Category: Meteorology

Major Snow Ahead

Post author By christomer
Post date February 17, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow
2 Comments on Major Snow Ahead

Tomer’s Take: Moderate snow accumulation hits Tahoe & Mammoth tonight into early 2/18. A wave of light snow accumulation overspreads UT/WY/CO on 2/18. A major storm system delivers 1-2 feet of accumulation in the Sierra 2/19-2/20. This same storm system then hits the Wasatch with 1-2 feet (or more) 2/19-2/21, and Colorado’s Central & Northern […]

Powder Weekend

Post author By christomer
Post date February 16, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: It’s a powder Friday and a powder weekend with additional snow accumulation likely in ID/UT/WY/CO. A trough of low pressure approaching the West Coast is sending ripples of energy into the Intermountain West generating snow accumulation. Snow Timeline Wasatch 4-6″ Today, 4-6″ 2/18. Tetons 4-5″ Today, 3-5″ 2/18. Colorado 2-8″ Today/Tonight, 1-2″ 2/18. […]

Powder Day! Snow Forecast Next 48 hours & Beyond

Post author By christomer
Post date February 15, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: The Teton snow bullseye continues next 48 hours with another 12-14 inches. That’ll be three feet in three days. I’m forecasting 6-8 inches today (2/15) across the Wasatch. In Colorado, I’m forecasting 4-8 inches across the Central and Northern Mountain zones 2/15-2/16. My afternoon forecast video update: Current Setup Water vapor satellte shows […]

Snow forecast through 2/23

Post author By christomer
Post date February 14, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: Storm systems hit the West Coast through 2/23 and pieces break off and hit UT/ID/MT/UT/CO. There are a few snow bullseyes including the Tetons, Sierra, NW Colorado, and Wasatch with feet of grand total accumulation. My afternoon forecast video update: Jackson Hole is reporting 16″ in 24 hours. I’m forecasting another 2 feet […]

Sierra & Teton Snow Bullseyes

Post author By christomer
Post date February 13, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow
2 Comments on Sierra & Teton Snow Bullseyes

Tomer’s Take: The pattern favors two distinct snow bullseyes through 2/22: Sierra & Tetons with feet of grand total accumulation. Overall, it’s a pattern dominated by storm systems hitting the West Coast then weakening and sending pieces of energy/precip into the Intermountain West. My afternoon forecast update video: Snow Timeline Tetons: Now-2/16, 2/18-2/20. Wasatch: 2/14 […]

Shifting Pattern and Snow Bullseye For Tetons

Post author By christomer
Post date February 12, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: The pattern 2/12-2/15 favors PNW/BC/ID/MT/WY. Then the stormtrack shifts south 2/16-2/22 to favor CA/OR/UT/ID/WY/CO. The overlap between both periods is the Teton Range, WY where I’m forecasting 2-3 feet of grand total accumulation. Overall, the pattern continues trending weaker for most locations. What once looked like a major initial storm system 2/15-2/17 now […]

The Week Ahead

Post author By christomer
Post date February 11, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow
2 Comments on The Week Ahead

Tomer’s Take: The stormtrack now favors the PNW/BC/ID/MT/WY through 2/15. Then it shifts south 2/16-2/21 to favor CA/UT/ID/WY/CO. The initial storm system is trending weaker/faster, but additional waves of moisture get pushed through the interior Rockies by a strong Subtropical jet. The Northeast gets moderate to heavy snow 2/13 and 2/16. 2/13 stormtrack is trending […]

Final CO/NM Snow 2/10, Shifting Storm Track With Heavy Snow Possible

Post author By christomer
Post date February 10, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: The final storm system of this impressive storm cycle concludes in CO/NM 2/10 with moderate to snow accumulation. Then the pattern shifts north 2/11-2/15 to favor PNW/BC/Northern Tier. Then it shifts back to the south 2/16-2/20 to favor CA/UT/WY/ID/CO/NM with heavy snow potential and a rich Pacific flow via strong Subtropical jet (atmospheric […]

Powder Forecast, Storm Cycle through 2/10, El Nino Update

Post author By christomer
Post date February 7, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, La Nina, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: A large storm system continues to move slowly through the Intermountain West. Two additional pieces of energy rotate into the mix and keeps the snow going through 2/10. Then the pattern shifts north 2/11-2/14 with snow targeting the PNW/BC/Northern Tier. A warmer, drier pattern builds 2/15-2/18. 20″ in 24 hours at Alta, UT […]

Next storm system; Snowfall through 2/10

Post author By christomer
Post date February 6, 2024
Categories In El Nino, Exercise, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Peak Bagging, Skiing, Snow

Tomer’s Take: Storm cycle continues until 2/10. CA’s big storm system is finally making its move into the Intermountain West. Snowfall increases in UT and CO afternoon 2/6-2/9, snow continues in WY 2/6-2/9. A smaller, weaker storm system races through PNW/BC/Northern Tier 2/11-2/12 with light snow accumulation. Drier pattern 2/13-2/17. My afternoon forecast video update: […]