By Rod Hill on 2010-03-14
Thursday through Saturday saw Mt. Hood resorts, including Skibowl receive an average of 20" of snow! The dumping pushes the base at Skibowl over 40" for what I believe to be the first time this winter season. The water content of the snow is believed to be 2 inches. Great news, but the snowpack is still 20" of water equivalency below normal for the season. The valley from Salem to Portland picked up just over an inch on average. Even with the rain totals in the bucket, March is likely to drop to below 50% of normal by the end of this upcoming week. The water year total dating back to Oct. 1st for PDX is 20.74". The figure is roughly 4.30" below normal to date. The spring months are still expected to be normal to below in total precipitation with temperatures on the warm side.
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