Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2022-12-01 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

The ski resort Ski Bluewood measured 12 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period ending at 0500 PST on Dec. 1st.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level trough slid down the coast of British Columbia facilitating a period of strong southerly winds along Blue Mountains foothills, and heavy snow across the mountain areas between November 29th and December 1st. Wind gusts of 60-65mph were measured along the foothills of the northern Blue Mountains and snow accumulations of up to 22 inches were reported in the Washington Cascades, and up to 24 inches in portions of the northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071979. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.