Buenos Dias my friends, Cup:O:Joe in hand watching the sunrise @KirkwoodMtn… Over the past few days Mother Nature has dropped 36” @the summit with varied temps and a strange combination of Rain / Snain & Snow @our base elevation of 7800’… 7day snow totals - 15”@7800’settling down to 4” to 10” depending on the aspect :( with an amazing 36”/ 71cm @the summit :) The upper mountain looks awesome and will looking even better after the next few days with the forecast we are looking at in over the next week… The 411 - The Mtn. team has a few challenges ahead that we have to now address, the snow levels as you can see via the Prizm cam and Cornice cam were @approx 8500’… Right below the race shack on Outlaw … Base elevation snow (@7800’) was extremely wet (perfect for building an excellent base) less than perfect to put our Mtn. teams CATS on to pack / track down … Solitude Chair 5 is about 90% there, but the Lower Zachary, Monte’s and Moklumne need work and more natural snow, Snowkirk Chair 1 is below the 8500’ mark and needs a bit more Mother Nature’s natural and assistance from our Snow making team… The Reut Chair 11 is in good shape above 8500’ but the last 50yrds below 8500’ needs the love from Mother Nature and snow making as well… I hiked around quite a bit yesterday up Chair 5 / 11 and 1… We are so close, but will need to assess once again this morning before we announce our opening day... Here is the latest from the WWG: Discussion: Scattered rain and snow showers could slowly increase through the afternoon and into tonight. Snow levels appear to remain high (above 7500 ft.). A trough of low pressure moving into the North State overnight will weaken as it moves inland overnight which should enhance precipitation over the high Sierra Nevada, however, precipitation struggles to make it past the Sierra Crest. Storm total accumulations of about 1-4 are expected above 8000 feet. Sundays storm appears even weaker than the previous storm, with snow levels not much lower (7000-7500 ft.) and accumulations of only about 1-3 above 8000 feet. The next significant snow event appears more likely Thursday/Friday. At this point models have diverged a little bit from their recent agreement, though all still indicate a significant trough passage. The GFS brings a large trough that generates a strong cold front that pushes through California Thursday morning, while the European model brings the system onshore in two parts. The first part being a cold front extending south from an area of low pressure centered over the Pacific NW on Wednesday night, and the second part being a strong surface low developing behind it that moves onshore late Thursday. If the European verifies, it would be the most likely scenario for very strong southerly winds Wed/Thurs and potential storm total accumulations of 18-24. As I do, (just in my fiber) I look for the positive in all … We are setting up for a great winter of riding here at KirkwoodMtn, The upper mountain is primed with Mother Nature’s Natural, We have weather in the forecast…The Mtn. Team is ready, we are ready... Once Mother Nature aligns, well be dropping in & keeping it real... Stay tuned & Stay Thirsty my friends, Coop
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:14:44 +0000
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