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Where the Froude number often >> 1
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Jan 20, 2012 - 05:59pm PT
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Fear not, Eastslidaz, by tomorrow snow levels will plummet!
Warm air advection (del dot T) dominates today as we sit on the eastern side of the baroclinic trough in the warm air conveyor belt side.
Thermal wind is to blame for this. Mrrrggggg at least it makes the snow nice and sticky so we can ride steep icy lines with style!
Yikes!
Never fear, once the thermal wind commences cold air advection we are money in the bank:
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Jan 20, 2012 - 07:52pm PT
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Great news! Will be up there in 6 days, let's hope this storm will help June mtn.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 20, 2012 - 08:25pm PT
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The downside of snow falling in the PNW is the camoflauge provided the snowbacks sneaking into the US to get free healthcare..Build the fence! .. RJ
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MBrown
Big Wall climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jan 21, 2012 - 11:27am PT
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there is snow here in mammoth!? WTF? that happens?
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jan 21, 2012 - 12:19pm PT
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snowing lightly here in Hilton crk , a angry couple of inchs so far, after copoious amounts of rain last night. I'll bet the upper elevations got hammered. Those north facing exposures with bullet-proof old snow and a few feet of the wet/heavy......hmmmmmmm.......
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jan 21, 2012 - 12:21pm PT
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Dean- that month long cold is going around, you're not the only one.
I thought I was done with it, but I spent the night with fever last night.
It's nice to finally see some weather though. Raining in Bishop this morning, with a few flakes thrown in to keep it interesting.
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sempervirens
climber
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Jan 21, 2012 - 01:26pm PT
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2 feet at June Mtn?!?
Squaw Valley reports 6" new this morning at 8200'. We got a whopping, soggy 1/2" at 5000' in Portola.
I'm jealous.
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perswig
climber
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Jan 21, 2012 - 07:15pm PT
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^^
That's a beauty of a porch view you've got, Dean.
Dale
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east side underground
Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Feb 13, 2012 - 11:06am PT
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3" or so here in Hilton crk and still snowing lightly. Hey we'll take it. : )
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 13, 2012 - 11:11am PT
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Any good ice formed in Lee Vining lately?
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cleo
Social climber
the canyon below the Ditch!!!!
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Feb 15, 2012 - 10:27am PT
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It snowed in El Portal!
Ok, just a few wet piles in the shade, but it did!
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Feb 15, 2012 - 10:33am PT
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Thanks for the update Dean. We will be over there this weekend. Can't wait to get on the ice.
I can believe it Cleo, it was getting cold at Arch Rock yesterday afternoon. We got about 8 inches here in Slowona.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Feb 15, 2012 - 12:55pm PT
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It snowed in the Bay Area!!! LOL Did anyone else see the peaks in East Bay with a dusting on it yesterday?!
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F10
Trad climber
Bishop
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Feb 24, 2012 - 11:25pm PT
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Great day at the Druids, minus the 13 cars at the trailhead
Can't say I blame them
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Feb 29, 2012 - 08:25pm PT
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Got 8" of pure powder here at the house last night in about 2 hours! Dean, this is about the scariest thing you've ever posted. You getting excited about a meager 8" overnight!
Most years that would only be a dusting.
Seriously, is the tramway ice still In?
Specifically Horsetail Falls
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Feb 29, 2012 - 09:24pm PT
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I hope the wind doesn't blow the snow off Mammoth mtn:( nothing like having freshies only then to get blown away.
Heading up tomorrow in hopes of finding some decent stashes.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 29, 2012 - 09:29pm PT
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We had about 5 cm of wet snow last night in Vancouver, which is a bit unusual this late in the winter. It's mostly melted now. Lots of lovely powder on the local mountains.
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Stewart Johnson
climber
lake forest
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39 degrees and snowing on the north shore.
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