Chase Powder Daily Snow
By Powderchaser Steve, Forecaster Posted 7 years ago February 21, 2017
COLDER TEMPS HAVE A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR OUSTING THE CREAM!
Summary
Frustrating days have brought strong winds, dense cream, lift closures, road closures that may have some of you cringing for some turns. 3-5 feet has fallen in the Sierra and several feet has reaped rewards at Sun Valley and the Oregon Cascades. The Tetons are under the gun currently with over a foot of wind blasted powder at the summit where snow will continue today (Strong winds). I was at Sun Valley yesterday with 6-9 inches of decent quality powder at top (3 feet in the past 7 days), before winds and warming temps created havoc. Alpine Meadows and Squaw had RECORD WIND GUSTS OF 199 MPH AND 194 AT THE SUMMIT YESTERDAY! If you want decent powder your only hope today might be Mount Bachelor in Oregon where significant snow is falling with temps in the low 20s (Wind issues). There is light at the end of the tunnel as colder air is moving into the west today through Friday. Long term pattern looks cold and snowy so keep reading
Short Term Forecast
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Powderchaser Steve
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Powderchaser Steve has over 45 years of experience chasing storms based on his weather and local knowledge of resorts on both the East and West Coasts. His snow intel will likely land him at the deepest resort and almost never missing "First Chair" in the process. Follow "The Chase" on OpenSnow to find out where the deepest snow may be falling.
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