Category: Hiking/Mountaineering

April snow, wind, and cold continue

Tomer’s Take Snow and wind continue in northern CA, ID, UT, WY, CO, NM through 4/15. Favorable WNW jet stream orientation adds orographic enhancement. Temps are below zero with strong wind in the Mountains of Colorado. Next storm hits CA 4/16 then takes a more northern track with heavy snow in the PNW, ID, WY, […]

April powder: snow continues

Tomer’s Take Snow continues in OR, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO and NM. Additional accumulation likely. Powerful jet stream will setup with a favorable WNW orientation and keeps the snow going in UT, WY, CO into 4/14. Strong ridgeline and high peak wind gusts 4/12-4/13 in UT, CO, NM running 30-100mph. Secondary small storm systems […]

Snow and wind forecast this week

Tomer’s Take Snow is underway across the Tetons. Next stop is the Sierra, Wasatch and Colorado Rockies. A strong jet stream will keep mountaintop winds blowing 30-80mph (or higher) 4/11-4/12 in CA, CO, UT, NM. Winds flare again in CO and NM on 4/13-4/14. Significant totals likely through 4/15 at mid and higher elevations. Another […]

Snowy period ahead for the West

Tomer’s Take 3-4 different April storm systems will slide across the West through 4/19 with significant grand total snowfall at mid and higher elevations. This will put the brakes on the Spring melt while adding new snow accumulation to mid and higher elevations. Bulk of snow timeline: Wasatch: 4/11-4/13, 4/16-4/17 Tetons: 4/10-4/14, 4/16-4/17 Colorado Zones: […]

April snow next 8 days

Tomer’s Take A series of storm systems will track across the West through 4/17 with significant Spring snow. Many lower elevation mountain basins have started the Spring melt process. These storm systems will put the brakes on that melt and recharge higher elevation snowpacks before the melt re-engages. Timing for bulk of snow: Wasatch: 4/11-4/14 […]

First two weeks of April

Tomer’s Take Active storm track for the Intermountain West through 4/10 with numerous minor, fast-moving storm systems. Snow levels could run high at times. Significant grand total high elevation snow possible. I don’t see much for California. Beyond 4/10, a large dip in the jet stream might overtake the West including California. This could mean […]

Here comes April

Tomer’s Take A series of minor, fast-moving storm systems race through the Intermountain West through 4/9. A larger storm system hits the Pacific Northwest 4/3-4/5 with significant high elevation snow accumulation. April storm systems are normally warmer and snow levels run higher. Infrared satellite shows the storm track and storm systems lined-up. April April is […]

Warm March storm system

Tomer’s Take A warm March storm system is moving through the Intermountain West. Snow levels start high then gradually drop. This will cut down on overall accumulation. The biggest totals occur in Colorado above 9,000ft where 4-12″ is possible. A second smaller, minor storm system races through 3/31-4/1. A similar small, minor storm system races […]