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Good morning everyone!

Up on the mountain, it’s raining and snowing this morning, and I think it’s cool that they report that. It’s 24 degrees at T-line with 3” of new, and it’s 29 at Meadows with no new down low and a few inches up high. It’s also inverted, unless the new temp sensor at Meadows is wrong, as it’s reading 36 up top. And… it’s blowing 15-30 up there.

The wind on the Columbia today stays a bit gusty and cold, as clouds and unsettled weather affect the wind. Morning gradients are at .19 and .11, which is pretty much huge and massive and ginormous, and it’s blowing 35 at Doug’s already. I think we’ll see 30ish all day from Mosier to Arlington, with gustier low twenties from Stevenson down to the Sandbar. If high pressure builds in early enough, we could see the Corridor kick in hard as well. Most likely you’re waiting ‘til tomorrow for the elusive early-season Hatchery day.

High pressure and sunshine are the story tomorrow, with the north pacific high setting up a steady corridor day for kiting and windsurfing. We’ll start off with low twenties, and build to 25-28 averages by midday from Stevenson to Doug’s.

At the coast, it’s 20-25 knots today and tomorrow with a 10-12 foot swell. It looks pretty much epic on the North Coast, and pretty much damned good further south. Can’t wait to see the photos from Dana and Trudy!

In biking world, it’s perfect out there, and don’t forget that tomorrow’s the Post and Pint out of Dirty Fingers Bike Repair!

Boaters, the Hood’s at 4.4 feet, the White Salmon’s at 4.4 feet, and the little White’s at 754 cfs. And don’t forget, tonight is the shop paddle out of the Kayak Shed. Meet the gang at 4:30 in front of the shop.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

Good morning, and happy four-twenty day!

Up on Mt. Hood this morning, it’s partly cloudy this morning. It’s 41 at Timberline, with no new and a 149” base. It’s 36 at Meadows, with no new and 118” base. The wind is light at both resorts, so vis permitting, upper lifts should run. Looks like snow levels will drop this week, with a few inches of new each day. What I’m really hoping for is Superbowl powder skiing. It happened a couple of times last season, but it hasn’t happened this year. I suppose the stable snowpack now is too little, too late, but it’s still fun to hope.

Out on the Columbia, it’s setting up to be a windy day, actually a windy week. A front is over us now, a low pressure trough is moving east, and high pressure is building at the coast. Morning gradients are .10 and .06, and they’ll pick up. By afternoon, we’ll see gusty upper teens from Stevenson to the corridor, unless we get lucky and the clouds burn back, and 27-30 from Doug’s, maybe Mosier, eastward.

Tomorrow looks stronger and steadier, with wind from the Corridor to The Wall in the 28-32 range. At this point, it looks like Corridor westerlies will hold in the 30 range through Thursday, for an early spring three-peat. Remember, if you’re headed to the Hatchery, 14 is closed from 7am to 4pm through Thursday. WSDOT, you’re no fun.

In mountain bike land, it’s good on what’s open, which is Post, Syncline, Nestor, Tower of Power, and Oak Ridge. Those last two are chock full of ticks and poison oak for your special biking enjoyment.

Speaking of ticks, I did a little morel/verpa hunting yesterday, and did not find any ticks. Or morels. Or verpas. But at least I didn’t find any ticks!

Boaters, the Hood’s at 4.4 feet, the White Salmon’s at 4 feet, and the little White’s at 697 cfs.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira