Category: Hiking/Mountaineering

Western Storm System Next Week

Tomer’s Take A fast-moving, minor cold front races south through MT, WY, and CO through 2/11. High pressure anchored over CA remains formidable. Mostly dry weekend for the Pacific Northwest. Next storm arrives Monday. A larger storm system pierces the Western high pressure ridge 2/14-2/16 with snow for WA, OR, CA, ID, UT, MT, WY, […]

Waiting Game: Long Range Outlook

Tomer’s Take Abnormally dry pattern across the West with large high pressure dome through 2/13. One minor, fast-moving cold front races through MT, WY, and CO between 2/10-2/11. 3-day break in precipitation for the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia this weekend as storm track shifts north. Two Alberta Clippers deliver light snow accumulation to the […]

Snow forecast next 8 days

Tomer’s Take Snow continues early today in NH, ME. Western high pressure keeps snow chances low through 2/13. Minor snowfall with a cold front races through MT, WY and into Colorado’s Central and Northern Mountains on 2/11. More active pattern possible after 2/14 but the signal isn’t major. In the Northeast, Alberta Clippers likely through […]

Snow forecast next 8 days

Tomer’s Take Snow continues in the Northeast today with storm skiing. Then it’s a series of Alberta Clippers through 2/13. A fast-moving, minor cold front brushes ID, MT, and WY with light snow between tonight and Sunday. Large high pressure rebuilds across most of the West through 2/13. Possible pattern change after 2/14. Infrared satellite […]

Arctic Front Moves East

Tomer’s Take An Arctic front delivers snow to CO and NM on 2/2. Biggest totals occur in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. This front then drives east with ice and snow for the Midwest and Northeast. The major ski areas in the Northeast start as rain/ice then change to all snow with significant accumulation […]

First week of February

Tomer’s Take Arctic Front hits MT, WY, ID, CO, and NM 2/1-2/3. This same Arctic Front develops into a storm system for the Northeast Thursday-Friday. Mixed precipitation early then changing to all snow. Looking ahead, high pressure appears to hold strong in CA, NV, UT. Earlier optimism about a pattern change has evaporated. The water […]

Nor` Easter; Arctic Front next week Intermountain West

Tomer’s Take Nor` Easter tracking too far offshore to deliver major snow to VT. Favors certain parts of NH, ME, MA. Arctic front hits the Intermountain West 2/1-2/3. Light to moderate snow accumulation followed by a significant drop in air temps. Then high pressure builds and stalls. Problematic for CA, UT, NV. Here’s my latest […]