Above Normal Snowfall at Paradise on Mount Rainier as of 2-17-14

[The Bad Forecaster]

I checked the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center site this morning and it appeared that 29 inches of new snow had fallen since yesterday when the automated snow board was brushed off around 3 PM by the ranger staff. There snow pack has reached 155 inches (12 feet 11 inches), normal for the date is 145.5 inches. The all time record for the date is 268 inches (22 feet 4 inches) back in 1972. It is also interesting to note here that 1972 was a world record year for Paradise. The total snowfall for the season ending on June 30th was 1,122 inches and has since been taken over by the Mount Baker Ski Area up north.

[The Bad Forecaster]

That heading should read "Above Normal Snow Pack at Paradise on Mount Rainier as of 2-17-14". There is quite a difference between snowfall and snow pack. Sorry about that.

[Timmy Supercell]

Once again, Washington steals our thunder! 

 

It will be a bad drought over here where I am. 

[The Bad Forecaster]

The average snow pack depth maximum peaks out at 178 inches on April 1st and 7th according to data at the Western Regional Climate Center and the all time maximum snow pack depth was 367 inches (A little over 30 feet 6 inches) back in 1956. 

[Jesse]

Once again, Washington steals our thunder! 

 

It will be a bad drought over here where I am. 

 

I think the Southern Oregon Cascades have actually done pretty well this month.

[HighlandExperience]

I checked the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center site this morning and it appeared that 29 inches of new snow had fallen since yesterday when the automated snow board was brushed off around 3 PM by the ranger staff. There snow pack has reached 155 inches (12 feet 11 inches), normal for the date is 145.5 inches. The all time record for the date is 268 inches (22 feet 4 inches) back in 1972. It is also interesting to note here that 1972 was a world record year for Paradise. The total snowfall for the season ending on June 30th was 1,122 inches and has since been taken over by the Mount Baker Ski Area up north.

 

Top ten list for deepest snowpacks now dominated by WA and OR =)

 

http://snowbrains.com/10-deepest-snowpacks-north-america/

[Timmy Supercell]

I think the Southern Oregon Cascades have actually done pretty well this month.

 

Perhaps Crater Lake.

 

Not Klamath Falls. I'm not even 1/3 of my normal snowfall right now. For example, what some folks had in the Willamette Valley was up to 2 times what I had all Winter.