There doesn't appear to be a gradient forming to cause any offshore component. A southerly track would reduce the S. Winds so thats a plus. April 2022 had the system move W to E like a classic, and a offshore component did form, albeit light enough that precip rates did the talking. I call Feb 2023 it a hybrid because the system itself was a BC Slider but tapped into the cold pool, vs. The classic events is a W to E system south of (insert your location here).

To be fair... that pattern heavily favors your area so your perception might be skewed by what you experience there. I know that set up is usually quite dry out here and for most of the Seattle area with offshore flow aloft and upslope for you against the Olympics. I think after the main event in 2019 on 2/11 it was quite dry out here while your area and the WA coast and western OR were significantly wetter.

Why is this gif used so often on here? It’s so cringey lol

If Northern Lowland California (Springfield, OR) gets blasted with snow when we don't up here, eff it, it is over.

I agree with this. I think it does occasionally get a little carried away with totals if it’s seeing convective showers. But it seems pretty good in marginal situations.