Heavy Snow — Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

2021-12-10 to 2021-12-12 · Northwest Blue Mountains, Washington

Event narrative

Ski Bluewood measured 10 inches of new snow in a 24 hour period, and 16 inches of new snow over a 48 hour period.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough and cold front passage at the surface produced snow showers across the Cascade and Blue mountain ranges in Oregon and Washington, while a low level jet associated with this winter storm mixed down strong gusts across the Washington Columbia Basin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999616. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.