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Category Archives: Snowpack
Mount Washington Auto Road Plans May 8 Opening
The Union Leader reports the Mount Washington Auto Road plans to open May 8. which is relatively early. In the past the Auto Road has been opened as late as July 4.
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, New Hampshire, Snowpack, Weather
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Heavy Snows Reopen Northwest Ski Resorts for First Time Since January
Nearly two feet of snow in the past two weeks have opened Northwest Ski Resorts for the first time since mid-January in this year’s record low snow. Ironically March 31 is the last date that Snotel traditionally measures snowpack. The … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Phenomenon, Snowpack, Washington
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Only 3 Feet of Snow Remains at Paradise in Record Dry Year
There have been a lot of articles about the record low snowpack on Rainier and the Pacific Northwest including Hood while California is having near record excess snowpack (leading to a very rare blossoming Death Valley). AP notes the snowpack … Continue reading
Posted in General, Phenomenon, Snowpack, Washington
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Concern for Horrific Fire Season as Mount Hood Snow Pack is Third Worst in History
KGW reports hydrologists are very concerned about a horrific fire season this summer as the snow pack on Mount Hood (and the Northwest in general) is the third lowest in recorded history. Snow packs in the Willamette basin went from … Continue reading
Pineapple Express Closes Most Ski Resorts in Washington
The Seattle Post-Intelligncer reports that most Washington ski resorts (including most on Raineir except Crystal) have closed because unseasonably warm temp and 7 inch rains have almost eliminated their snowpack. The resorts opened late (last week of December) because of … Continue reading
Posted in Snowpack, Washington, Weather
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Mount Hood Snowpack 21% Of Normal (More Dry Weather Predicted in 2005)
An article in Columbian.com notes that the official snow measuring station on Mount Hood shows 30 inches of snow which is 21% of average for this time of year. Statewide Washington shows snowpack 38% of normal and Oregon is 46%. … Continue reading
Posted in Highpoint (States) News, Oregon, Phenomenon, Snowpack, Washington, Weather
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