The Gorge is my Gym

Good morning!

It’s still winter up on Mt. Hood today, with snow falling at the resorts. Timberline has had 5” of new in the last 24 hours and Meadows has had 3” of new snow. It’s pretty decent, not too wet new snow, and should make for good riding on the groomed runs today.

The wind forecast today looks good for a daily double if you’d like to ski in the morning. We’ll have light wind in the 15-17 range this morning, holding in the teens near Hood River today, but building to 24-28 from Rowena eastward in the afternoon.

A more summerlike wind pattern kicks in tomorrow as high pressure builds off the coast. We’ll see 19-23 early from Hood River eastward. The strongest wind tomorrow depends on where the clouds end up, but I think we’ll see 28-32 in the afternoon from Rowena to The Wall.

Tuesday looks like a very solid west wind day. Again, the clouds will affect where the strongest wind is, but I think we’ll see a quick build into the 28-32 range from the Hatchery to Rowena on Tuesday.

In the mountain bike world, Nestor Peak and Buck Creek are fully open, so you have another trail option.

If you’d like to go boating or rafting today, the white salmon is at 3.7ft, the klickitat is at 2600cfs, the wind is at 5.7ft and the hood is at 5.1 feet. Thanks to Wet Planet whitewater for the river numbers.

Have a great day today!

Temira

Good morning,

It’s the weekend, and the weather’s not so great this morning, so that means it’s time to head to the mountains where bad weather makes things more fun. How’s that for a positive attitude?

Meadows and Timberline both have a couple inches of new snow this morning. The temperature up there is right around freezing, but the snow level is supposed to drop today, so the snow quality should get better. The mountains will see a couple inches of snow today and a couple more inches tonight, and the snow level will be at 2500’ by tomorrow morning, so it should be a decent day of riding tomorrow.

If you’d rather be in the river, even though it’s 51 degrees in the Columbia right now, you can look forward to gusty west wind today. It will blow in the 17-20 range in the eastern gorge from midday on or so.

Tomorrow looks a little windier, with 17-20 early in the day in the eastern Gorge, filling back in from Rowena out to Roosevelt in the 22-25 range in the afternoon.

Monday looks like a better day for windsurfing and kiting as high pressure sets up off the coast and low pressure holds in the desert. We should see 17-20 early in the morning from Hood River eastward, quickly building to 25-28 in the afternoon from Mosier to Maryhill.

Finally, if you’re looking for events, there’s an indoor library cleanup party this morning in Hood River to remove the dust and cobwebs, and there’s the ever-popular Mother’s Day St. Helens climb tomorrow, where men dress up in dresses. It’s your last chance to climb without one of those pesky permits.

Erin and Jeff, I’ll see you tonight. =)

Have an awesome day today!

Temira