surf~
Carson Pass
Heavenly
Echo Peak
Fallen Leaf Lake
Squaw Granite Chief
Mt. Rose

Loops:
University of Washington Maps

What's coming:
Powder Watch

NOAA Satellite IR Images (These are HUDGE pics so I just linked them): ~POWPIG~

1) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Near Pacific
2) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Broad Pacific

Maps:









Infrared Loop:


Water Vapor Loop:


(click images for the pages you can see these maps in motion... and the stills should update themselves too!)









Precipitation Forecast:





5 Day Precip Forecast:
~SCUTSKI~



Temperature Forecast:



Inches of Water Expected:
~woodsskier~



okbye

[ecobrad]

That is rad. I'll be viewing this a whole lot.

[StroupSkier]

That is rad. I'll be viewing this a whole lot.

In another 3 months if I remember the thread...

[splat]

Wow. Kill effort.
That template could make for a forum of stickies for everywhere.
Going somewhere - click and drop right into all the conditions.
Got cumulative snow totals in there?

[Sinecure]

Sweet work with all the maps. Should be super handy this winter.

[Lone Star]

that's awesome. great work.

[powpig]

Tonsa cool maps/satellite shots here:
http://www.hffax.de/html/e_pacific.html
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/trop-epac.html


I love this one too:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA...-ir4-loop.html

[powdork]

the one i miss is the weather channel radar history. i used to be able to look at it in the morning and see what got hit over the previous 24 hours. can't find it anymore.

[Ottime]

Nice work. Not so Tahoe specific, and not that accurate after 3-5 days, but 16 day precipitation forecast every 12 hours - http://ggweather.com/loops/eta_12z_slp_1-5.htm

And 10 day
http://weather.unisys.com/gfsx/9pane...es_9panel.html

[Huckin eh?]

Nice work.
You know its august when...

[truth]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
311 AM MDT THU AUG 28 2008

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-282200-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
311 AM MDT THU AUG 28 2008

...BECOMING WET AND UNSEASONABLY COOL DURING THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY
WEEKEND..

A MOIST AND UNSEASONABLY COOL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH...AS MONSOONAL
MOISTURE SPREADS NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND ENCOMPASS ALL OF UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING BY EARLY SUNDAY.

AS THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH THIS MOISTURE...SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAIRLY WIDESPREAD ACROSS
THE REGION BY SUNDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AT
TIMES...AND BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH...ALONG
WITH SOUTHWEST WYOMING DURING LABOR DAY...DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO
NEAR 10000 FEET. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THIS
ELEVATION ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH. AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR SKIES MAY
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS SOME NORTHERN
UTAH VALLEYS.

THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH DURING THE
UPCOMING LABOR DAY WEEKEND ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE
WEATHER...AND BE PREPARED FOR WET CONDITIONS BEGINNING
SUNDAY...AS WELL AS MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES BY LABOR
DAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS SOUTHERN
UTAH...PARTICULARLY LOCATIONS PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING SUCH AS
SLOT CANYONS AND SLICK ROCK AREAS...SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ELEVATED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP.

$$

[RaccoonFace]

Tonsa cool maps/satellite shots here:
http://www.hffax.de/html/e_pacific.html
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/trop-epac.html


I love this one too:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA...-ir4-loop.html

I can't get the NOAA maps to load, my computer just hangs with the java logo on the screen... That sucks because those are some of the best maps!

okbye

[chaka]

sticky please?

[skier666]

I was going to yell at you but then I saw all the nice animated weather maps in one sweet place...thanks.

[gonzo]

yeah this is sick. if there was one of these for every region in the "Snow Conditions and Weather" room it might actually get some traffique.

[freshies]

the fine lads at unofficalsquaw put all this together for you last year. just bookmark this site, and then check it as needed.

http://unofficialsquaw.com/beta/weather/

[Skis4Fun]

Useful Tahoe/Sierra Links: Weather, Snowfall, Traffic, Accidents, Webcams


WEATHER

Sierra Avalanche Center - Today's Advisory often includes percent water content during storms 530-587-2158 www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/advisory.html

Dweeb Report (Howard Sheckter) includes long term forecast http://izotz.com/dweebreport/

Atmospheric Insights blog (detailed discussion by Ed Berry, Science Officer NWS Dodge City, KS office) includes long term forecast http://weatherclimatelink.blogspot.com/

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Reno) http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/di...id=rev&pil=afd

NWS Reno Tahoe forecast 775-673-8130

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Sacramento) http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/di...id=sto&pil=afd

NWS - HPC Hydrometric Prediction Center - 5 day precipitation qpf www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i00.gif

NRCS National Resources Conservation Service - National Weather & Climate Center - California SNOTEL Sites http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/...nia-inset.html

MesoWest Station Interface - (data varies by sensor but may include precipitation accumulated; snow water in; Max & min - wind speed, wind gust, temp; etc.) Nearby Stations (Sensors - usually hourly readings) by radius Univ UT Dept Meteorology (50 mile radius from Squaw Valley, choose preferred Region & then Product - Station Locations, select station from map & then select Nearby Stations) http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/drom...0.26&radius=50

Squaw Valley SQWC1 8200 ft http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/drom....cgi?stn=SqWC1

Carson Pass CXSC1 8500 ft http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/drom....cgi?stn=CXSC1





RESORT LEVEL WEATHER (change selection to preferred resort)

Snow-Forecast.com 6 day by elevation (top/mid/bot) with freezing level (morning/afternoon/night). Select Imper button in left middle of page to switch to English measurements (ft). Many other resorts from around the world also available.

Kirkwood top 2986m/9797ft http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...ntain/6day/top
Squaw Valley top 2743m/9000ft http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...y-USA/6day/top
Sugar Bowl top 2555m/8383ft http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...-Bowl/6day/top
Mt Rose top 2956m/9699ft http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...Tahoe/6day/top
Alpine Meadows top 2632m/8636ft http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...adows/6day/top
Mammoth Mountain top 3368m/11050ft http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts...ntain/6day/top


Snowforecast.com 6 day plus long term forecast. Many other North American resorts also available.

Kirkwood www.snowforecast.com/KirkwoodMountainResort
Squaw Valley www.snowforecast.com/SquawValleyUSA
Sugar Bowl www.snowforecast.com/SugarBowlResort
Mt Rose www.snowforecast.com/MtRoseSkiTahoe
Alpine Meadows www.snowforecast.com/AlpineMeadowsSkiArea
Mammoth Mountain www.snowforecast.com/MammothMountain



SNOWFALL

Snow Stats - California Snow Report www.snowstats.com/statereport.cfm/ca.htm

On The Snow - California Ski Report www.onthesnow.com/california/skireport.htm

SKiBonk - Tahoe http://www.skibonk.com/ski/index.jsp...ser.SkiRequest

SnoCountry - New Snow http://www.snocountry.com/snowclient...w&from=newsnow

Top 25 Most New Snow - U.S. http://www.weather.com/activities/re...fdomestic.html

Top 25 Most New Snow - Around The World http://www.weather.com/activities/re..._deepstuff_new



TRAFFIC / ROAD CONDITIONS

California DOT 800-427-7623 (800-GAS-ROAD) or 916-445-7623 www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/

Nevada DOT - Highway Controls Summary 511 or 877-687-6237 (877-NVROADS)
http://safetravelusa.com/nv/text.pl?file=controls

CalTrans California Highway Condition Report hourly all highways summarized (California DOT) www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/Hourly

CalTrans - Lake Tahoe Region Conditions www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roadlt

CalTrans Chain Control - Chain On/Off Areas CalTrans D3 Maintenance (location, elevation, distance) http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departme...ChainOnOff.pdf
www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/mtce/



ACCIDENTS

California Highway Patrol - Traffic Incident Page (select area - Truckee, Sacramento, Bishop, etc.) http://cad.chp.ca.gov/

Nevada Highway Patrol - Current Road Closures and Incidents
www.nvdpspub.gov/nhp/roadhazard.aspx



WEBCAMS

Magnifeye CalTrans & Resort cams www.magnifeye.com/

SierraVisions - Sierra Nevada Webcams http://www.sierravisionsstock.com/si...evada-webcams/

Tahoetopia - Lake Tahoe Web Cams www.tahoetopia.com/html/webcams.html

[skier666]

^^^^^

LOL

[montanaskier]

snow conditions JONG

[RaccoonFace]

Woke up this morning and the temp at my house was below 50 degrees for the first time in 4 months. It's getting colder and I added a few more maps so I thought this thread needed a bump!

okbye

[StroupSkier]

Yea, it was a bit chilly on the run this morning. Good to know it's not far away though

[TAHOEDOWN]

Bump for a kick ass weather thread and our first potential base storm coming in this weekend.

[thefrush]

I very much appreciate this thread. Will be using it many times this year.

[FranklezZ]

Wow... just wow.

[woodsskier]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IQLvcpWBM9...h/untitled.bmp

That's inches of water!!!!