Sorry that this is the first post of the season, but I’ve just returned to Colorado after a long ski trip in Antarctica.  To orient us to our weather so far this season, in our patrol zone, it’s been pretty much average.  The three Snotels in our patrol zone, which are all close to 10,000’ […]

The second half of May has been great – Mayuary as some people have called it – and it looks like June will start off with a (snow filled) bang!  A small upslope coupled with a jet streak should produce a real snow storm on Tuesday evening through Wednesday (June 1) morning.  Here are the […]

Okay, this system is way too exciting not to write about, even though I already posted my season wrap-up.  A complex system approaches on Friday from the north northwest – with snow being fueled by primarily by (i) a low pressure system with the low currently forecasted to center roughly in the middle of the […]

“It could have been worse” is hardly a rallying cry, but that’s how I’d sum up this season snow-wise in our patrol zone.  Early November started off strong, but then a horrific lull put us well below average until I flew up to Alaska in late December.  As soon as I got on a plane […]

The weather looks warm and pleasant for a while without any good spring storms on the horizon.  Boo!  About time to throw in the towel on this winter of weather forecasts for our patrol zone.  I’ll keep an eye on things, and if there’s nothing interesting snow wise in a bit, I’ll stop posting forecasts […]