Is Tahoe’s Winter Coming to an End or Is It Just Beginning? Winter Recap: A quick synopsis of why we had such a dry and mild winter. Back in November the Western Pacific Oscillation anchored itself way farther west then what would be considered normal 140 E. The Eastern Pacific Oscillation was setting up close to the dateline, with a 40-60 degree wavelength across the Pacific that left room for a third ridge to sit to our west. With the shorter […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 13, 2014 6 Comments