After the awesome snow we received last season in the west, it almost seems like we are kind of set up for disappointment this year. I am generally overly optimistic, but I think there are some things to look forward to. The big question a lot of forecasters are debating is La Nina or no La Nina. Some models or forecasts are La Nina neutral, while others show a weak to moderate La Nina developing in the fall. If you recall, La Nina typically results in colder than normal winter ...
Here is some data and information from Mt. Bachelor showing just how spectacular this winter was. The attached PDF shows the seasonal and monthly snow totals, along with high and low records. To briefly recap the season: Mt B received 664" of snow during the 2010/2011 season, besting the previous record of 606 inches set during the La Nina winter of 1998-1999. The longest stretch without any new snow was 17 days - January 19th to February 4th. From mid-February ...
I was looking back at my blog post on August 8th, speculating that this La Nina year was going to be a good one for snow. While I really can't take any credit for this prediction, it looks like I was right. Mt Bachelor received 17" of new snow in the last 72 hours, bumping them to a total of 616" for the season. According to the record keepers at Mt. B, this eclipses their previous season record of 606". While we did have a few weeks of dry weather in January, the storms seemed ...
The recent "Just for Noobs" thread as well as the upcoming Level 1 Avalanche training class got me thinking, and what better way to sort out your thoughts than put them down for all to see. There has been some recent talk about obstacles to keep an eye on, for example the vent holes, cornices, "land mines", etc. ALL very good information. But lets take a look at another side of rider safety, and that is Avalanche gear and training. All of this equipment is extremely important ...
Well, not entirely, but close. There is really only one month where I don't spend very much time thinking about sledding, and that would be June. School is ending and for whatever reason, the administrators/teachers feel some sort of obligation to cram a whole bunch of stuff into the last couple of weeks. Plus, there's the final planning for family vacations, the kid's schedule, etc. June just flies by in a flurry most years. Seems like the shortest month on the calendar! Then ...
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