Nice improvements! I think the GFS will fully cave by its 00z run tonight.

Unfortunately the progressive/AL genie seems to be out of the bottle for the long range, squashing any serious retrograde hopes. Given the tendencies this winter it's hard to see that not being the case at this point. January feeling like a write-off in all likelihood.

In college I drove a big old tank of a station wagon. No 4WD, middling ground clearance, but the thing was huge and built with a lot of steel, so it had momentum. If I saw a drift blocking the road, I would just accelerate to ramming speed and blast through it. That car did better with drifts than those 4WD Subarus that were then coming on the market.

If I’m understanding what your pointing out, the GEFS looks much better over the pacific.

Beautiful day up in the mountains, snow isn't amazing but the avvy danger is low. Wish I wasn't sick and could be up in the Sisters doing some backcountry skiing