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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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If you’re in the Gorge, look out your window. There’s snow at 1000’ in White Salmon. It’s quite pretty out there. I’m headed to Meadows today, where it’s dumping snow. Meadows opens tomorrow with Buttercup, Easy Rider and the Carpet, and depending on how things look after they pack down the 19” that fell in the last 24 hours, maybe more terrain.

Today’s forecast is for more snow, mostly ending by 1pm. The snow level will be 1000’, with SW wind at 20-30 on Mt. Hood. Total snowfall today (after the fabulous 19” in the last 24 hours) will be .25-.5” water value, for 3-4” more snow (most of that WV has already landed on the slopes). Snow will start again tonight for another .3”, another 3-5” of new.

Tomorrow brings snow flurries all day with possible sunbreaks. The snow level will be around 500’. Total accumulation will be .1-.25” WV for 2-3” of new snow on Mt. Hood. Winds tomorrow will be W 30-35 early, fading to 20-25 by 10am and going to SW 15-20 overnight.

On Sunday, we’ll see continued snow flurries on Mt. Hood, with .1-.25” WV or 2-3” of new snow. The snow level will be 1000’, with 15-20mph wind.

The next system hits Monday night, with the snow level at 4500-5000’. Tuesday and Wednesday look worrisome, with the snow level significantly above 5000’ and significant moisture on the way.

If you don’t have to get up at 4:30am tomorrow (like I do), tonight brings SnowDaze, a slideshow by Richard Hallman, Solitaire, a ski movie, at the Middle School, and another award-winning ski movie at the Pint Shack. On Saturday, it’s the annual Girl Paddle on the White Salmon River (newly freed!), and there’s the Native Eyewear “Sunglasses at Night” party at the Hood River Elks Lodge, with free beer. Yes, I really did say “free beer”, so stop by the Elks on Saturday night.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Good morning!

Ah yes. First snowfall of the season yesterday. Of course I didn’t take my own advice and had to drive/slide on slushy roads on my summer tires. Dear, dear Paco is helping me put my winter tires on today. The rest of you can go to Les Schwab and wait 4 hours!

As predicted, yesterdays storm was more of a s**tstorm on the mountain than a snow storm. It did start out as snow. Perhaps that’s too kind. It snained all day. Wet, wet, wet sloppy snow. In the afternoon, it switched to rain and freezing rain, and that’s what it did all night long. So, total precip from the storm: 2.79”. Total accumulation at 5000’: 2”. Not sure what happened higher up.

Coming up in events, the PDX Kayaker film festival is in Portland tonight. There’s also the 7-8pm playboating session at the Hood River pool. On (Black) Friday, there’s SnowDaze, a slideshow by Richard Hallman, Solitaire, a ski movie, at the Middle School, another award-winning ski movie at the Pint Shack. On Saturday, it’s the annual Girl Paddle on the White Salmon River (newly freed!), and there’s the Native Eyewear “Sunglasses at Night” party at the Elks Lodge, with free beer.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Saturday

That brings us to today. The snow level is back down around 2000’, and we’ll see around 1” of precip today, mostly after 4pm, for 10-14” of new snow. Mt. Hood wind will be WSW 30-40 all day, fading in the evening.

Tomorrow sees the snow level around 500’, with a total of .2-.3” precip for 3-4 inches of new snow, mostly falling before 7am and after 7pm. Winds will be W 25-30.

On Saturday, we’ll see cloudy to partly cloudy skies with W wind at 10-15 and the snow level at 500’. Sunday looks similar to Saturday, with snow moving in overnight for a couple inches of accumulation. Monday looks snowy.

The next big system moves in on Tuesday. At this point, the models are suggesting it will fall as rain/snain at 5000’.

Friday-Tuesday look cold and snowy. Chance of Meadows in the next two weeks: 99.9%. Skibowl: 95%.

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 link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til August 2012, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors. If you don’t PayPal, you can send a donation to PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031.