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• Typical La Nina Pattern in Play with dumps of cold air into the Great Basin and Northern and Central Rockies….Too much over land trajectory for meaningful snowfall until later next week…Then Weak AR to visit Mammoth Friday….
• Beautiful Thanksgiving Holiday in the making with upper ridge over the state for seasonal to above seasonal temps….Colder pattern taking shape early next week with first system NW Slider bringing light amounts of snowfall Monday…..Additional systems expected later in the week….
• The cold in the west will give way to milder pacific air next week…It continues to be unlikely that any meaningful precipitation will fall until months end….
• After nearly 6 foot dump on upper mountain, snow pack on Mammoth Mountain one of best in years for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday…. More coming!?
• Warm Wet Portion of Storm brings snowfall above 10000 feet today….With Weak AR pushing south overnight…..Next portion of storm, very dynamic, will bring heavy snowfall and potential Blizzard conditions Tuesday…..Another storm lurking the end of next week?
• Mammoth Mt picked up 11 to 16 inches storm total…..Cold Showery Wednesday AM to give way to more Sunshine this afternoon…..Good Base building system still headed our way for Late Weekend into Tuesday night….
• First Storm of the Season is expected to move in on Tuesday with FROPA expected late afternoon into Tuesday Evening…..Generally Light amounts in town with a bit more over the Upper Elevations….Next Week will be very interesting!