pnw: snows on the way

**pollard** · 11-22-2004, 07:51 PM

this is simply beautifulhttp://www.crh.noaa.gov/forecasts/WAZ017.php except for the temps this is the perfect forcast

**The AD** · 11-22-2004, 11:38 PM

Looks like it's going to be a timing issue. Wednesday looks very wet, but a lot of that is going to be rain. Hopefully the moisture sticks around as the freezing levels plummet into Thanksgiving and into the weekend.

**PacRimRider1** · 11-23-2004, 12:10 AM

Going to Olympia for the weekend...currently at half a stock

**Jumper Bones** · 11-23-2004, 01:09 AM

anybody up for Baker this weekend? I'm thinking of going.

**matchstickid** · 11-23-2004, 01:11 AM

be there on sunday.

**Viva** · 11-23-2004, 11:33 AM

This weekend is supposed to be good on Hood. Even SkiBowl (elev. 3500-5500) is planning on being opened.

**Zeedashbo** · 11-23-2004, 11:52 AM

hopefully i'll be yelling 'blue 22....blue22...huthuthike!!!'
i will be recovering from post fritschi binding failure. no skiing for me.

**Squirrel99** · 11-23-2004, 02:36 PM

I'm waiting on the snow. No committment yet, but pending on the outcome of Wed-Saturday- I could be anywhere from Hood to Whistler (but more likely if it stays rainy and warm....stuck in Seattle

)

**PeachesN'Cream** · 11-23-2004, 02:43 PM

maybe if i go up in the mountains and rip out my icy cold heart i can bring the freezing temps down for all of us?

**Buster Highmen** · 11-23-2004, 02:53 PM

7500 foot freezing level? Great. Just great.

**BC_Mike** · 11-23-2004, 03:35 PM

Alright, just ordered my Karma185's, so it better snow like a mofo in Baker this year. Hopefully I can hook up with a few of the pnw maggots this season.....

stoked for 04/05,

Mike

KQ · 11-23-2004, 03:46 PM

Thanksgiving forecast:

Myers forecasts the only sunny spots to be in the Southwest, northern Plains and Florida. "Everybody else is going to get into something," he said.

On the East Coast, residents will wake to a nice day, only to see it degrade into heavy afternoon and evening rain from Washington to New York. Airports could be affected in Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

According to Myers' forecast:

The South will see heavy rains throughout the day, with thick fog expected in the morning. The worst weather will stretch from Louisiana to Georgia.

A 70-mile-wide band of snow is expected to cover parts of the Midwest, slowing traffic along Interstate 70 and the I-80/90 corridor in Ohio and Indiana.

And on the West Coast, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, can expect to get soaked.

Weather May Snarl Holiday Travel

**The AD** · 11-23-2004, 04:12 PM

An excerpt from: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/get.php?...il=AFD&sid=SEW

FREEZING LEVELS WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 8000 AND 9000 FEET MSL ON WED...SO THE GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE HEADING ACROSS THE CASCADE PASSES ON WED IS THAT SNOW AND ICE WILL NOT BE A CONCERN. INSTEAD...HEAVY RAIN AND HYDROPLANING WILL BE THE MAJOR CONCERN. WILL NEED TO BE ON THE WATCH FOR FLOODING AS WELL. RAIN COULD LIGHTEN UP BRIEFLY ON WED EVENING BEFORE THE MOIST AND ACTIVE COLD FRONT SAGS DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU MORNING. THANKSGIVING DAY WILL FEATURE IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER THE LOWLANDS...THOUGH POST-FRONTAL LAPSE RATES WILL BE STEEP ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SCATTERED SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL QUICKLY BACK DOWN BELOW PASS LEVELS WITH A FEW INCHES OF WELCOME THANKSGIVING DAY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE UNSEASONABLY BROWN-LOOKING MTNS.

At least the last couple sentences are promising.

**grrrr** · 11-23-2004, 04:13 PM

Me: "Bad news, grrr jr. Baker may be closed for the weekend because of rain."
Grrr jr: "Can we go somewhere else?"
Me: Well, Whistler may be open."
Grrr jr: "What about Jackson Hole?"
Me: "That's a bit too far to drive for the weekend."
Grrr jr: " We could fly."

KQ · 11-23-2004, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by grrrr

Me: "Bad news, grrr jr. Baker may be closed for the weekend because of rain."
Grrr jr: "Can we go somewhere else?"
Me: Well, Whistler may be open."
Grrr jr: "What about Jackson Hole?"
Me: "That's a bit too far to drive for the weekend."
Grrr jr: " We could fly."

Got this email this morning. Won't help for this weekend but there's are plenty more to choose from:

Kids fly free, stay free & ski free
A child 12 years of age or under, flies free, stays free and skis free with a fare paying adult on United Airlines.

One free children's lift ticket with each purchased adult ticket at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort or Grand Targhee Resort.

Midweek travel. Valid dates are December 4-18, 2004; January 3-February 17, 2005.

Offer applies to new reservations only. Availability is limited and restrictions apply.

Call: 888-733-4005

**fiddler** · 11-23-2004, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by grrrr

Me: "Bad news, grrr jr. Baker may be closed for the weekend because of rain."
Grrr jr: "Can we go somewhere else?"
Me: Well, Whistler may be open."
Grrr jr: "What about Jackson Hole?"
Me: "That's a bit too far to drive for the weekend."
Grrr jr: " We could fly."

You have raised him in the correct manner.

**BakerBoy** · 11-23-2004, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by fiddler

You have raised him in the correct manner.

Except that he hasn't taught him to properly check conditions elsewhere -- Just talked to some buddies who live in JH, and the word is that there isn't SHITE there either.

**White Chocolate** · 11-23-2004, 05:05 PM

Anybody want to go mountain biking?

should be nice and cold and slippery.

**snowfunk** · 11-23-2004, 05:32 PM

Looking on the bright side, the intially warm temps and rain could be good for he backcountry in that it may help destroy any old facets that may be forming from the 3 weeks of mostly high press and cold temps. The warm snow helps to bond to the old stuff too.

At any rate we need snoooooow!

**Squirrel99** · 11-23-2004, 06:30 PM

WTF? This is so painful. 3 to 5 INCHES of fuggin' rain in the mountains with possibly 3 inches of snow on the tail end. Instead of 3 to 5 feet of what we need, we get a bitchslapping and then back to high pressure next week.

At least on the positive side it's not going to rain as much in Whistler and instead snow about 15-30cm

**optics** · 11-23-2004, 06:37 PM

Fri-Sat will bring more than 2 inches, I bet.

**dubu** · 11-23-2004, 06:38 PM

arghhh i really hate tis time of year..
fk
Should have went to baker last sun. wha the hell was I thinking..
maby I can convince the gf to go to whistler this weekend..
hmm..

anway at least the ski movies last weekend were good. nice to meet some of you guys btw..

**PeachesN'Cream** · 11-23-2004, 06:41 PM

this hurts my feelings.

**dubu** · 11-23-2004, 06:58 PM

Welcome to wa in the fall

**Jumper Bones** · 11-24-2004, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Squirrel99

WTF? This is so painful. 3 to 5 INCHES of fuggin' rain in the mountains with possibly 3 inches of snow on the tail end. Instead of 3 to 5 feet of what we need, we get a bitchslapping and then back to high pressure next week.

At least on the positive side it's not going to rain as much in Whistler and instead snow about 15-30cm

pff, I'm staying positive. I think the rain helps make a perfect base - settles the existing snow and consolidates it, better for not hitting rocks.

Anyway, if people go anywhere this weekend, give me a shout - I'll be at my parents' place in Bellevue, and I'll have all my ski shit with me. Personally I'd love to go skiing, since I missed last weekend.

On a side note, flying down through the clouds and into the rain right over downtown Tacoma yesterday, it feels good to be home.

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