Reader Robert Pedeslie sent in the following graph showing snowfall totals at Lake Wenatchee(blue) and Snoqualimie Pass (red). So this years disappointing snow is not without precedence, in fact 94-95 was even worse.
Sources:
El Nino Info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o-Southern_Oscillation
Lake Wenatchee Info: http://www.lakewenatcheeinfo.com/snow-report/
Snoqualmie data: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/7C5D5B02-0237-46DD-8AD2-3F3C0226485D/62148/102809HistoricalSnowfallthrough0809season1.pdf
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It would be interesting to see the same graph replacing snow fall with temperature averages.
Great article on snow pack and weather at http://crosscut.com/2010/02/12/climate/19588/
I have been watching the snowmobile grooming reports, and I see a new color code of orange or yellow being used. I assume that this means that the yellow trails have melted off. Is this the case? I am from the Bremerton area, and I appreciate and rely on the grooming report. I wish there was a short narrative available to read up on the snomo trail conditions. It would really help to know if it’s going to be a wasted trip. Does anything like that exist?
Hi Chuck,
You are correct. I receive reports in the morning after all the groomers return back in. This being late in the season, I have begun noting muddy trails in yellow. There is really no narrative I can provide from the information they give me beyond specific trails being impassable or closed.
Thanks for asking
Dave
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