Nice. I have a couple analog barometers. Here’s my favorite.

Everything we have seen so far in the crystal ball paints a picture where Mid-Late December is primed. It could be the analogs, the state of the atmosphere, the forecasted blocking in the Gulf of Alaska, and various long range forecasts. Some folks may beat the drum of "nothing ever happens" to the tune of "cancel winter already because we wont see anything until April 2097", but I doubt anyone is that serious. A mix of trolling, people like myself who just love weather for the sake of weather, and enjoying the dopamine spike of seeing purples and blues on the map. It all reminds me a bit of buying a Powerball lotto ticket. Sure, on paper it is dumb. Some of our smugest and smartest will be quick to point out how DUMB you are for wasting two dollars on something where you are more likely to live to see a January 1950 repeat than at least 7 out of 9 balls drawn for your Powerball ticket. You'll be told that professional mathematicians, statitions, and suit-n-tie gamblers will avoid your community for your perceived immaturity. But who cares, for those dozens of hours before the drawing you get to enjoy the mental exercise of what-if.

Pretty crazy for before Thanksgiving. 100" base before Christmas is a difficult benchmark to reach, I think 16-17 was the last year to pull it off at Timberline and we're well on track this year. Huge reversal from last year where ski season basically started in January.

The thing is it will come back on them.

Going to be eaten up by the east wind for quite some time yet.