Tag: Skibowl

Good morning everyone in the Gorge!

It really looked like yesterday was going to be the final powder day of ski season, but I was wrong. Today is the final powder day of ski season. Meadows had 4” of new overnight and Timberline had 5” of new. Winds this morning are 20-30 miles per hour, and it looks like the mountain will see sunbreaks and flurries today. Skibowl was closed all week, and they’re open today, so all that new snow is untracked. Today’s your chance for fresh tracks there!

Tomorrow looks sunny and beautiful on the mountain with high temps at 5000 feet just above freezing. Sunday looks warm and sunny, with the temperature at the Meadows base reaching the upper 40’s in the afternoon.

If you want to double up today, it’s going to be windy this afternoon. The early gradient is at .07, and that’s enough for 15-18 early. The wind will pick up this afternoon, blowing 21-23 near Hood River and 24-28 from Rowena to Maryhill. Tomorrow looks windy as well, with 17-21 near Hood River in the morning, filling in from Mosier to Maryhill in the afternoon in the 23-26 range, but likely becoming gusty in the afternoon as well.

Sunday looks light.

In other news, the Banff Mountain Film Festival is tonight, Saturday and Sunday at the Skylight theatre. Tomorrwo and Sunday there’s the Bear Springs Trap mountain bike race, and on Sunday, for international workers’ day, there’s free acupuncture at Gorge Community Acupuncture.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Good morning!

Mountain Weather Forecast

Still snowing… The snow level today will be at 1000’ early (yes, it’s snowing in Parkdale), rising to 2000’ or so in the afternoon, but feeling like it’s higher from solar radiation. We’ll see another 2-3” of snow tonight. Winds will be WNW 25-35 early, dropping to W 20-25 by 11am, and falling to W 15-20 this afternoon. We’ll get another 2” or so overnight tonight.

Tomorrow looks cold, with the snow level at 1000’, rising to 3000’ in the afternoon, with snow flurries in the morning with sunbreaks in the afternoon. Winds will be NW 20-30 tomorrow.

Saturday looks cold and clear, with the free air freezing level at 1000’ early, rising to 4000’ in the afternoon.Winds will be WNW 20-30 early, dropping to 15-25 by 11am and 10-15 by 4pm.

Sunday looks warm and sunny with light east wind.

Gorge Wind Forecast
Today looks rather gusty, with light wind in the morning and 17-20 this afternoon east of Hood River. Tomorrow looks pretty good, with 17-21 early from Hood River to Mosier, picking up to 24-28 from Hood River to Maryhill in the afternoon. At this point, Saturday looks wind, at least in the morning before high pressure builds in, with 21-23 near Hood River in the morning.

Other stuff
It looks like the Post and Pint will be canceled tonight, but I’m sure Mitchell would love to commiserate with you over a beer starting at 5pm at the shop. Coming up Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Skylight Theater in Hood River shows the Banff Mountain Film Festival. If for some reason that doesn’t work for you the BMFF shows in Portland tonight.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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