15 minutes until December! How the heck did that happen? Make sure you all head over to the new December thread @Edmonds Husky created.

Heck ya! December 2025 Arctic MADNESS! Think Cold and SNOW!!!! C'MON!!!!

The big rivers like the Fraser and Columbia (along with the Snake and Willamette) rely a lot more on snow run-off to fuel their biggest rises. Which is why the spring floods in 1894 and 1948 are still their worst and beat out the bigger rainstorm type floods like November 2006 or November 2021 up north. Almost any of the smaller rivers on the other hand can really go bonkers and threaten a record with a carefully aimed jet stream regardless of the of amount of snowpack beforehand.

Happy Meteorological Winter, and may this thread kick off a special December!

Model riding thoughts Remember, every pattern change, all of the great and memorable events of 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. Honestly. We often resort to 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 back-forth 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 arctic blast, or a back door shot. Moving ahead to 4 days out and the ensembles are looking excellent. Now it's 3 days out and some weenies show up afraid everything falls apart. Ah yeah. It is not for the faint of heart. We keep on ridin' though. Always. Think Cold and SNOW!!!! C'MON!!!!