Lake Tahoe 2015/16 - Year of Godzilla Baby Jesus

[powdork]

Welcome... Again!
This is the year's El Niño is being hyped as at least strong and possibly very strong. The temperature anomaly this last week surpassed that of 1997. It is the Godzilla El Niño.
Some El Niño links
September El nino update
NOAA's El Nino portal





Support Mag Projects First:
I got rid of some broken outdated links, and and added Ottime's. Let me know if there's others.
Unofficial Alpine ~gone2alpine~
About Lake Tahoe ~powdork~
powdork.com ~powdork~
Match Stick Productions ~huckasoreass~
Liftopia ~Evmo~
Powdiction ~321~
Snow Bunny Ski Freak ~Jim S~
Slay The Gnar ~Skier666~
Powder Happy ~Ottime~
The Gnoll Credo A novel by Spats ~Spats~
Patch Skiing ~Vets~
Food/Treat Map One stop shopping! ~Consigliere~
Arcade Apparel ~Alkasquawlik~
PM Gear ~splat~



Is there an East Side Thread that needs to be updated here?

CA East Side BC Thread ~213~
Eastern Sierras ~DrPete


Just like last year, if you have suggestions, links, find bugs, or random thoughts let it flow. Hopefully this can become a useful tool that will only get better next year!

08/09 Tahoe Thread
09/10 Tahoe Thread
10/11 Tahoe Thread
11/12 Tahoe Thread
13/14 Tahoe Thread
14/15 Thread





*** Those who are interested can pour over the maps below, or you can get the NOAA Radio version of the weather forecast while you pinch your morning loaf! *** ~guermo~


Or, short cut to the Weather Geek! ~The Dad~





Thanks Guys!

[powdork]

ROAD CONDITIONS

~The Dad~
www.beatthetraffic.com - good maps for Bay Area and SAC 'to


WebCam Quick Links:
Tahoetopiea You Pick 'ems
Truckee I-80 You Pick 'ems


TRAFFIC / ROAD CONDITIONS

California DOT 800-427-7623 (800-GAS-ROAD) or 916-445-7623

Nevada DOT - Highway Controls Summary 511 or 877-687-6237 (877-NVROADS)
nvroads.com

CalTrans California Highway Condition Report hourly all highways summarized (California DOT) www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/Hourly

CalTrans - Lake Tahoe Region Conditions www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roadlt

CalTrans Chain Control - Chain On/Off Areas CalTrans D3 Maintenance (location, elevation, distance) http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departme...ChainOnOff.pdf
www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/mtce/



ACCIDENTS
California Highway Patrol - Traffic Incident Page (select area - Truckee, Sacramento, Bishop, etc.)


Nevada Highway Patrol - Current Road Closures and Incidents



WEBCAMS

Magnifeye CalTrans & Resort cams

Tahoetopia - Lake Tahoe Web Cams

[powdork]

WEATHER FORECASTS & SNOW CONDITIONS + BACKCOUNTRY INFO

SNOTEL Data: ~ja_surf~
Carson Pass
Heavenly
Echo Peak
Fallen Leaf Lake
Squaw Granite Chief
Mt. Rose


WEATHER & SNOW CONDITIONS ~Skis4Fun~

Sierra Avalanche Center - Know before you go

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Reno)

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Sacramento)

NRCS National Resources Conservation Service - National Weather & Climate Center - California SNOTEL Sites

Mammoth Forecast from the Dweeb

MesoWest Station Interface - (data varies by sensor but may include precipitation accumulated; snow water in; Max & min - wind speed, wind gust, temp; etc.) Nearby Stations (Sensors - usually hourly readings) by radius Univ UT Dept Meteorology (50 mile radius from Squaw Valley, choose preferred Region & then Product - Station Locations, select station from map & then select Nearby Stations)

Squaw Valley SQWC1 8200 ft

Carson Pass CXSC1 8500 ft


CDEC sites ~mmcpheet~

North Tahoe:
Ward Creek (Alpine Sherwood side)
Squaw Valley Gold Coast
Tahoe City Cross

I80 Westslope:
Meadow Lake (North of I80 westslope 7200)
Huysink (South of I80 westslope 6600)
Blue Canyon (I80 westslope 5280)
Lake Spaulding (I80 westslope 5150)


South Tahoe/West Shore:
Echo Peak 5 (North of 50 near Upper Echo Lake)
Fallen Leaf Lake
Rubicon Peak 2
Lake Lois (Desolation NW of Dicks/Jacks)
Heavenly Valley
Hagans Meadow (West of Freel Peak)
Horse Meadow (South of Freel Peak)

50 westslope:
Forni Ridge (North of 50 7600)
Alpha (North of 50 7600)

Towards Kirkwood:
Schneiders (between Sierra @ Tahoe and Kirkwood)
Carson Pass
Forestdale Creek
Caples Lake
Silver Lake
Mud Lake

Some Backcountry Info
Sierra Avalanche Center - Know before you go. Also consider donating or attending one of their many events.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/avalanche/
When the "Forecasts" tab is open, click "Snow Level Forecasts." Really cool charts that show whether the snow level is likely to dip below the passes (or lifts or trailheads) in the near future. ~LightRanger~

[powdork]

WEATHER MAPS


Loops:
University of Washington Maps

What's coming:
Powder Watch

NOAA Satellite IR Images (These are HUDGE pics so I just linked them): ~POWPIG~

1) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Near Pacific
2) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Broad Pacific

Maps:











Infrared Loop:


Water Vapor Loop:


(click images for the pages you can see these maps in motion... and the stills should update themselves too!)









Precipitation Forecast:







5 Day Precip Forecast:
~SCUTSKI~







Temperature Forecast:



Inches of Water Expected:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IQLvcpWBM9...h/untitled.bmp ~woodsskier~

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[cat in january]

I apologize I have been away for four years, it has been too long. Looks like I will be back for most of the month of March. The snow will return this year.

Edited for Big Grizzly in South Lake
Well worth the click if you did not catch it over on unofficial

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=910_1442592997

[TahoeBC]

More snow in 15/16 please!

Powdork leading the charge to his secret stash of ice last season

[3more]

First page birches.
Dork,
Please be sure to get all the weather maps on there.
Cuz I don't really care about burritos.
Or coffee.
Thanks

3snowboards

[LightRanger]

I prefer Bruce Lee to Gozilla, but YMMV.

Cool we had a bit of a dusting. Pretty standard. Too bad it's back to fire weather this weekend.

Avalanche Workshop on October 17:
http://register.asapconnected.com//C...CourseId=62363

[powdork]

I'll get the rest up after work tonight

[TahoeJ]

It's starting to feel like winter... until you check out the 10 day forecast. Thanks for taking the reins, PowDork.

[ScrewYou]

Damn, its supposed to get hot again?

Twister data dot com is sometimes good for their GFS forecast. Sometimes its way off.

[TahoeJ]

Good link to add for all of the places in the area that offer avy classes: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education

Maybe if there's an actual snow pack to study I can finally get my AIARE 1. I've been wanting to do it for four years now... should have back in 2011 when I had the chance.

[Ottime]

Warm in Santa Cruz pockets today. Gonna get hot this weekend with the local mountains aiming for 99 this Sunday. Not really feeling like snow weather. One final last summer blast. Gulf of Alaska is getting active. I predict hot to warm through first week of November, followed by a 3-4-5' dump of cement with a thin layer of cream cheese frosting and a dusting if powdered sugar. Old school style switch. For now, I'm waiting for some surf.

[ScrewYou]

Good link to add for all of the places in the area that offer avy classes: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/education

Maybe if there's an actual snow pack to study I can finally get my AIARE 1. I've been wanting to do it for four years now... should have back in 2011 when I had the chance.

Im in the same boat.

[LightRanger]

Im in the same boat.

PM digitaldeath. He's the Avy I expert on the forum. He'll get you set up.

[dookeyXXX]

http://tahoearthauscinema.com/shows/...g-the-useless/

[SchralphMacchio]

more blathering for blathering thread.
Who's going to South Lake Avy Workshop? Sold out last year, bigger venue this year.
I don't know who's presenting yet, will post up if I get details.

[smallies]

This satellite is addictive
http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Hur...Satellite.aspx

[lepistoir]

I think it's the year of the bukake dragon, but the voices in my head are still talking it over. Props to PD. Thank goodness still enough brain cells around to Ctrl-C/V.

Shall we start a pool for guessing the date of the first 12"+ deposit, to be measured at Donner Summit Snow Lab?
PM me your guesses and I'll put together a calendar. I'm thinking bragging rights, but you may be able to leverage those into a beer with a bit of braggadocio. Gotta know the art of the deal.