What amount of annual snowfall in your location would satisfy you? Seems like there should be some much better microclimates around without having to make a drastic move? I regretted not thinking enough about the climate during my last move so my next move in the coming year or two will for sure be a much better spot for snow.

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

Currently 48. On our way to 39 tonight. Overcast and damp at 66%. Tomorrow we’ll see 60* and partly cloudy. Wednesday 79 and partly cloudy.

This usually results in a strong inversions leading to a prolonged Columbia Basin cold pool and east wind for many days for PDX east of I-205 and the Gorge. I am hoping so.

The January blast this year was pretty statistically epic but overall a lame event without snow in a lame winter. Would’ve been amazing if we had just managed an inch of snow with that one. It was cool seeing ice formations on the Puget sound but other than that it was pretty forgettable.