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Precip totals from this active jet period over the next 7-10 days may exceed half a foot in the mountains, much if not all of it falling as snow in WA. While still delivering substantial moisture to the interior west. All that plus the windstorm threat make this kind of pattern one of my favorites during winter. I remember this was common during 2015/16, which helped pad the snowfall stats early on during what was otherwise an unending +ENSO AL firehose winter. One whose anomalies aren't quite too dissimilar to this winter's; one which went on to cold and snow a niblet or two around New Years. When you think about it 2015/16 will outpace this winter in the cold and snow department come just shy a week from now. A super El NiƱo.
So while this winter may be, literally, lacking in any sort of continentality, at least our mountains and drought-stricken deserts are getting their fair share of winter joy. Which is what matters in a warming world.