Hurricane sensors have been dropped by planes into the current storm headed into the Pacific NW and they are reporting a record winter storm headed our way. Seattle is expected to receive up to 10″ in the city!! Seattle’s record 24hr snowfall: 21.5″ on Feb. 1st, 1916. On that day, mountains received around 4ft in 24hrs with snow drifts of 5ft. NOAA is forecasting that local passes – Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens Pass – are expected to receive up to another 52″ by Thursday and 37″ of it are supposed to fall tomorrow. That’s for Pass levels, not mid or top mountain so skiers and snowboarders are going to need a snorkel if you’re going up the mountain!! Think we’re kidding? Alpental received 31″ in the last 48hrs, 24″ of it in the last 24hrs (17″ since 5pm yesterday!!!!) – that’s at the base of Alpental!! If you’re not already driving to the mountains, better get your groove on because the passes are bound to close at some point. We’re getting ready to head to Alpental. Check back later today for killer deep powder video. Email us your best powder face shots or videos and we’ll select a few to post. Remember to be safe out there – live to ski another day!! PS. looks like this storm’s headed SE so everyone should get some. We hope the CA Sierras get a big dump!
740AM UPDATE: SNOQUALMIE PASS IS CLOSED BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXIT 33 N. BEND AND 106 NEAR ELLENSBURG UNTIL 11AM FOR AVALANCHE CONTROL.
8AM UPDATE: 5″ new since 5AM today at Snoqualmie Pass elevation.
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Kim Kircher
Woohoo. Bring it on. It’s been blowing and snowing so hard at Crystal today that the 8″ of snowfall on the stake feels meager. Tomorrow could be epic.
Donnelly Miller
When it’s cold and snowy up in WA, it’s warm and sunny down here in Florida. When it’s cold and dry up in WA, it’s miserable cold and sunny down here. I may be missing the epic snowfall, but I’d rather have it be snowing up there and warm down here than the other way around.