snow year

The Oregon snowpack, and specifically the southern Oregon snowpack, is looking great for this time of year.  According to NRCS-Oregon, the Lake County-Goose Lake Basin is at 147% of average, the Owyhee is 140% of normal snowfall, and the Harney Basin is sitting at 156% of average.  In fact...

Things changed for the active across the Northwest over the past week or so, with temperatures dropping several degrees and systems rolling in brining snow to much of the area. Marilynn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service says you can blame the storm track, which moved south for the wetter and colder weather ...

After days of dense fog and Air Stagnation Advisories, many across the Northwest were happy to see a system roll across the region late Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. And while weak, it was enough to push fog out of the area and reveal occasional clear skies ...

Much to the chagrin of holiday travelers, the higher elevations of Washington have already enjoyed a healthy amount of snow, only a few weeks into the season. According to Scott Pattee with NRCS, the statewide snowpack is at 136% of average ...

The series of storms that have rolled across the northwest over the past couple of days have been very beneficial for the Oregon mountains.  According to Scott Oviatt with NRCS, the Oregon statewide snowpack is now at 79% of average, a considerable increase from early January.  ...

After a rough snow year, the snowpack across Washington’s higher elevations has rebounded nicely.  According to Scott Pattee with NRCS, the statewide snowpack is just under average for this time of year, which is welcomed news.  Pattee said while he doesn’t anticipate the snowpack making big jumps in the coming weeks, it should remain healthy with what he called “maintenance snow showers.”   “I ha