The Gorge Is My Gym

11/23 forecast

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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.

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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!

Wind forecast? Who needs a wind forecast? Let’s talk snow.

If there’s any way you can sneak out for some skiing today, you should. The powder at Meadows is bottomless (seriously). It’s the best snow I’ve seen up there in years (maybe one of the best days ever?). I’d like to think that we’ll see a lot of this, since it’s La Nina, but why risk missing it? Skip work today. Print out this forecast and have your boss call me if needed.

If miss it you must, be advised that we’ll see a repeat this weekend. We’ll see light snowfall through Thursday, and then Friday brings 12-18” of snow (too early too see if it’ll be early or late), Saturday sees an additional 6-8”, and a few more will fall on Sunday. Snow levels will be 3000 feet or lower for the duration of this storm. Of course, forecasts are subject to change, but that’s the extended view at this point.

What does that mean? Skibowl should get open Friday, as they are planning. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hood River Meadows (that’s HRM, for those of you in the know) to open this weekend, and night skiing at MHM for Thanksgiving weekend wouldn’t surprise me either.

Keep in mind that I’m not speaking as a Meadows employee. Those are only guesses based on snow coverage, base amounts, past seasons, and upcoming forecasts.

If I had to pick a couple of days to ski, I’d pick today (duh – there’s 24” of new snow), and Sunday, when the weather will be a bit better. Or… Saturday night at Skibowl, where you can experience a 9.5-rated nacho platter.

Anyway, enjoy the snow and have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira