Tag: snow forecast

Yesterday’s east winds went from nothing to nuking in about 4 hours. It was cool to see, except for the fact that I was driving past Rooster to a meeting in Portland with no gear in my car.

The meeting was with Meadows, and the result is that I will be the snowphone again next year. So, this is your chance to learn the secret code. The secret code is (drumroll)… no secret code! If the phone says rain, it’s rain (may I never say it), and if it says snow, it’s snow (may I say it every day). Quite frankly, I don’t have the brainpower at 5am to do even and odd numbers, so I just tell it like it is.

Speaking of snow, we’re looking at torrential rain tomorrow, but we’re looking at snow on the mountain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I think we’ll see a total of a foot or so in this storm cycle. That’s not quite enough to open the hill, but it’s enough for you to go out and bust up your rock skis this weekend.

If you’d like wind, you’ll have easterlies this morning as well as building southerlies on the coast. Tomorrow, however, looks like a south wind nuker on the coast, with gusts over 60.

I’m not convinced yet that we’ll see Gorge winds on Thursday and Friday, but if we do, it’s going to be southerly enough that it’s Arlington or nothing.

In the mountain bike world, everything is good now. Get it today before it rains tomorrow.

And get ready for two events: Every Day’s a Saturday plays in Govy on Friday. Sickest ski movie ever. Also on Friday (and Saturday and Sunday) is Portland ski fever. Go get your pass picture taken already!

Have a great Wednesday!

The east winds take their sweet time to develop today, as high pressure takes its sweet time building in the desert. At this point, it looks like the strongest easterlies will wait until after dark to make there presence known through the Gorge. Even so, you’ll be on the water by afternoon if you want to, as gradients build and the windspeed climbs slowly toward 30-35.

Lingering east winds tomorrow morning will get you on the water if you so desire. I think 22-26 is the morning call, fading by evening.

Come Thursday, a powerful cold front heads our way, bring super strong southerlies (gusts to 50 or 60 seems reasonable). I’m sure you speedsailors don’t need me to tell you that this is going to be a good day out there, assuming the tides are right. Also, if you are insane or have a death wish, the south winds continue Friday, with a 26 foot swell.

In other news, reports of perfection are coming in from everywhere in the mountain bike world. The only exception is lower Post Canyon; where it’s still pretty slick. Most of Seven Streams, Mitchell Ridge and 8-Track are in great shape, however, and you really should ride up there (or anywhere) before the coming downpour and lowering snow levels this weekend.

Speaking of lowering snow levels, they are headed to pass levels this weekend, with a foot or so of snow predicted for this storm cycle. In celebration, you can watch the best ski movie ever, Every Day’s a Saturday, at the Ratskeller in Govy on Friday night. This show is free, and is supported by Skibowl, star of the film. Okay, there are some good skiers in there too….

Have a great day today!