Powder alert from skiwashington.com
11-10-2006, 07:54 AM
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Powder alert from skiwashington.com
Big Snow Dumpage Ahead - POWDER ALERT
Hello Snowriders!
Goodbye Rain, Hello SNOW! The Great Pacific Weather Machine (Cool northern branch) is cranking up.
A progressive weather pattern with moderate to low snow levels in the range of 2500-4500ft is now developing. There will be the occasional warmth with brief high snow levels, but the dominate pattern until late November is cool and moist - that means lots of snow in the mountains. We are done with any major league rain and warmth in the mountains for a while. Once we have a good snow pack, it doesn't really matter. Heavy rain does not melt the snow pack to any great degree. Studies show it takes 5 inches of rain at 48 degrees to melt one foot of fresh snow. That's fresh snow not snow pack which is much more dense. 5 inches of rain is a lot for the Cascades, during one of those warm ups. Remember once the pack deepens, we are safe. Of course the surface can be a bit grabby until some fresh improves it or groomers do their magic on it.
I am expecting 2-7 ft in the Cascades in the next two weeks, so at least a partial Thanksgiving opening is within reach. Again, the overall pattern is cool, but there will be a few short warm ups.
Don't forget The Washington Ski and Snowboard Expo at Quest Field on Nov. 17 - 19 th. Gotta go, that show has it all. Check out my powder watch page and have your friends sign up for my powder alerts on the Ski Washington website.
We'll be carving turn in the pow before you know it.
Larry Schick
Sign up for Powder Alerts at skiwashington.com<ul><li><a href="http://www.skiwashington.com/powderwatch.php">http://www.skiwashington.com/powderwatch.php</a</li></ul>
Hello Snowriders!
Goodbye Rain, Hello SNOW! The Great Pacific Weather Machine (Cool northern branch) is cranking up.
A progressive weather pattern with moderate to low snow levels in the range of 2500-4500ft is now developing. There will be the occasional warmth with brief high snow levels, but the dominate pattern until late November is cool and moist - that means lots of snow in the mountains. We are done with any major league rain and warmth in the mountains for a while. Once we have a good snow pack, it doesn't really matter. Heavy rain does not melt the snow pack to any great degree. Studies show it takes 5 inches of rain at 48 degrees to melt one foot of fresh snow. That's fresh snow not snow pack which is much more dense. 5 inches of rain is a lot for the Cascades, during one of those warm ups. Remember once the pack deepens, we are safe. Of course the surface can be a bit grabby until some fresh improves it or groomers do their magic on it.
I am expecting 2-7 ft in the Cascades in the next two weeks, so at least a partial Thanksgiving opening is within reach. Again, the overall pattern is cool, but there will be a few short warm ups.
Don't forget The Washington Ski and Snowboard Expo at Quest Field on Nov. 17 - 19 th. Gotta go, that show has it all. Check out my powder watch page and have your friends sign up for my powder alerts on the Ski Washington website.
We'll be carving turn in the pow before you know it.
Larry Schick
Sign up for Powder Alerts at skiwashington.com<ul><li><a href="http://www.skiwashington.com/powderwatch.php">http://www.skiwashington.com/powderwatch.php</a</li></ul>
11-10-2006, 08:04 AM
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so ready to drop in. got's to but my snow's on the Avant!....
some webcams..<ul><li><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snowsports/">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snowsports/</a</li></ul>
11-10-2006, 01:20 PM
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That's the problem... snow and freezing temps aren't good for clearing mud and pouring asphalt.
But I still have my fingers crossed. I'm sure they'll have something open by mid-December.... it just might involve a long commute and/or a detour.
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