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Wow. So sad to see that a massive avalanche took out Chair 6 at Crystal yesterday afternoon. I have so many memories of riding that chair as a kid. I remember feeling so competent and talented and bold and courageous and just plain awesome and rad skiing past all the “experts only” signs and loading that chair as a teenager. I’ll miss it. Sure, they’re planning on building a newer, faster, more reliable chair this summer, and I’ll make new memories there too, but I’ll always cherish the memories I made riding that creaky old double.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

How does sunshine on the mountain sound to you? Pretty good? You’ll like this forecast. Today will be clear. The freezing level (FL) will be 2000′ early, rising to at least 6000′ in the afternoon and around 9000′ overnight. Wind will be N 10-20 early, switching to E 15 in the afternoon and light S overnight.

Wednesday looks clear. The FL will be 1000′ early, rising to 8000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be SW 10 early and SW 25-30 in the afternoon. Thursday also looks clear. The FL will be 8000′ early and 6000′ in the afternoon with WNW wind at 20 in the morning and W wind at 30 in the afternoon.

Friday sees a wet system move in. At this point, temps look borderline, with the snow level at 5500′ early and 6500′ in the afternoon with about 1” of water value and west wind at 30mph.

Gorge Wind

Yesterday looked to be a lovely day on the river in the eastern Gorge, with a 30mph average at Maryhill when I looked at iWindsurf. Today starts with west wind at 10-15mph, switching to E 15-18 this afternoon. Tomorrow brings east wind at 26-30. Thursday brings light west wind.

Gorge Weather

Oh my oh my. It looks so lovely the next few days. But before we look into the future, let’s look back: How many rainbows did you see yesterday? I saw at least half a dozen, even some to the east, an unusual place to see rainbows in the Gorge. Today will be sunny, with temps in the low 40’s early and mid 50’s in the afternoon with light wind. Wednesday starts with temps in the upper 30’s, warming to the low 60’s in the afternoon under blue sky with light wind. On Thursday, expect temps in the low 40’s early with a high near 60 degrees and light wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

Dust off that bike if you haven’t already, because the road biking and mountain biking are both going to be off the charts the next few days.

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Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

Tonight is the last game of Kayak Polo for the season. Hood River Pool. 8pm. Tonight is also $12 Prime Rib night at Cebu, 5-9pm. Also tonight, there’s pickup rugby at Collins Field at 5:30pm.

Coming up tomorrow, the Hood River Area Trail Stewards have a movie night at Andrew’s at 6:30pm. There will be great raffle prizes, so show up and support your local trail maintenance and advocacy organization. Also tomorrow night, Columbia Center for the Arts hosts the LunaFest, films about, by and for women. And Portland Mountain Rescue hosts the Telluride Mountain Film Festival in Portland as a fundraising event.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It is snowing lightly on Mt. Hood this morning, and models are indicating continuing orographic snow showers through early afternoon, after which time the sky will clear. The snow level will be around 4000′ this morning, dropping to 2500′ in the afternoon. Models say .5” water value (WV) today, but I think it’ll be a bit less, so call it 2-4” of new snow by 4pm. Wind today will be SW 30 early, becoming NW 30 mid-morning and WNW 35 around noon.

Tuesday looks clear and sunny. The freezing level will be 1000′ early, rising to 7000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be N at 10-20 becoming E at 10-20 in the afternoon. Wednesday looks clear and sunny with the freezing level around 8000′ and light wind early that turns to W 10 in the afternoon. Repeat on Thursday.

Gorge Wind

Today actually looks like a very good day to get on the water, if you’re hardy enough to handle 39 degree water. We’ll see a weather system move through midday with high pressure building off the coast. With that setup, the wind should be relatively steady. Expect the wind to rise to W 28-32 this afternoon east of Mosier, or maybe east of The Dalles. Under the clouds in the western Gorge, you can expect W 15-18ish.

Tuesday starts off light with E 21-24 in the afternoon. The central coast looks good on Tuesday with N 20-25 and a 6′ swell at 11 seconds. Wednesday brings E 15-18 early, fading to light wind in the afternoon.

Gorge Weather

Looks like a showery morning with a chance of rainbows. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early, rising to the mid 50’s this afternoon with increasing west wind. Tuesday looks clear, with a few inversion clouds possible in the morning. Temps will be in the mid-30’s early, rising to the mid-50’s in the afternoon with light wind. Wednesday looks clear with temps in the low 40’s early and low 60’s in the afternoon with light wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

I went for a quick spin on the Cirque de Madre yesterday afternoon. There was hardly any gravel at all. Today will likely be a bit on the windy side for fun road biking and it will likely be a bit on the muddy side for good mountain biking, but Tuesday and Wednesday look like spectacular days for riding bikes.

River Levels

The Hood is at 8.9′. The Klickitat is at a very big 7140cfs. The White Salmon is also big, at 7′ or so.

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There are 3 movie events happening Wednesday. First, the Hood River Area Trail Stewards have a mountain bike movie night at Andrews. Second, LunaFest, films by women and about women, happens at Columbia Center for the Arts. Third, it’s the Telluride Mountain Film Festival, a fundraiser for Portland Mountain Rescue, at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira