Lots of Snow in the Forecast

While the last system unfortunately underproduced, there’s happily lots of snow in the forecast.  A system approaches from the west northwest, with a low pressure likely to cause at least some upslope on Wednesday.  Unsurprisingly, this storm should produce the most snow on Wednesday.  Here are the model forecasts for Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning […]

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Half a Foot to a Foot of Snow By Monday, More Snow After That!

The warm weather is about to end.  Yeah! A low pressure system currently over Los Angeles, pulling moisture from both our west and our southwest will barrel towards us in short order.  This is a complex system, with moisture coming from several directions and in several waves.  There will be a weak upslope associated with […]

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Warm Week, Snow This Weekend, Snow (Hopefully) Next Week

Welcome to March, the second snowiest month of the year on average in our patrol zone.  After a warm week, a complex system from the west is over our patrol zone this weekend through Monday.  The snow looks to begin on Friday afternoon (with rain at lower elevations).  Here are the various model forecasts for […]

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Warm Temperatures For a While With Next Snow a Week Away

A bit more snow is possible today (Friday).  High temperatures will warm each day from today through Tuesday, and will likely stay warm through Thursday at least.  Looking at the edge of forecast fairyland, the American, Canadian, and European Models all predict our next chance of snow coming around Friday (3/4) and lasting out to […]

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Cold and Snowy

We’re in for a week of bitter cold and snow (with the heaviest snow likely on Tuesday).  It’s a complicated forecast, and scroll down to the model forecasts if you want to skip my pontificating. While typically the colder it gets, the better powder we can expect as cold temperatures drive snow crystal dendrite growth, […]

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