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Got about 7 inches of wet snow on the grass and 6 on the driveway

POWER IS BACK, I'M GONNA CRY THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE

Woke up to some snow! Bellevue (1200’)

So...what'd I miss!?!

Good to be back!! Hope everyone had a good summer, now it’s time for the 2nd coming of 1949-1950 this winter! Believe!! Wife and I moved to Granite Falls over the summer and we have our first kid, a baby boy coming in February! Hope we’ll be able to make it to the hospital through the single digit temps and feet of snow on the ground.

Nice day to get outside.

Distinct snow line...

Went out wave hunting the last couple of days, it was really good yesterday, much more chaotic but less photogenic today.

my God, this forum has devolved into the worst of the worst. It's always emotional and reactionary in here, but it seems that the rational and seasoned members have pulled back to make way for the kids. I'm going to step back for the day too. It's just too much uninformed nonsense. I am excited for a lot of you guys, because it seems like this is your first time tracking a PNW winter storm. I remember my first time.

Almost all snow, Slushy on everything. 34.7

Couple inches at cabin, about 4 inch in the shade. 18 degrees this morning before we left.

Just measured 8.5". I'm guessing the actual total was more like 9-10", but we had a little bit of melting last night before the second snow band came through. Depending on how the early Dec death ridge turns out, this could very well be the beginning of our 'snowpack season' here in town (i.e., the beginning of our uninterrupted streak of having 1 or more inches of snow on the ground), which typically lasts until March/April. Also, if that were to pan out, this would certainly be our earliest start to snowpack season in my memory at least.

Another good snow band is moving through, probably have 8" on the ground at this point. The mesoscale models have this winding down shortly.

Splat test positive.

A few more for you us needing some kind of weather around here. Should be the last of it after today for awhile.

Beautiful day at Lake Wenatchee

Everyone shut up and eat your CFS

Stopped in Stevens Pass to enjoy the wintery scene. It was perfect. Mostly clear skies, 19°, and snow flocked trees.

Hello everyone. New member. Just enrolled at C.O.C.C and afterwards I'm hoping to go to a college that can further my interests in meteorology. Looks like a good group here.

Mammoth, CA this morning.

Remember, every pattern change, and every great and memorable event in the past and the ones coming in the future all started with that one model run. When the heck that will take place? Not a clue. No idea. Not even a little. BUT this is why we put ourselves through this insane and demented season of model riding which is mainly torturous full of the, "What ifs", and "If the ridge did this, or that", but alas we wait, and wait, and wait even longer for that moment when that one run finally shows up, then another model camp or ensembles shows a similar pattern progression. We are then tricked into believing it more than any sane person should, but the next day the same progression pops up, and now it's inside day 9'er. The next few days models waffle on the idea, but our hopes remain. Now we're 5 days out and the models are clearly coming to an agreement for a full on blast, or a back door shot. 4 days out and the ensembles look excellent. 3 days out and some weenies show up afraid everything falls apart. Ah yeah. Not for the faint of heart. We keep on ridin' though. Always. 00z GFS in 4 hours 21 minutes

Looking at the Mount Washington (Vancouver Island) web cams, it's absolutely dumping up there now. A very healthy looking snowpack and this is just at the base (3600 ft asl) -

Early December looking promising!

Snowing at SFU now. First snow west of the mountains so far this winter, I think

This is the Niña we signed up phor!

Sunrise in T Town from my daughter.

A "Meh" on the GHweatherChris scale is probably a "I'm in the $color" on the MossMan scale which is usually on a "Finally a good run" on the SilverFalls scale which usually is "SNOMG" on the Sunriver Snow Zone scale. Using the conversion chart above, we need a "Finally a good run" on the GHweatherChris scale to feel comfortable about the models. None of this though takes into account the "brisk to nippy" frost watch scale that SnowWizard has or the indexed frequency of posting warm long range runs from Tim which can often be a precursor to a legitimate cold snap.

@Front Rangersaid the GFS has been winning the west. Let it lead the way!

I took a drive to SFU to see the snow. Definitely worth it.

29 degrees currently and snowy. Sticking well after the ground froze rock solid last night

Catching @Rubus Leucodermis at the mall later today lecturing toddlers on the importance of not believing in Santa.

Not sure why but I’ve had a lot of seizures and am really sad today for some reason. A lot of high anxiety and depression for some reason. Mostly just stress over lack of employment and stuck being disabled so I can’t drive and do deliveries for people for some extra coin. Basically everything I could do I am a liability no matter how much I value a work position. Keeping my head up and I feel like I see nothing but uncertainty and despair with little to no hope going forward. Having no cold or snow doesn’t help matters. Grateful for y’all here. I’d be much worse off without your friendship.

Well boys it’s official. I’m fully moved into the new house in lakebay.

We need a banned book of everyone that's banned and how they got banned.

00z GFS Day 8-14 analog composite. The correlation score is subpar, but check out that pattern and top matching analog year!

We need to get Rob on Weatherbell. I swear though it was behind pivotal last year. Day 7- Nice improvments inside day 10!

Field goal!

18z GFS

Yeah y’all gotta endure my ugly mug but a happy thanksgiving to y’all and all of the NCAA.

Stuff changes over time - grass is usually greener. I grew up in SLC area and by the time I moved out in my early 20's a primary motivator was the idea of not scraping ice off my car for 15 minutes before work every week for 5 months. All I wanted was some endless 40 degree rain. After 20 years in PDX sometimes I miss the heck out of snow and sunshine too. My parents loved the snow and climate of the high desert but they retired and became elderly and clearing your driveway gets exhausting. Plus driving in unsafe conditions becomes a lot more dangerous at that age. Time moves on, the world changes and you change with it. The cold relentless circling of the intestate earth. The second noble truth of the Buddha is that all suffering is caused by craving and desire. The third noble truth is that there is extra suffering caused by the extended range GFS.

There is nothing more magical than looking out your living room window and seeing heavy snow falling, seeing your kids and dogs playing in it in your back yard, to see your road covered in compact snow/ice! Nothing beats it, sorry.

Crazy sky looking west on my drive home just now.

Woke up to some more snow this morning. Happy Friday!

Power came back on

Lifts just starting to run, amazing opening day out here!

Probably the second highest waves I've seen down here, and I come down a lot. They were moving the logs with ease. Took 1,500+ photos, so just a phone pic for now.

Currently working from home today while watching it nuke snow outside. The best.