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Castle Peak, CA, Avalanche Report by Sierra Avalanche Center Reveals Successful Companion Rescue of 3 Survivors

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On February 17, 2026, an avalanche, now considered California’s deadliest avalanche disaster, occurred near Castle Peak, claiming the lives of nine individuals, while six survived, thanks to the fast actions of three of the surviving members. The incident involved a guided backcountry group of 15 people with Blackbird Mountain Guides consisting of 11 clients and 4 professional guides. This avalanche […]
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While the World Watches the Olympics, There’s Still A Lot of Great Events Happening in the Northeast This February

February is that magical time of the year when all the resorts are usually fully open and the season is in full tilt. This year, the biggest winter event is the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, which will be from February 6 to 22, and will be the ski season’s main event. Kings & Queens of Corbets, at Jackson Hole […]
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NOAA 8-14 Day Outlook: Below-Normal Precipitation Expected for West Over Next 2 Weeks, Major Pattern Change Still Possible

The NOAA yesterday issued its outlook for the first half of February. Here’s the outlook in a nutshell, focusing on the key points that we as skiers and snowboarders would want to know. Over the next two weeks, we can expect… Below-average precipitation for the western US Above-average precipitation for the Great Lakes, Great Plains region Below-normal temperatures for the Central […]
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NOAA: Where Got the Most Snow in February, and How Does it Compare to the 12-Year Average?

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Results are in for February’s snowfall totals & departures from normal. Looks like every single state saw at least a trace of snow in February. Heavy mountain snowfall in the NW-N, and definitely the largest positive departure from mean. The huge snowfall totals and deep bases in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia are testament to this. Related: 13 Deepest Snowpacks in North […]
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NOAA February 2021 ENSO Update: La Niña Is Still Here, but 60% Chance Neutral Conditions Will Return This Spring

This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Emily Becker La Niña is still here, but forecasters estimate about a 60% chance that neutral conditions will return this spring. By the fall, the chance that La Niña will return is approximately equal to the chance that it will not. Let’s take a stroll around ENSO’s […]
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NOAA February 2021 Outlook: A Winter’s Chill Forecast Across Central and Western United States

This post first appeared on the climate.gov website and was written by Tom Di Liberto February is smack dab in the middle of winter, which for snow lovers means hoping for cold and wet conditions. So what does the February 2021 outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center show? Well, some hope? Colder and wetter-than-average conditions are favored across the north-central […]
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NOAA Outlook for February 2020 | CA Warmer and Drier than Average, MT and WY Cooler and Wetter

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We’ve entered the final month of meteorological winter, and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has issued its monthly outlook for February 2020 temperature and precipitation. These outlooks don’t predict the actual temperatures or precipitation: they predict the probability that conditions will be in the upper or lower third of the climatological record for a given location from 1981-2010. Darker colors mean […]
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NOAA Outlook for End of February | Bad News for Snow Lovers Across the Country…

The second half of February looks likely to be bad news for snow-lovers across the country, with high confidence for a warm pattern emerging in the east, and in the west, the probability for precipitation looks ‘below normal’. Much to the chagrin of any snow lovers in the East, the continued NAO+ outlook and enhanced subtropical ridge over the Southeast favors […]
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Jackson Hole, WY Report: The Deepest February In History Finishes Strong With 189″!

Report from February 28th, 2019 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming received 189″ of snow in the month of February alone. That’s their deepest February in history and today they were reporting 6″ of new snow since closing yesterday. The DEEPEST February in history comes to an end. 189” inches of blower pow blanketed the Tetons this month. – Jackson Hole, […]
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Yosemite Bears are Active and Looking for Food as Unseasonably Warm Winter Continues

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It’s so unseasonably warm and dry right now in the Central Sierra, some bears that normally hibernate in Yosemite in the coldest depths of winter are active, out and about, and looking for food, reports uniondemocrat.com. A mother bear and her cubs have been spotted and photographed in the Tuolumne River watershed, near the Hetch Hetchy entrance station to Yosemite […]
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Crystal Mountain Conditions Report | Slush Crushing

The string of unseasonably warm weather continues in the Pacific North West. This week of warm dry weather was a welcome relief after the past few weeks that brought a mixed bag of rain and snow, and had riders in the Cascades holding their collective breath, hoping for the best. If January is the new June, February is looking like the new July. The forecast for clear skies with a high of 41. Even as the low tide year drags on, its damn hard to be upset when you get your a healthy dose of Vitamin D and Vitamin R (Rainier, the mountain With the dose of Vitamin D and Vitamin R today, the mood on the mountain was super positive. […]
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NOAA’s February Forecast for the United States of America

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If you live in California and you were hoping for a wet February, NOAA doesn’t share your hopes. If you live in Tahoe, you won’t want to look at these images nor read this article. Tahoe if forecasted to have an above average temperature February along with a below average precipitation February. Ugh. NOAA has released it’s forecast for the month of February in the USA. Temperature wise, we are looking at above average temperatures in CA, NV, ID, UT, AZ, NM, and much of the American South in February. […]
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