Storm Report January 2017

Storm Report January 2017

 

The start to 2017 has been nothing short of unbelievable weather-wise. The New Year brought us snow to celebrate.  Some mountains were reporting 5 feet of the fluff and the locals were celebrating. 

Then came the rain. Not just rain, but a behemoth atmospheric river from the equator that poured anywhere from 4-8 inches of rain on our beautiful newly fallen snow. A deluge. Flooding, rockslides and dangerous avalanche conditions were all the news. But, we were not left to despair for long. The storm we have been waiting for since 2011 finally showed up. 4 days of snow, power outages, blizzard conditions, wind, mountain and interstate closures...this is the good stuff. We watched it come down for days. Northstar reported 93" of snow as a 4 day total. Squaw reported 73", a lower number probably due to incredibly high winds. (The top of Squaw Valley Peak reported winds at 173 MPH). The National Weather Service says we are at 158% of average. And it is January.

From Open Snow-This has been our snowiest January since 2008, and our biggest snowfall month since March 2012. And the month is far from over with another 10 inches of snow expected in the next day and another potentially big storm moving in next week.
And now, we are excited to get out there and play. A winter wonderland awaits. We have plenty of powder, the resorts are digging out and it sounds like our epic winter has just begun. 

For the best insight check out what BA has to say at Open Snow.

See you on the slopes.

Katie Tyler

Realtor®

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