More Snow

Tuesday evening update: A couple tweaks to the forecast (indicated in this font below). Overall, most everything is playing out how I thought it would...

The ski areas need it... and they're going to get it. There are two snow-producing storms on the horizon. The first arrives Monday night, with snow lasting through Tuesday. Later Wednesday, the second storm arrives, and the snow will fall with that storm through Thursday. And the snow level should drop to very low levels with both of these weather systems.

Here is my snow level forecast (+/- 500 ft):

Monday... falling to 2,500 ft late
Tuesday... 2,000 ft
Wednesday... 1,000 ft initially, then 3,000 ft
Thursday... 2,000 ft
Friday... 1,500 ft

And here are my expected snow totals:

Monday night-Tuesday storm:
Above 5,000 ft... 8-12"
3,500-5,000 ft... 6-10"
2,000-3,500 ft... 2-4"

Wednesday night-Thursday storm:
Above 5,000 ft... 8-12"
3,500-5,000 ft... 6-10"
2,000-3,500 ft... 3-6"

There is also the possibility, especially with the Wednesday night-Thursday storm, that the snow level will be low enough to bring snow to areas that seldom get any snow. The sticking snow level may be as low as 1,000 ft when the precipitation first arrives Wednesday evening. But the snow level will slowly rise back to 3,000 ft by Thursday morning.

At any rate, plan on a total of 1-2 feet of snow at Ski Bowl this week, with 2-3 feet at Meadows and Timberline. That should go a long way towards improving snow conditions on the mountain.