January 18, 2010

Waiting for the Big Snow

Despite arriving to a fair amount of snow on the ground last week, and another 15-20 cm a few days ago, the impending snow storm is the one we've been waiting for, not to mention one of the reasons we decided to spend the winter here in Truckee. While Elias and FrĂȘney don't really care whether it's a few centimeters or a couple meters, daddy does... So really it's me doing the most waiting and being the most optimistic. Although both boys (well at least Elias) do love the thrill of snow falling and accumulating


Throughout the day, the snow has been falling and the weather report from the National Weather Service looks promising for some "decent" powder skiing for at the least the next week.


WINTER STORM WARNING

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST TUESDAY.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE
7000 FEET THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERNNEVADA TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BRING STRONG WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH MORE SNOW IN THE SIERRA.

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