by Raynovich Rod | Dec 13, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
Update 12/15/15 Polar Vortex Joins El Nino for 2015 Record Warmth Whaaat no Snow in Buffalo yet? Wet period in the West this weekend. Stormy Conditions Bring Rain and Snow to the West A series of heavy storms have brought rain and snow to the Northwest and Northern...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 2, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
11/9/15 A new storm from the North is bringing a fresh 6 in to Mammoth Mountain with more to come today. Looking out two weeks no major storms are on the horizon. 11/3 Update.. Sierra Snow: 12-30 inches at Mammoth Mountain; will open Thurs Nov 5! Climate Update:...
by Raynovich Rod | Oct 16, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
11/11 Update Strongest El Nino on record! Forecast Shows Very Little PPT Over Next Month Headline in today’s LATimes says the new El Nino forecast will reach far north. But despite strange damaging local storms North of Los Angeles a rainy pattern is not coming...
by Raynovich Rod | Jul 31, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
Update-2… Great El Nino of 1997-98 Watch for agricultural commodity plays if El Nino kicks in. Good site for Climate Updates. Sign Brad Panovich up on FB. —— Monsoonal Flow in SoCal Brings More Humidity The strong El Nino in 2015 pattern can bring...
by Raynovich Rod | Apr 2, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
Update -2 The Coot Indicator Look for coots (crane relative) on Little Lake at US 395 South of Lone Pine. Two weeks ago during a warming trend the coots were still there indicating winter was still on. The coots head out of the Eastern Sierras in the Spring. This a...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 27, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
More snow coming this weekend: Jet Stream in Place earth :: an animated map of global wind, weather, and ocean conditions National Maps – NOAA’s National Weather Service 814prcp.new.gif 719×759 pixels Colder wetter bringing 12 in.+ Mammoth Lakes Weather...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 20, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
2/23/15 I was at Mammoth Mountain today with light winds, partly sunny, temp in 20s. There was 8-12 in of light powder with great runs off Chairs 1, 2, 3 and 12 in early am. Stay tuned for March forecast. Colder With Some New Cover Even NOAA confirms precipitation and...
by Raynovich Rod | Feb 5, 2015 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
Update-1.. 2/6 Big rain is hitting NorCal. NB many are calling this storm a “Pineapple Express ” but if you click on “AR event” below you will see that it is more based on West to East orographic lifting not necessarily an event out of Hawaii....
by Raynovich Rod | Dec 10, 2014 | Macro, Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
2/5/19: All of the links below are still good even though this post is from December. Main Lodge closed at MM but plenty of skiing ahead with 7-10 ft of snow this week? Here is Big Sky Report from MT Here is latest NOAA Report as high pressure is moving in??! Cold...
by Raynovich Rod | Nov 26, 2014 | Weather//Ski Reports-Western US
Update 12/3 Much Needed Heavy Rain Comes To SoCal but Mammoth Gets Only~20 in Wet Snow Warm Weather Storm Hits The Coast The Mammoth snowman posted at 8 am and says the really big part of the storm headed North.A wet storm should help get us a good base. Mammoth...