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Good morning!

I took three days off from the snowphone, and this morning I returned to find… a blizzard! Yippee!

It’s absolutely dumping snow on Mt. Hood… snowing two inches per hour. If that doesn’t get you excited, perhaps the drive up will. There’s limited visibility on the roads and snow everywhere. I think the drive alone sounds like fun. In addition, all that snow is sitting in the parking lot, so if your car is tiny like mine, you’re likely to get stuck (like I did last time ODOT didn’t plow).

If you’re looking to escape the storm at Skibowl, you’ll have to wait until tonight. They’re open from 3-10pm for powder skiing and nacho eating. Meadows and T-line are open to serve your powder needs during the day today.

The snow continues for most of today, with total snowfall of a foot, maybe a bit more. Get the powder today, because conditions clear up after today for sunshine on the slopes Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

If you’d like to go windsurfing or kiting, today would be a great day to head to the desert early. Gradients were .17 and .14 early (I believe that’s the first gradient report of the season), meaning Arlington and The Wall are good choices today. I’m not sure where the cloud line will end up, but Doug’s might be a possibility as well. Expect strong wind in the 30+ range today, and expect the wind to die early this afternoon.

Next chance for windsurfing/kiting is Saturday, when east winds in the 30+ range combine with mild temperatures for a fun day at Stevenson and Rooster. Next chance for snow? Unknown. Next chance to mountain bike? Unknown. Trails are too wet to ride. Please leave them alone.

Have a great day today!

Temira

Good morning!

This forecast is a powder alert, but you probably knew this was coming and didn’t need a forecast.

It’s also a Thai restaurant alert. There’s a new place to eat in The Dalles. Montira Thai just opened on the west end of the city center, on 2nd street, at the point where it goes from two-way to one-way. The food is decent and reasonably priced. I’ll let you guys post reviews in the “food” section of this website. FYI, they do not yet have a liquor license, but plan to soon.

A few inches of snow fall between now and tomorrow in the mountains and then… Then the heavens open, dumping their bounty upon Mt. Hood. Models call for the snow level to start around 4k and drop to 2k, meaning this is going to be yet another true powder dump. How much snow? I think 16-22″ is reasonable between Friday morning and Saturday morning. It’s going to be windy with this storm, so upper chairlifts are not going to run on Friday. Best bets? Skibowl for night skiing on Friday and anywhere for day skiing on Saturday.

I’m a little biased, so I think you should ski at Meadows with me on Saturday, but you can go wherever you like. =)

There will be a bit of a break in the weather on Saturday before another storm hits on Sunday, bringing more snow through Tuesday. Theoretically, HRM closes on Sunday, but it may (no promises) continue to run if we get tons of low-elevation powder. Meadows does understand that you want to ski Private Reserve if we get lots of new snow.

In other news, we’ll see some light west wind today, perhaps, 16-19, followed by strong and gusty SW wind in the eastern desert tomorrow. I suggest you ski rather than making that drive, as the wind direction won’t be great and rain will be falling. Post-frontal winds look a bit better, more westerly, less rainy, but that won’t happen until after dark tomorrow night.

So, wax your skis or board, because you’re headed to the mountain for the next few days.

If you’re a mountain biker, please stop riding the muddy trails. Post does not need the abuse. And… don’t forget that the cows are out on Hospital Hill, so no dogs are allowed. Bring your dog and you’ll lose access to the trail for everyone. Not to be a downer, or anything…

One last thing for the gardeners, the Gorge Grown seed swap is this Saturday in White Salmon from noon ’til three.

Make it a great day today!

Temira