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11/19 forecast

The Clymb: free membership. Access to super cheap gear including Trew, Zeal, Sierra Designs, and many more. — Good morning! Well, it’s official. Mount Hood Meadows is opening Saturday. If you renewed your pass online, make sure you’ve sent in your liability release form or your pass won’t be turned on and you’ll still have…

Meet your forecaster: Temira

For almost 30 years, Temira (they/them) has been making the most of the Gorge: riding river swell, shredding powder, and cycling all the gravel and pavement and trails. This is Temira’s playground, their gym… their life’s work.

This passion led Temira to take a vow: In 2006, Temira decided to provide the most accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts possible. Today, Temira’s forecasts have become an essential resource for thousands of skiers, snowboarders, wind sports enthusiasts and Gorge commuters. With Temira’s guidance, you can plan ahead, time your sessions perfectly, and just plain have more fun! But the story doesn’t end there.

There’s “Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service” and “Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas” – the Gorge’s premier microclimate forecast and gardening information. When winter storms, extreme heat, hail, or avalanches on SR-14 and I-84 threaten, TATAS keeps everyone and their tomatoes and giant pumpkins and cash crops safe.

Temira’s relentless efforts keep the forecasts flowing. But it ain’t easy: each forecast takes a couple of hours. That’s where you come in. By contributing, you’re not just supporting Temira’s passion project – you’re investing in the safety and well-being of the entire Gorge community. Your financial support ensures these essential forecasts remain accessible to all, free of charge.

So please take a moment to click one of the buttons below. Donate $19.99 or more (how much does this forecast enhance your life?) and get the email in your inbox. Or just contribute enough for a cup or pound of coffee. I need coffee! Every contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference. Help me keep this labor of love alive, so we can all commute safely, play in the river, and shred Mt. Hood with the best weather forecasts possible. Thank you!

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The Clymb: free membership.
Access to super cheap gear including Trew, Zeal, Sierra Designs, and many more.

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Good morning!

Well, it’s official. Mount Hood Meadows is opening Saturday. If you renewed your pass online, make sure you’ve sent in your liability release form or your pass won’t be turned on and you’ll still have to wait in a line, instead of going straight to the lift. Skibowl, in case you’re wondering about the world’s best nachos (except for the nachos at Everybody’s), is aiming to open next Friday.

Over the next few days, the mountains will see 4-6” of new snow Saturday and 5-8” of new snow Sunday. After that, we’re looking at trace amounts until the cold, dry air exits the Northwest. Best chance for snow in the Gorge is now later Saturday into Sunday.

If you’re a mountain biker and you have a little time today, it’s your last chance to get comments to the Forest Service about our desire, as mountain bikers, to turn a few decommissioned roads in Increment 3 into trails. You don’t have to write your own note, although putting this sample letter into your own words will help. If you don’t have time, just copy, paste, and send. At the top of that letter is an email address starting with “comments.” Send your letter there. Do it today, because today is the last day.

Coming up tonight, it’s the Fashion Show, benefitting the Hood River Christmas Project, at the Hood River Inn. The Fashion Show is always a great event, with 500 of your best friends attending, raising money for an awesome cause. If you can’t make it, please take the time to donate something to the Christmas Project (their address is PO Box 872 in Hood River… strangely enough, that used to be my PO Box.).

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the button at the bottom of the page. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til November 2011, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors.

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One response to “11/19 forecast”

  1. Buster Avatar
    Buster

    You going to have a warm cookie for me in that first lift line of the season?

Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira