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| Tuesday 2500′->500′->6000′ |
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| Wednesday 5000′->500′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Good morning, and a good morning it is with lots of new snow! It’s unclear to me, looking at the temps, if there was a short period of rain at Meadows last night. Whether there was or was not, they received 11” of new snow. Elevation made a difference in this system: Timberline picked up 16” of new snow at their base. We’ll see additional snowfall this week through Saturday, after which temps will warm up on the mountain.
For Wednesday, espect light snowfall during the day and clear sky overnight. The snow level will be 5000′ early, 3500′ in the afternoon, and 500′ or so overnight. The mountain will pick up .1-.3” water value (WV) today, for 1-3” of additional snow. Widn will be SW 20 in the morning and SW 25-30 in the afternoon.
Thrusday should be an epic groomer and XC day as today’s snow gets carved into epic corduroy. Looks like Mt. Hood will have clear sky early and snow in the afternoon. The snowfall rate picks up in the evening. The snow level will be 500′ early, 1500′ in the afternoon, and 500′ or so on Friday morning. The moutnain will receive .2” WV during the day, for 2-3” of powder. Another .5” falls overnight, for 5-7” of dry, light fluffy powder. Wind Thursday will be SW 25 int eh morning, WSW 30 in the afternoon, and W 35 overnight.
Friday looks snowy, and so does Friday night. It should be an epic day and evening on the mountain. The snow level Friday will be 500′ in the morning, 1000′ in the afternoon, and 500′ after midnight. .6” WV falls during the day, for 6-8” of powder. Another .7” falls overnight, for 7-9” of powder. Wind Friday will be W 35-40 all day, which will be enough to shut down higher lifts.
I’m going to broad-brush the weekend. Saturday sees heavy snowfall in the morning and clear sky and above-freezing temps in the afternoon. Rain will fall Saturday night. Sunday currently looks dry and above freezing as the Pineapple Express heads for the Olympic Peninsula. Rain returns Monday. All that said, the next few days look fantastic on the mountain.
Random Morning Thoughts
I have zero spare time to write this today. Have an awesome day!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
We’ll have E wind at 10-15 today. After 5pm, we’ll have light west wind. Thursday starts with E 15-20. The wind turns to light westerly west of Viento after 10am and stays calm in the central Gorge. East of The Dalles, the wind will pick up to W 23-26 between 11am and 2pm. Friday starts with light westerlies in the western Groge and E 12-15 in the eastern Gorge. The wind will fade as the day goes on. We’ll have E 30-35 or so on Saturday morning.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s Wednesday, and we’ll have a cloudy, sprinkly day that turns dry in the evening. Temps will be in the upper 30’s eraly and mid 40’s in the afternoon. East wind. Light west after 5pm. 4% chance of rainbows. Thrusday looks showery with steadier rain after 4pm. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s in the afternoon. Snow level 500′ early, 1500′ in the afternoon, and less than 500′ after midnight. Friday looks snowy early and rainy by mid-morning. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s in the afternoon. Snow level at 500′ early, 1000′ in the afternoon, and 500′ after midnight. Light west wind. 18% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
Road and Mountain Biking
Post Canyon is currently closed to all users to protect the trails from damage. Whoopdee is closed to bikes and horses for the same reason. Syncline remains mobbed. I’m not sure about the upper half of Nestor, but the Horse Camp section is in good shape with one tree down.
Upcoming Events
It’s Wednesday. There’s community meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine at noon. There’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5:30pm and Zumba at the St. Francis House in Odell at 6pm. There’s by-donation YogaFaith at Pure Yoga in The Dalles at 6:45.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
