No changes to the forecast this morning. We are stuck in a mainly dry pattern through at least the 26th it appears.

We are starting out the mornings with some inversions. It's 10 degrees in Truckee this morning and in the 30s above 8000 ft. That does limit snowmaking for the upper portion of the ski areas when we have inversions.

Thursday - Monday:

Mostly sunny through Monday during the day. Friday we still have a cold front moving through bringing in colder air into Saturday. Highs in the 40s at lake level Thursday dropping into the 30s for Friday into Saturday. Around 3 degrees colder for every 1000 ft. you go up in elevation. We could see gusty ridgetop winds from the east on Friday which will make it feel even colder.

Lighter winds and warming back into the 40s at lake level Sunday into Monday.

Weak System:

The forecast models are split this morning on whether or not a very weak system will move through northern CA on Tuesday. We'll continue to keep an eye on it. But precip amounts look very light even on the wettest models, and snow levels may stay above 8000 ft.

Wednesday through the end of Thanksgiving week, and into Saturday the 26th, high pressure is forecast to build over the West Coast.

That will keep us dry and we should warm even more by Thanksgiving Day into Friday the 25th. Highs warming into the 50s at lake level.

Fantasy Range:

By Sunday the 27th, the long-range models continue to suggest the pattern begins to shift, with a trough digging in over the West Coast through the week of the 28th.

That shift has been consistent on the long-range models. That pattern would bring in colder air, and would also open the door to storms tracking south from the Gulf of Alaska into CA. The ensemble mean models continue to show the week of the 28th as a fairly active and wet week.

We'll continue to keep an eye on the trends. Hopefully, we can end November and start December on a snowy note. It will be nice when we can get this pattern change out of the fantasy range where they like to hide sometimes...

Stay tuned...BA

P.S. I'm posting every other day at times until we can get snowstorms back into the 1-week forecast window.

Ski Area Opening Dates:

• Mammoth - Open
• Boreal - Open
• Mt. Rose - Open
• Dodge Ridge - Open
• China Peak - Open
• Northstar - Open
• Heavenly - Open
• Kirkwood - Open
• Palisades - Open
• Sugar Bowl - 11/25
• Bear Valley - 11/25
• Sierra at Tahoe - 12/3 -  Welcome Back!!
• Diamond Peak - 12/8
• Tahoe Donner - 12/9
• Homewood - 12/9

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