Weather Watching

hoosier? · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 11 Location: indiana

Lately I've been looking for systems coming from Northern Ca. heading east to determine if a storm will contribute to the Wasatch. Should I be looking further to the west, say in the Pacific or what?

Any tips on storm watching would be very helpful.

It's so sad to see the lack of snow so far this year. I've heard that some of the resorts are asking the reservation staff to take extra days off due to low reservation rate.
On the brightside from over here...Snowshoe WV has been getting hammered lately...opened early. And our local hill started blowing yesteday.

Just an update from my intro/topic last year about this time. I was able to catch that great dump the first week of April. Woke up at the Peruvian to 16+ inches and got a great first timers powder lesson from Syd. Thanks to all who responded to my intro last year.

jungnite · Crusty Veteran Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 102

The NOAA Discussion site for SLC provides discussions of what the weather models are indicating.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=slc&pil=AFD&sid=SLC&version=0

The keywords I to watch for is "Slow moving Gulf of Alaska low with strong Orographic Lift"

Once the storm is on track for LLC then I look at the Current Hazards Watches/Warning site, a tab on the NOAA page. Keywords I watch for is " 2 to 3 feet, more in favorer areas (aka Alta)

daddyneedspow · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:28 am Post subject:

Ahh. 2-3 feet. Wouldn't that be nice?

jungnite · Crusty Veteran Joined: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 102

Hoosier,

The words in todays Wx report should be making every Alta lover howl.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=slc&pil=AFD&sid=SLC&version=0

- Storm from northern pacific
- OROGRAPHIC snowfall
- TEMP DIFFERENTIAL SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL
- WINTER STORM WATCHWINTER STORM (a 36 hr warning)

AH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ( that me howling)

hoosier? · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 11 Location: indiana

Yeah I saw that Big O word yesterday as well....gave me goosebumps!

Wish I could be there after it hits, but looks like I won't make it out until after the holidays.

I'm so happy for Alta and the others resorts in the area as well.

ENJOY !!

marchizzle · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with the news of this storm.

Have fun, my friends. Smile

Altaman · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

I live on So Cal and use the the following for evaluating to take off for the powder:

This is a 16 day look ahead. Things can change in 16 days, but this gives you an idea of when the oportunities will be there:

http://www.ggweather.com/loops/gfs_12z_sfc.shtml

At 10 days, I check the 10 day forcast on the Weather Channel:

http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/ski/tenday/801001:11

When it it gets to within a week when I want to leave, I use this from the weather channel:

http://www.weather.com/maps/weeklyplannerusnational.html

These have been very good to me, have worked 95% to get good powder-Though you never really know till you get there. Cool

According to ggweather a series of storms coming in Xmas to the first weekend in Jan could be huge Shocked