So... how good of a year are we having so far? Well... in terms of the amount of snow on the ground, this year is up there with the good years so far this decade. The graphic above shows the settled snow, on the ground at Timberline and at Ski Bowl, on January 1st of each year. You can see that this year's snowpack isn't the highest... but it's close. It's even more impressive when you take into account that we've really only had one month of snowfall so far -- the base really didn't start climbing until around the 1st of December. In previous years, the base started building earlier... so this year's pace has been very impressive.
Looking ahead, there will be another 1-2 feet of snow this weekend. The snow level will start near 4,000 feet Friday, but by Sunday night, it will have steadily lowered to near 1,000 feet. There will be a little break between storms later Monday into early Tuesday, but then another powerful storm arrives later Tuesday and keeps the trees white through Thursday of next week.
Enjoy!
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I don't see very many comments on here, so I'd like to let you know that your blog is awesome. Please keep it up! My friends and I are always checking back for updates. It's another thing to do while I'm not on the Mountain. Thank you!
Thanks much! Keep checking back and tell your friends to stop on by...
-DJ
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