Stew, beautiful! We are envious.
Winter!
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OP
OP
Yeah, Stew -- looks nice...though, with the weeds showing through in spots it looks like there's not a ton of snow there, either. But enough to enjoy, it looks like.
Gormley Green
Contributors
I won't add anymore about how we're doing here in BC 
That looks like a very nice area for touring!
That looks like a very nice area for touring!
OP
OP
I won't add anymore about how we're doing here in BC
Hmmm....I wonder just how much of that snow that Canada is receiving by-rights belongs to the USA?
Look, we're already, as a sign of neighborly friendship, sending you our wonderful television programs...why must you take our precipitation, too?
Hmmm....I wonder just how much of that snow that Canada is receiving by-rights belongs to the USA?
Look, we're already, as a sign of neighborly friendship, sending you our wonderful television programs...why must you take our precipitation, too?
Gormley Green
Contributors
Haha. Touché.
We spell neighbour with a u, weird eh?
We spell neighbour with a u, weird eh?
OP
OP
We spell neighbour with a u, weird eh?
Well...at least you drive on the right side of the road, so you've managed to put some distance between yourselves and your former British masters.
On topic: It's snowing here this morning (though not much accumulating yet), and the Winter Storm Warning has been re-released and is substantially the same as yesterday, so we still may get several inches in town. I do not believe the "18 inches" part of the forecast; the NWS always overestimates the depth of snow in forecasts -- the depth frequently doesn't even reach the low end of the prediction.
The problem with always forecasting worst-case scenarios -- scenarios that virtually never happen -- is that people who have memories remember that those forecasts didn't happen and you end up with the "boy who cries wolf" situation.
Although...we did have that wolf that passed through Central Oregon a few months ago...
Well...at least you drive on the right side of the road, so you've managed to put some distance between yourselves and your former British masters.
On topic: It's snowing here this morning (though not much accumulating yet), and the Winter Storm Warning has been re-released and is substantially the same as yesterday, so we still may get several inches in town. I do not believe the "18 inches" part of the forecast; the NWS always overestimates the depth of snow in forecasts -- the depth frequently doesn't even reach the low end of the prediction.
The problem with always forecasting worst-case scenarios -- scenarios that virtually never happen -- is that people who have memories remember that those forecasts didn't happen and you end up with the "boy who cries wolf" situation.
Although...we did have that wolf that passed through Central Oregon a few months ago...
OP
OP
OK, I guess we do have winter here in Bend now:
There's about 5 inches of snow at my house so far, and it's still snowing moderately hard.
HOWEVER: It's currently 33°, and the forecast is to be in the 40s and rain by late-morning --> SLOP!
Late last night I push-broomed my front steps (for me) and back deck (for the kitty), but I better get at it again before slopification takes hold.
There's about 5 inches of snow at my house so far, and it's still snowing moderately hard.
HOWEVER: It's currently 33°, and the forecast is to be in the 40s and rain by late-morning --> SLOP!
Late last night I push-broomed my front steps (for me) and back deck (for the kitty), but I better get at it again before slopification takes hold.
Lighthawk
Weekend warrior
Stew, beautiful! We are envious.
x2 !
x2 !
Gormley Green
Contributors
Arctic Outflow Warning
An Arctic ridge of high pressure building across the British Columbia interior is producing strong outflow winds through coastal valleys and inlets. The strong outflow winds in combination with very cold air are producing wind chill values exceeding minus 20 degrees for much of the BC coast with values down to minus 35 reported on the north coast.
It's a good day for me to hang out at home and read WTW. A little windy for snowboarding.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure building across the British Columbia interior is producing strong outflow winds through coastal valleys and inlets. The strong outflow winds in combination with very cold air are producing wind chill values exceeding minus 20 degrees for much of the BC coast with values down to minus 35 reported on the north coast.
It's a good day for me to hang out at home and read WTW. A little windy for snowboarding.
I'm going outside with the red tipped flashlights motioning for this one to come straight in and hit us. It is long overdue.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
338 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...SERIES OF WINTER STORMS TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
SATURDAY...
.A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WINTER STORMS
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NEXT STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA THURSDAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE TRANS-SIERRA ROADWAYS.
A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...POTENTIALLY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS.
CAZ068-069-191400-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.120119T1800Z-120120T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0001.120120T2100Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0001.120119T1800Z-120120T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
338 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE
6500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6500
FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* TIMING: SNOW MAY BEGIN IN LASSEN PARK TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN PARK...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS
4...36...50...88...89...AND 108.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED RIDGETOPS.
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING
CONDITIONS.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
338 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...SERIES OF WINTER STORMS TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
SATURDAY...
.A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WINTER STORMS
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NEXT STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA THURSDAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE TRANS-SIERRA ROADWAYS.
A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...POTENTIALLY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS.
CAZ068-069-191400-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.120119T1800Z-120120T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0001.120120T2100Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0001.120119T1800Z-120120T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
338 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE
6500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6500
FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* TIMING: SNOW MAY BEGIN IN LASSEN PARK TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN PARK...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS
4...36...50...88...89...AND 108.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED RIDGETOPS.
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING
CONDITIONS.
OP
OP
After our 5-ish inches of snow that fell Tuesday-Wednesday, the weather has been uncharacteristically "marine" here in Bend; The temperature has been within 1 degree of 36 for almost 24 hours, and that steadiness of temperature is not typical of the high desert:
Maybe "marine" as in southeast Alaska -- wet and above-freezing, but not much above freezing.
Nearly all the snow is melted now.
Maybe "marine" as in southeast Alaska -- wet and above-freezing, but not much above freezing.
Nearly all the snow is melted now.
Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
After our 5-ish inches of snow that fell Tuesday-Wednesday, the weather has been uncharacteristically "marine" here in Bend; The temperature has been within 1 degree of 36 for almost 24 hours, and that steadiness of temperature is not typical of the high desert:
Maybe "marine" as in southeast Alaska -- wet and above-freezing, but not much above freezing.
Nearly all the snow is melted now.
Mark you made it back in time! Hey, it's 0915 and it's snowing here in Susanville! About time, can't see the hills that ring Honey Lake Valley-and that usually a good sign, supposed to have a whole week of this so it's about time to start bitching about all the snow!! Just walked the dog and it's starting to stick.
Smoke
Maybe "marine" as in southeast Alaska -- wet and above-freezing, but not much above freezing.
Nearly all the snow is melted now.
Mark you made it back in time! Hey, it's 0915 and it's snowing here in Susanville
! About time, can't see the hills that ring Honey Lake Valley-and that usually a good sign, supposed to have a whole week of this so it's about time to start bitching about all the snow!! Just walked the dog and it's starting to stick. Smoke
OP
OP
Well, the extended forecast for Bend makes it look like we really are in winter now:
I guess it's time to get out my XC-skis...buy a Sno-Park permit...decide whether the snow tires (studded) on my Civic are too worn out and need replacing or just spend more gas and drive the truck up there...
I guess it's time to get out my XC-skis...buy a Sno-Park permit...decide whether the snow tires (studded) on my Civic are too worn out and need replacing or just spend more gas and drive the truck up there...
OP
OP
Wow! I've never seen this before -- Mt Bachelor closed due to snow/storm!
Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012 09:23 AM
Conditions
12 Hour Snowfall: 24" West Village Depth (6300'): 91"
24 Hour Snowfall: 35" Mid Mountain Depth (7300'): 101"
72 Hour Snowfall: 55" West Village Temperature32° F
Season Total Snowfall:158"
Pine Marten Temperature29° F
Conditions Comments:
Thursday, January 19th... 9:30am
Click here for a printable version of this report.
DUE TO ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE STORMS IN YEARS, MT. BACHELOR WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.
Please do not attempt to drive up to Mt. Bachelor today. In-bounds hiking is not allowed during these extreme circumstances.
The combination of 5 feet of new snow in 3 days, strong winds and power outages has resulted in extreme operational challenges. We lost power at approximately 9pm last night. We're optimistic that power will be restored by midday today. In the meantime, we are running on our backup generators. This enables us to "keep the lights on" and to operate some of our lifts slowly for maintenance and cleaning purposes.
We have grooming, maintenance, patrol and snow removal crews working hard and fast to assess the mountain and to perform the work necessary to make it safe and comfortable for opening tomorrow. At this point, we expect to open on-time tomorrow morning at 9:00am, but you'll want to check back with us periodically for additional details. The storm is still raging, so we will have to deal with whatever nature still decides to throw at us.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this most severe of storms.
Current Weather - Snowing heavily. Mid-mountain wind is estimated at 35-50 mph with occasional higher gusts.
Snow Surface - Extremely deep snow. Educate yourself about Tree Well Safety... with the deep snow, Tree Wells are becoming a hidden danger.
Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012 09:23 AM
Conditions
12 Hour Snowfall: 24" West Village Depth (6300'): 91"
24 Hour Snowfall: 35" Mid Mountain Depth (7300'): 101"
72 Hour Snowfall: 55" West Village Temperature32° F
Season Total Snowfall:158"
Pine Marten Temperature29° F
Conditions Comments:
Thursday, January 19th... 9:30am
Click here for a printable version of this report.
DUE TO ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE STORMS IN YEARS, MT. BACHELOR WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.
Please do not attempt to drive up to Mt. Bachelor today. In-bounds hiking is not allowed during these extreme circumstances.
The combination of 5 feet of new snow in 3 days, strong winds and power outages has resulted in extreme operational challenges. We lost power at approximately 9pm last night. We're optimistic that power will be restored by midday today. In the meantime, we are running on our backup generators. This enables us to "keep the lights on" and to operate some of our lifts slowly for maintenance and cleaning purposes.
We have grooming, maintenance, patrol and snow removal crews working hard and fast to assess the mountain and to perform the work necessary to make it safe and comfortable for opening tomorrow. At this point, we expect to open on-time tomorrow morning at 9:00am, but you'll want to check back with us periodically for additional details. The storm is still raging, so we will have to deal with whatever nature still decides to throw at us.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this most severe of storms.
Current Weather - Snowing heavily. Mid-mountain wind is estimated at 35-50 mph with occasional higher gusts.
Snow Surface - Extremely deep snow. Educate yourself about Tree Well Safety... with the deep snow, Tree Wells are becoming a hidden danger.
sdmarkus
Advanced Member
I'm going outside with the red tipped flashlights motioning for this one to come straight in and hit us. It is long overdue.
No doubt, come to Papa!!!
No doubt, come to Papa!!!
OP
OP
Lookin' wet 'n' wild, Western-weather-wise!
I hope you Californians/western-Nevadans get some frozen wet out of this.
We (in the central Oregon Cascades, not Bend) got about 5 feet of it in a couple days this week!
I hope you Californians/western-Nevadans get some frozen wet out of this.
We (in the central Oregon Cascades, not Bend) got about 5 feet of it in a couple days this week!
OP
OP
Sure is stacked up against the great wall of the Sierras...why the east side is the dry side.
Lighthawk
Weekend warrior
We got 2.09 inches of wet today on the western slope at 3800'
Snow levels are high, but at least all the forest is getting watered and our streams and springs are being refreshed.
Bring it!
Snow levels are high, but at least all the forest is getting watered and our streams and springs are being refreshed.
Bring it!
Lighthawk
Weekend warrior
Ok, we're getting it. Nice and sloppy with 3.86" of rain today as of midnight. Local wind gusts at 42mph. Snow levels above 7000' at least.
We realized a leak in the converted porch/TV room and sopped up three towels. I could blame the guy that remodeled it, but that would be me, almost fifteen years ago (for a former owner).
Figured four inches of rain was a good test, so I walked the gutters in the storm tonight with a big flashlight and they're mostly spilling over. Even fancy covered gutters get crud that clogs the downspouts.
We realized a leak in the converted porch/TV room and sopped up three towels. I could blame the guy that remodeled it, but that would be me, almost fifteen years ago (for a former owner).
Figured four inches of rain was a good test, so I walked the gutters in the storm tonight with a big flashlight and they're mostly spilling over. Even fancy covered gutters get crud that clogs the downspouts.
OP
OP
Ok, we're getting it. Nice and sloppy with 3.86" of rain today as of midnight. Local wind gusts at 42mph. Snow levels above 7000' at least.
Wow, that's a lot of rain in a day!
What is your normal annual precip total?
Wow, that's a lot of rain in a day!
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