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2/14 Forecast



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Good morning!

With the temp already falling below freezing at 6600 and the temp at 5250′ at 32° right now, it looks like we’re going to sneak by with a snowstorm today instead of a wet day. We’re also going to be spared the absolute worst of the wind. If it makes you feel better, Crystal has already put their upper mountain on wind standby and is discounting tickets. The wind will get us today, but things could be a lot worse. SW wind at 20-30 this morning builds to SSW 40-50 by midday, going to SW 45-55 by 4pm and decreasing to SW 30-40 overnight. Like I said, it could be worse. Could be NW wind. The snow level was supposed to be around 6500 this morning, but it’s already down around 5000′, so let’s call it 5000′ today, going to 4000′ overnight and falling to 2000′ by tomorrow morning. We’ll see light to moderate precipitation until 4pm, becoming heavy between 7pm and 1am, going back to flurries until 7am. Total snowfall between this morning and 4am tomorrow will be 10-13″ up high and 6-8″ down low, mostly falling overnight, with a total water value of 1-1.5″.

Tomorrow looks awesome if you like skiing in fresh snow, and who doesn’t? The snow level will hover between 2000′ and 3000′ during the day, falling to 1500′ by Wednesday morning. Snowfall will be light before 7am, becoming heavy between 7am and 1pm (sorry parking crew), becoming moderate between 1pm and 4am Wednesday. Total water value will be .75″ to 1.25″ for total new snow of 9-13″, mostly falling during the day. Winds tomorrow will be S 20-30 in the morning, SW 30-45 midday and SW 35-45 late afternoon.

The snow continues Wednesday, with the snow level at 1500′ in the morning, falling to 500-1000′ in the afternoon. Snowfall will be light in the morning, becoming moderate in the afternoon and evening. Total snowfall on Wednesday will be 4-5″, with water value of .3-.5″. Winds on Wednesday will be SW 15-20 in the morning becoming W 25-30 midday, dropping to W 20-25 in the evening.

Snow continues on Thursday… =) =) =)

Have a great day.

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2/13 forecast

Good morning!

Sorry for the delayed forecast this morning. I missed the early model runs. At least this is a more up-to-date forecast than you usually get.

Today looks mostly cloudy with intermittent flurries. The snow level today will be at 4000′ early, rising to 5500-6000′ by 7pm as a warm front swings through. Precipitation starts around 4pm, becoming moderate to heavy through 10pm and mostly ending overnight. We’ll see .25″ to .5″ of precipitation this evening. There is a pretty good chance we’ll see some r**n or r**n mixed with snow overnight, but since things seem to be going our way, I’m going to say we’ll see a couple inches of heavy snow tonight. Winds today will be W 15-25 early, going to SW 25-35 by 7pm.

The snow level tomorrow morning will be at 6000′, falling quickly to 4500′ by 10am at the latest. Precip starts around the time the snow level starts dropping, with light to moderate snow flurries throughout the day. Snowfall picks up overnight, becoming heavy between 7pm and 7am. Winds tomorrow will start at SW 30-35, building to SSW 40-60 by 11am, switching to a not-very-pretty WSW 45-55 around 4pm and continuing overnight. Sorry, grooming crew. Total precip between 4am Monday and 4am Tuesday will be 1″-1.5″ of water value for 8-12″ of new snow, mostly falling Monday afternoon and evening. =)

Tuesday looks super fun from a skier’s perspective. The snow level will fall to 2000′ by 4am, with moderate snowfall continuing during the day for another 8-12″ of new snow by 10pm. Water equivalent, in case you were wondering, will be .75-1″. Winds on Tuesday will start at WSW 10-20, building rapidly to 30-35 by 7am, switching to SW 30-40 by 4pm.

Snow and cold temps continue on Wednesday, with the snow level falling to 1000′-1500′. Light snow flurries become moderate by 1pm. Total water value will be .25″ to .5″ for 3-5″ of new snow during the day. Winds on Wednesday will be SW 20-30, becoming W 20-25 by 1pm.

The extended forecast brings snow flurries and periods of heavy snowfall through next weekend. =)

Hope that forecast made you smile. Have a great day!

Temira