Friday: great groom this weekend. Storm skiing Monday. I’ll be on retreat through Wednesday. You have fun, and ski for me!

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Friday 3000′-1500′
Saturday 1500′->6000′
Sunday 6000′->7000′->3500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

A mostly cloudy start on the mountain for Friday gives way to a sunny weekend and a snowy, stormy start to the week. Models hint at a period of dry weather later next week followed by a pattern shift to cold and snowy for an extended period. Fingers crossed for that!

For Friday, mostly cloudy weather this morning gives way to partly cloudy sky this afternoon and clear sky overnight. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 3000′ all day and will fall to 1500-2000′ tonight. No precip. Wind: Light and variable peaking at NW 10-15 this afternoon. Snow surface: packed powder, hardpack, and scattered granular.

Saturday will be sunny all day. The free air freezing level will be 1500′ in the morning and will slowly rise to 6000′ in the evening. No precip. Wind: light and variable. Sunday will be clear all the way through midnight. Snow falls after midnight. The freezing level will be 6000′ in the morning, 7000′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ after midnight. About 0.1” water equivalent (WE) is forecast by daybreak Monday for an inch of new. Wind: N 5-10 in the morning, W 10-15 in the afternoon, and W 40 after midnight.

Models call for snow all day Monday. As of this morning, the snow level looks like 3500′ in the morning, 1500′ in the afternoon, and as low as 0′ overnight. Somewhere between 1.0” and 1.5” precip is predicted for 10-15” new snow. Wind will be W 40 ish all day becoming NW 35 overnight. That’s storm skiing weather, but should leave most of the quads running. Snow quality will start out “good” and transition to “excellent and fluffy”. Colder, dry weather is forecast Tuesday and Wednesday. That’s your forecast through then. I’ll be back forecasting Thursday morning when I return from retreat. No hassling my housesitter about the forecast. Just cuz she’s living in my space doesn’t make her responsible!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Friday starts with E 10-15 form Rooster to Stevenson, turns calm midday, and picks up to W 11-14 from Stevenson to Hood River this afternoon. River flow is 114kcfs, river temp is 38F, and high temp forecast is 49F. Saturday starts out light westerly and turns calm and glassy. High temp: 48F. Sunday starts with E 15-20 at Rooster and Stevenson and turns light/variable in the afternoon. High temp: 53F. That’s going to feel warm! As of this morning, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday look like west wind days as strong offshore high pressure turns on the wind.

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly cloudy weather this morning gives way to partly cloudy weather this afternoon. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Light and variable wind turns light westerly later. No rainbows. Saturday will be partial Nothing then sunny. Temps start in the low 30’s and rise to the upper 40’s. Calm wind. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny all day with a little rain after midnight. Temp[s start in the low 30’s and rise to the low 50’s (WARM!). Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Snow is possible late Monday into Tuesday. Just a little snow.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon.

Cycling

If you ride in the mud, you’ll do significant and permanent damage to the trail bed. Be thoughtful about your riding choices. Also, it’s winter. Be prepared to turn around due to freeze-thaw mud. If it was below freezing the night before your ride, don’t ride trails that are exposed to the open air. Those trails will have freeze-thaw conditions, and you’ll do major damage. Consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.