Sunny, Warm, and Don’t Forget About Wet Avalanches

Forecast summary: Sunny and warm this week.  Beware of wet avalanches.  Colder weather may return in a week. Forecast discussion: Another short and boring forecast.  We’ll be under a ridge of high pressure to Friday.  And it will be warm.  Highs are forecasted per the American Model to reach the low 60s at 10,000’ by […]

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Darn Warm and Sunny Weather Ahead

Forecast summary: Warm.  Sunny.   Darn it! Forecast discussion: Short and boring forecast.  While there may be a touch of snow today (Saturday) and a touch more tomorrow (Sunday), after that it will be warm and sunny for at least five days, and probably longer.  Today, the Canadian, NAM, and RDPS Model are calling for 2” […]

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Light snow today (4/21), a bit more later this week, then warm and pleasant

Forecast summary: An inch of snow perhaps this afternoon, 3-6” of snow on Thursday through Saturday morning, then warm and pleasant. Forecast discussion: Today (4/21) and tomorrow morning (Wednesday) a weak trough (i.e., wet and unsettled weather) is over our region.  The Canadian Model, the European Model, and the NAM Model are calling for 1” […]

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Why This Week Was Awesome; Very Light Snow on the Weekend (4/18-19)

Forecast Summary: Thursday was awesome.  Very light snow on Saturday and Sunday.  Low confidence in any forecast beyond Sunday. Forward (Why This Week’s Storms were Awesome and Why We’ll Actually Take Advantage of Them): Before we jump into the forecast discussion, I wanted to start with a brief discussion of how awesome the last week […]

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Big Snow on Thursday (4/16); Possible Storm Next Tuesday / Wednesday

Forecast Summary: Big snow on Thursday!  Pleasant weekend.  Possible storm early to middle of next week. Forecast Discussion: On Thursday, a powerful system descends on us from the north northwest.  There’s a strong jet streak component to this system, which means the models will undoubtedly struggle to put their fingers on how much snow we’ll […]

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