I went to the WA weather warnings site because I heard another storm front with wind was coming in tonight. Sheesh! They haven't even got the power on in many areas, and there are trees leaning now, waiting to go over with the next set of gusts. Grumble, grumble
But then I paged down the site a little bit... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
WEATHER SYNOPSIS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Jingle Bell Snow
Dashing through the trees,
In an avalanche of snow?
Plummeting over cliffs and rocks,
Screaming as you go.
Beacon on transmit,
Shovel at your side?
Probe poles in your pack,
Are all having quite a ride.
Tumbling through a chute,
With a jumbled mass of snow?
Is never any fun,
No matter what you know.
So be cautious on your trip,
And take a look around?
Don?t be afraid to stop,
And dig down to the ground.
The snow pack?s full of layers,
Some are weak and some are strong?
Shear tests and shear quality,
Can guide you right along.
Think about the snow pack,
And analyze terrain?
Reflect upon the routes you choose
And if snow will change to rain.
Remember don?t be swayed,
But that little mind inside?
Who?d lure you on a slope,
And take you for a ride.
Oh, Jingle bells, beacons on,
Probe and shovel in your pack?
A mind aware as you stare,
At the slope you?d like to track.
Ho, Jingle bells, all is well,
Your action?s data driven?
And best of all you?ve checked it out,
And life is what you?re livin?.
In short, forecast models indicate that the time leading
toward Christmas appear to be filled with an abundance of
rather variable weather including fronts, troughs, brief
ridging, snowfall, rainfall, local freezing rain, wind, cooling and warming. Such weather should produce a great
variation in snowpack stability over time and space, and
travelers are urged to remain very aware of snow and weather conditions, update their information regularly and test the snowpack often.
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