Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Oregon’s Cascade Mountains that calls for 5-12″ of snowfall in the next 16 hours.
“Cascades will receive heavy snow tonight.” – NOAA Portland, OR today
NOAA is calling for 5-12″ of snow throughout the Oregon Cascade mountains between 8pm tonight and noon tomorrow.
* ACCUMULATION...5 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. - NOAA, Portland, OR today
Snow levels will start low at 3,000-feet before rising to 5,000 to 6,000-feet by noon tomorrow. Mt. Bachelor is entirely above 6,000-feet, so Bachelor will get all snow.
* SNOW LEVELS...3000 TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADES BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS 3000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 6000 FEET BY MIDDAY THURSDAY IN THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. - NOAA Portland, OR today
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No ski resorts are currently open in Oregon, but Mt. Bachelor will be opening up in one week on November 25th.
We have multiple reports from backcountry skiing at Mt. Bachelor and the nearby backcountry:
Oregon Ski Season is Off to a Great Start: Conditions Report and Photo Tour
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for OREGON:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 242 PM PST WED NOV 18 2015 NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT ST. HELENS ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...3000 TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADES BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS 3000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 6000 FEET BY MIDDAY THURSDAY IN THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. * ACCUMULATION...5 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. * IMPACTS...ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AT TIMES WITH WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
