February 2024 Weather in the PNW

[Slushy Inch]

2 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

 

A classic 

[umadbro]

4 minutes ago, Omegaraptor said:

 

Smartest person ever. We all wish we could be like him. 

[TT-SEA]

14 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

You're joking, right? Sure we don't have good powder (except a handful of days a year), but our terrain is infinitely better than Michigan, and the summers in the PNW are almost perfect, except except the lack of thunderstorms.

He does not allow anyone to complain about anything in the PNW unless its what he wants to complain about.    Particularly not outsiders.  Even if they have been here more than decade... or 2 decades... or spent the majority of their life here.  He has a real hatred of transplants which he will mention almost daily.   

But yeah... Snoqualmie Summit can be total garbage and have the worst skiing anywhere in this type of set up.   There is no way to spin skiing in sideways 40-degree rain which is what people were doing up there today and why @the_convergence_zone made the comment.   Because he is a human being with eyes.   On days like this... Snoqualmie Summit is a joke and why it is mocked by skiers from other places. 

[the_convergence_zone]

26 minutes ago, Cascadia_Wx said:

Our snow is garbage and so are our average summers. Maybe we could take some tips from Michigan as to prime skiing and ideal weather conditions.

Funny story—I was at the Kraken game last night and there were a bunch of Minnesota Wild fans chatting with each other on the monorail about how they are all PNW transplants and how they love the warm winters and cool summers here with no mosquitoes. 
 

We have good skiing terrain around here but I don’t think it’s controversial to say the snow is garbage most of the time…certainly in a Niño winter. I wasn’t even trying to be controversial…it’s a testament to the people of this region that they ski in heavy rain.

Edit— and some of them were probably up there because the models were wrong which was my actual point!!! 

[SnowWillarrive]

4 minutes ago, Slushy Inch said:

A classic 

You can find his weather reports on Facebook. Highly recommend the last post

[TigerWoodsLibido]

Just now, the_convergence_zone said:

Funny story—I was at the Kraken game last night and there were a bunch of Minnesota Wild fans chatting with each other on the monorail about how they are all PNW transplants and how they love the warm winters and cool summers here with no mosquitoes. 
 

We have good skiing terrain around here but I don’t think it’s controversial to say the snow is garbage most of the time…certainly in a Niño winter. 

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

[Cold Snap]

Just landed at SEA. Neighbors texted us and said the power is out in Duvall. Looks like it’s been out there for a little over 3 hours.

[the_convergence_zone]

2 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

Us transplants love hockey haha. 

[Slushy Inch]

6 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

You can find his weather reports on Facebook. Highly recommend the last post

Are the reports an entire book like Andy’s?

[DeepFriedEgg]

23 minutes ago, Sunriver Snow Zone said:

You're joking, right? Sure we don't have good powder (except a handful of days a year), but our terrain is infinitely better than Michigan, and the summers in the PNW are almost perfect, except except the lack of thunderstorms.

It was sarcasm bro.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

8 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

Go beavers!

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

No one cares about NHL.

[the_convergence_zone]

The HRRR has snow in the Seattle area tonight and then again tomorrow evening. Better chance of stickage tomorrow evening when it’s a bit colder. Would love it if someone gets thundersnow. 

[LowerGarfield]

Breezy out although nothing special at the moment. 

[MWG]

11 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

Amen! As a Puerto Rican I'm more of a baseball fan and it is indeed depressing lol. 

[Randyc321]

@Cascadia_Wx

We’re early bloomers here I guess.

 

 

[Randyc321]

Temp and dew point falling nicely.  I’m starting to get hopeful. 

[MossMan]

Rough day on the forum. 
Anyway, up to .51” on the day. 

[Doinko]

HRRR looks amazing for Washington County and the Portland area. Bands of heavy snow from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning with temps dropping to 32/31. Drops 5" of snow here

[HuskyMaestro]

19 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

Winterhawks aren't bad, though not the NHL team you're looking for. Fun team to watch though and I love the name. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, Randyc321 said:

@Cascadia_Wx

We’re early bloomers here I guess.

 

 

Looks beautiful. 

[DeepFriedEgg]

2 minutes ago, MossMan said:

Rough day on the forum. 
Anyway, up to .51” on the day. 

It's mostly people just taking stuff too seriously on the internet.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Just now, HuskyMaestro said:

Winterhawks aren't bad, though not the NHL team you're looking for. Fun team to watch though and I love the name. 

I actually watched a Winterhawks game the other day. Nothing better to do I guess. They were playing Seattle, interesting they still have their WHL team even with the Kraken. 

[DeepFriedEgg]

3 minutes ago, Doinko said:

HRRR looks amazing for Washington County and the Portland area. Bands of heavy snow from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning with temps dropping to 32/31. Drops 5" of snow here

That would be wild.

[FroYoBro]

The cold front is approaching. 51 degrees here. 

[HuskyMaestro]

Getting breezy here, 48F. Let it commence

[Omegaraptor]

29 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

He does not allow anyone to complain about anything in the PNW unless its what he wants to complain about.    Particularly not outsiders.  Even if they have been here more than decade... or 2 decades... or spent the majority of their life here.  He has a real hatred of transplants which he will mention almost daily.   

But yeah... Snoqualmie Summit can be total garbage and have the worst skiing anywhere in this type of set up.   There is no way to spin skiing in sideways 40-degree rain which is what people were doing up there today and why @the_convergence_zone made the comment.   Because he is a human being with eyes.   On days like this... Snoqualmie Summit is a joke and why it is mocked by skiers from other places. 

I've skied plenty of times in rain before.

It's not fun.

[snow_wizard]

I hope the NAM isn't full of it with this.

[Sunriver Snow Zone]

10:1 ratio map hrrrrrrrrrrr vs kuchera map. Should be some wet snow if it ends up snowing in oregon.

[Skagit Weather]

35 minutes ago, SnowWillarrive said:

He was joking 

On a side note I always thought Mount Daniel would be an awesome location for a ski resort. It would probably rival Whistler for a top ski destination in North America if developed. Much higher elevation than the pass and dryer snow. Glad it ain’t happening but fun to think about.

 

Visibility would be heinous on storm days since so much of it is above tree line, but considering it's so far east it might actually be out of the western gunk and see a bit more sun. Some incredible terrain up that way, but I'm pretty happy it's in the wilderness.

[Randyc321]

27 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

I keep forgetting that there is an NHL team in Seattle when they passed on putting a team in Oregon. Aside from the Ducks, sports in Oregon are generally pretty depressing.

Find your thing

https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/events/sporting-events/

 

[Cold Snap]

3 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I hope the NAM isn't full of it with this.

3km is a lot more stingy unfortunately.

[snow_wizard]

36 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

He does not allow anyone to complain about anything in the PNW unless its what he wants to complain about.    Particularly not outsiders.  Even if they have been here more than decade... or 2 decades... or spent the majority of their life here.  He has a real hatred of transplants which he will mention almost daily.   

But yeah... Snoqualmie Summit can be total garbage and have the worst skiing anywhere in this type of set up.   There is no way to spin skiing in sideways 40-degree rain which is what people were doing up there today and why @the_convergence_zone made the comment.   Because he is a human being with eyes.   On days like this... Snoqualmie Summit is a joke and why it is mocked by skiers from other places. 

I've seen some absolutely incredible days at Snoqualmie too.  They can have deep powder and very cold temps sometimes.

[RentonHill]

5 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

I hope the NAM isn't full of it with this.

Why do you torture yourself with the 12km maps? 

[VancouverIslandSouth]

Dumping snow in Port McNeill near sea level in Northern Vancouver Island:

[snow_wizard]

2 minutes ago, Cold Snap said:

3km is a lot more stingy unfortunately.

Not buying it given how many models insist on that c-zone.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

It's coming! Tuesday is the day for me.

[umadbro]

26 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

No one cares about NHL.

False

[snow_wizard]

1 minute ago, RentonHill said:

Why do you torture yourself with the 12km maps? 

Because they are right a lot of times.  In this case they agree with top performing models also.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Because they are right a lot of times.  In this case they agree with top performing models also.

Terrain bleed is a thing. My money is on actual amounts being closer to what NAM 3km models.