I took the skis for a walk early this Saturday morning. It was my first time skinning this season. Snow coverage remains thin across the Front Range high peaks of Colorado. Colorado needs snow. Tomer’s Take 2-3 different storm systems lined-up for the West through Christmas. A large dip in the jet stream might develop […]
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Snow forecast through Christmas
Tomer’s Take It’s a powder Friday in Utah’s Wasatch with 6-13″ new in the last 24 hours. Light to moderate snow continues in the Tetons through Friday night. Light snow accumulation in the Central and Northern Mountains of Colorado on Friday. 3 storm systems lined-up for the West Coast through Christmas with heavy snow accumulation […]
Colorado’s windstorm was rare: Stratospheric Intrusion, Tropopause Folding
It turns out this was no ordinary windstorm on 12/15/2021. Based on the evidence, it appears air from the Stratosphere was pulled all the way down to Denver. In Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology this is called Tropopause Folding. It also means the jet stream descended almost to the valley floor generating those destructive 100mph+ gusts and dust […]
Active storm track through Christmas across the West
Tomer’s Take I’m forecasting 3-4 different storm systems through Christmas for California’s High Sierra from Shasta to Tahoe to Mammoth. Two of the storm systems next week could have atmospheric river influence. I’m forecasting three different storm systems through Christmas for the Pacific Northwest. A storm system could hit the Intermountain West (ID, UT, WY, […]
Snow forecast through Christmas
It’s been an incredibly windy day in Colorado. A snow squall line developed in the San Juan Mountains and then raced north to the I-70 Corridor then into Denver. A 112mph gust was recorded over the San Juan Mountains near Red Mountain Pass. Dale Garland sent me a note on how windy and snowy it […]
Active pattern through Christmas; Snow forecast next 8 days
Tomer’s Take Storm systems are lined-up in the Pacific for the next 8-10 days. The storm track stays active into Christmas across the West Coast. The atmospheric river storm system continues Tuesday in California’s High Sierra then it slides into ID, UT, WY, MT, and CO with moderate to heavy snow accumulation and very strong […]
Two storm systems this week with big totals
Tomer’s Take Atmospheric River (AR) continues in California’s High Sierra through 12/14. This storm system then breaks loose and delivers moderate to heavy snow accumulation to ID, WY, MT, UT, and CO 12/14-12/15. In Colorado, the biggest totals occur in the Southern Mountains and Western Slope ski areas. A second smaller, faster moving storm system […]
Big snow totals this week; atmospheric river delivers
Tomer’s Take Another 1-2 feet in the Pacific Northwest as the atmospheric river (AR) continues into Monday. The AR then sinks south into California’s High Sierra with 40-70 inch totals 12/12-12/14 from Shasta to Tahoe to Mammoth. The biggest totals will be above 5,000′. The higher the better. That storm system then breaks loose and […]
Snow forecast next 8 days: Atmospheric river delivers
I started this Saturday off with a fantastic workout in the Foothills of Colorado. This time I was greeted my much colder temps and an inch of snow on parts of the trail. I also bumped into my friend Justin Becker and we finished the trail run together. Great seeing and chatting with him! Atmospheric […]
Powder weekend and atmospheric river into next week
Tomer’s Take The forecast for 1-2 feet materialized across parts of Colorado and Utah. Weak to moderate atmospheric river hits Pacific Northwest Friday night-Saturday with 25-50 inches. Weak to moderate atmospheric river hits California’s High Sierra 12/12-12/14 with 40-80 inches. That storm system then breaks loose and hits Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, SW Montana, and Colorado […]