Thursday-Friday: dry and cool with a wee bit of snow Friday night!

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Thursday 1000′->1500′->0′
Friday 0′->1000′->0′
Saturday 0′->4000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Good news on the lift-serve front: Timberline plans to open Bruno’s and Pucci on Friday. Teacup’s been dragging a gadget around by snowmobile and grooming some trails for you. The trails would be in better shape, but a hunter decided it would be fun to drive around on every single trail. So… it’s skiable but bumpy and not ideal. Can you skate it? I did yesterday! Would it be more ideal on Classic? Probably. And can you skin up and ski down in other places? You sure can! Get it now, because there’s nearly nothin’ in the forecast until the 18th or so.

Thursday will be a brilliant and sunny day on the mountain. The free air freezing level will be 500′ this morning, 1500′ this afternoon, and 0′ overnight. No precip. Wind: WNW 10-20 this morning, light SW this afternoon, and SSW 5-15 overnight.

Friday will be cloudy all day with a chance of snow overnight. The snow level near Mt. Hood will be 0′ in the morning, 1000′ in the afternoon, and 0′ overnight with 850mb temps dropping to -4C by Saturday morning. A trace to an inch of snow is forecast overnight. Wind: SSW 5-15 in the morning, S 5-15 in the afternoon, and E 10 overnight.

Saturday will be cloudy early with a few flurries and then clear. The free air freezing level will be 0′ in the morning and 4000′ from the afternoon on. Wind: E 10 in the morning, NNE 10 in the afternoon, and NNW 10-15 overnight. This generally dry and cool weather sticks around through at least the 18th. After that, precip is more likely but not guaranteed, and models are disagreeing about whether it will be cold enough for snow-not-rain with the next round of active weather. Have a great day!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Light westerlies this morning (Thursday) give way to calm wind this afternoon and easterlies for the extended forecast. Westerlies Thursday morning are in the 7-10 range all through the Gorge. Locations east of Hood River quickly go calm. Hood River holds until noon or so and then turns calm as well. Easterlies build overnight. River flow readings are 81-133kcfs, river temp is 54F, and high temp forecast is 49F under sunny sky. Friday brings easterlies. The day kicks off with 30-40 near Rooster, 25-30 at Stevenson, 15-20 at Viento, and 10ish east of Mosier. The wind holds through early afternoon and then drops 5-10mph. High temp: 41F under cloudy sky. Saturday starts with 25-30 near Rooster and 10-15 near Cascade Locks. Rooster holds until late morning. Cascade Locks picks up to 20-25 and then fades to 15mph in the afternoon. Rooster turns calm by late afternoon. High temp: 45F under sunny sky.

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be near 40 early and in the upper 40’s later. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be overcast with a trace of snow overnight. Temps will be in the low 30′ early and low 40’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday may start with a few flurries, but it will end sunny. Temps start in the upper 20’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Light easterlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
The TGR Movie “Magic Hour” plays at The Ruins at 7pm (doors at 6pm) on November 11th. Hosted by Doug’s. $10. Proceeds benefit the Crag Rats. On November 13th, Dirty Fingers hosts the Seahawks v. Bucs at 6:30am with a breakfast buffet. There are two events on November 19th. There’s a work party on the Indian Creek Trail. That’s 9am-noon. Email [email protected] to register. Also the 19th, at 6pm, Windance has Ladies Night for wind sports. All people who don’t identify as cis-males are welcome to attend (eg: non-binary people, cis-females, trans women, two spirit, etc).

Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. There’s a free Zumba class at 6pm in the parking lot of One Community Health in The Dalles on Wednesday. Providence is sponsoring a walking program called Healthy Strides. Meets Weds at May Street 5:30pm, through Nov 16. All ages welcome, and there’s swag!

Cycling

Now we have freeze-thaw conditions. Please avoid trails that are exposed to the open air, in other words, trails that aren’t under the tree canopy. If you ride trails that froze and then thawed, you’ll do major and probably permanent damage to the tread. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. Upper elevation trails, above 4000′, are likely to have some snow coverage. Rifle deer season is open in both Oregon and Washington, so consider wearing safety colors while you’re riding. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.