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Good morning!

Oh. My. God. You thought this past week was good? Read this forecast (and ignore the wind part).

Today looks clear and frigid. Winds start of NE 15-20, buidling to NE 15-25mph by 1pm and building to NE 25-30mph, maybe stronger, by 7pm. No precip.

Tomorrow starts off clear and cold with NE wind at 25-35. Winds go to N 20-30 midday, swinging around to NW 25-30 by about 1pm, bringing some clouds to the sky. We’ll see snow start by 1am, for 2-3” overnight. the snow level will be at the surface.

Sunday looks snowy and windy, possibly problematically windy. Winds will be WNW 35-40 early, building to WSW 45-50 by 10am, going to WSW 50-60 by 1pm, building more to WSW 60 by 4pm. Dumping snow returns on Sunday morning, with total precip of 1.25-1.5” with the snow level around 1500’-2000’ for 12-18” of new.

Think that sounds like a lot of snow? Nope. The snow level holds around 2000’ on Monday, when we’ll see 1.5-2” of water value for 18-26” of new snow. No, seriously. Winds are going to be an issue. We’ll start off with WSW 50-60, dropping to WSW 45-55 by 1pm.

Everybody smile for little Skibowl and Cooper Spur. Cooper Spur opens at noon today and will be open all weekend.

We’ll see a ton more snow on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, we’ll see a brief period of warming, with temperatures rising to near freezing at 5000’. Cross your fingers.

Want to go windsurfing or kiting in the desert in big wind? Sunday afternoon and next Wednesday are your days.

Temira

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Good morning!

Gorge Wind Forecast

Next best chance is Sunday afternoon when we’ll see some westerlies in the desert.

Mountain Weather Forecast

This is the kind of forecast that’s fun to write. =)

Today looks snowy. Tomorrow looks more snowier. Thursday looks snowy too. Friday and Saturday look sunny. Sunday through Tuesday look snowy again.

Stormy conditions today will make for great powder riding. Winds early will be WSW 30-35, switching to WNW 35-45 around 10am. Light snow flurries early will pick up around 10am, becoming moderate through 1am. Total accumulation will be around 1” water value, or 10-13” of snow by 4am tomorrow. Most of that will fall before 10pm. The snow level will be around 500-1000’.

There will be a brief lull in snowfall tonight between 1am and 4am before snowfall picks up again between 4am-7am, filling the pristine parking lots with powder. Moderate snowfall during the day tomorrow brings .75” water value during the day, for 8-10” of light powder, Total snowfall between 4am Wednesday and 4am Thursday will be 1.25” of water value or so, for 12-15” of new snow. Winds tomorrow will be WNW 30-35 early, going to WSW 30-35 around 10am. The snow level starts around 1000’, falling to the surface in the evening and bringing snow to the valleys by Thursday morning.

Thursday looks snowy everywhere, with moderate snowfall through 1pm, then tapering off as high pressure starts to build in. We’ll see about .5” water value between midnight and 1pm, for 6-8” of new snow in the mountains. Winds will be WNW 15-25 early, going to SW 10-15 by 4pm. The snow level will be at the surface.

Friday looks partly cloudy with snow flurries early, ending by noon. Winds will be light and variable on Friday. Saturday looks clear, cold, calm and very busy on the mountain. Snow stats falling again by midday Sunday, giving us powder on Monday and Tuesday. The snow level will remain around 1000’ for this period.

Sweet.

Have an awesome day.

Temira