It will be interesting to see how that compares to the meager 14 inches of snow that Alta received between Nov. 16 and Dec. 9. Do I have any takers on a bet that a comparable period of time in January 2016 will have less snow?MarcC":fxky4gk2 said:
Western Weather 2015-16
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Taos is closing in on its all-clear base depth:
http://skitaos.org/page/snow-report
http://skitaos.org/page/snow-report
This year and 2007-08 are Taos' top two holiday seasons in over 20 years.
There is certainly more snow now than when Taos first opened the Kachina chair last Feb. 14. My guess is that the issue now is snow stability, as in much of the West. Snowbird is still reporting only 82 of 169 runs open, and I don't think it's because the 62 inch base is inadequate to open more than that.
There is certainly more snow now than when Taos first opened the Kachina chair last Feb. 14. My guess is that the issue now is snow stability, as in much of the West. Snowbird is still reporting only 82 of 169 runs open, and I don't think it's because the 62 inch base is inadequate to open more than that.
This January is apples and oranges vs. the past 2 seasons. El Nino can go either way for Utah. 1991-92 had a chronic split jet stream and Baldy got more snow than Snowbird that year. Alta Collins had a measly 32.5 inches in January 1992, barely more than the record low of 30.5 in 2003 and last year. Season total was 364 inches.
But Alta Collins had 133.50 inches in January 1998 and 595 for the season. In 1982-83 Alta Collins had 619 inches for the season but only 53.5 in January.
But Alta Collins had 133.50 inches in January 1998 and 595 for the season. In 1982-83 Alta Collins had 619 inches for the season but only 53.5 in January.
socal":24vf57o4 said:
You're pulling a "Crocker" and relying upon averages. That single day may statistically have the highest average snowfall of any day in the season (and of course I haven't checked to verify their claim), but that says nothing about persistent high pressure frequently occurring in Utah in January.
Admin":1k28drd1 said:
I resurrected this from an old thread.
a. Here's the source, http://cliserv.jql.usu.edu/paper/14306.pdf
b. Clearly I can't do anything like that, just pointing out some data, draw your own conclusions I guess.
As it can at any other time during the snow season, most recently the dry spell between Nov. 16 and Dec. 10 during which Alta received a meager 14 inches of snow. The odds are high that will be the driest spell of that length during the 2015-16 season in Utah.admin":1k7b2ysg said:
I was about to note that "January 13 snowiest day" quote but socal beat me to it. You can fiddle with averages or time series all you want, but it sure blows this quote out of the water:
MarcC":1k7b2ysg said:
Looks liked the dreaded mid-January dry spell is about to come:
Just finishing a week in Mammoth, it's warm here now after a cold start to the week. No snow for a few weeks in the models. Tons of snow though. The sign at the top (20ft tall) has about 2 ft showing and the stairs at the top gondola station are completely buried, walk right out onto the snow.
Utah Skiweather":3q6uu255 said:
Just finishing a week in Mammoth, it's warm here now after a cold start to the week. No snow for a few weeks in the models. Tons of snow though. The sign at the top (20ft tall) has about 2 ft showing and the stairs at the top gondola station are completely buried, walk right out onto the snow.
Along with the bad air in the Salt Lake Valleysocal":14ljhkyx said:
http://wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.c ... aster.html
But don't :-({|= for the Utah locals; Alta got a surprise 11 inches last night.
Yesterday, actually, and 13" of cold smoke. But that was only in LCC. BCC got 5",the Wasatch Back around 2" and Snowbasin a dusting. Forecast was fit a trace to 3" - it was a real sleeper storm.
And Wasatch Snow Forecast wrote yesterday, "We're now coming to the end of inversion season." :stir:
And Wasatch Snow Forecast wrote yesterday, "We're now coming to the end of inversion season." :stir:
This is true, but per Steenburgh there was little in the way of inversions this January. Not surprising since Alta had 106 inches of snow and the longest stretch with no snow was only 4 days Jan. 9-12.admin":1l4oy6fs said: