Heavy Snow in Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

Heavy Snow January 6, 2026 – January 8, 2026 · Northern Blue Mountains, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Milk Shakes SNOTEL measured 14 inches of storm total snow at 0400 PST on the 8th. the High Ridge SNOTEL measured 13 inches of storm total snow at 0400 PST on the 8th.

The wider storm

A series of upper low pressure systems and a surface cold front passage resulted in a several day period of heavy snow accumulations across the Cascades and northern Blue mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314550. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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