What happened to La Nina

I suppose it just depends on which data set you'd like to interpret to get the results to fit your conclusions.

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WHEN WILL WINTER RETURN?! Not this week, or probably not next week. And please spare me the "look on the bright side" attitude, as I have gotten the shaft down here at hood every since the holidays. I'm complaining because I need to vent before I chuck all my gear off of the Saint Johns Bridge.
Zone Forecast: Northern Oregon Cascades Mobile Weather Information

Last Update: 222 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011

Tonight...Mostly clear. In the north...free air freezing level 2500 feet lowering to at the surface after midnight. In the south... Free air freezing level 5000 feet lowering to 4500 feet after midnight. Pass winds east 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday...Mostly sunny. In the north...free air freezing level 5000 feet rising to 6000 feet in the afternoon. In the south...free air freezing level 5000 feet rising to 8000 feet in the afternoon. Pass winds southeast 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 8000 feet. Pass winds southeast 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 9000 feet. Pass winds west 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Snow level above 8000 feet. Pass winds southwest 5 to 10 mph.

Friday...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Snow level 8000 feet.

Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Snow level 8000 feet.

Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Snow level 7000 feet.

Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level 6000 feet.

Sunday...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow level 6000 feet.

Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Snow level 6000 feet.

Monday...Mostly cloudy. Free air freezing level 8000 feet.

Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. Free air freezing level 11000 feet.

Tuesday...Mostly cloudy. Free air freezing level 11000 feet.

What a refreshingly negative post. I like your attitude Jimmy Row. haha

I'm complaining because I need to vent before I chuck all my gear off of the Saint Johns Bridge.

What kind of gear? I'm on the market for some fat tele sticks to deal with our current excess of untrammeled powder.

I'm starting to feel the frustration down here in the southern Willamette Valley as well.  A 22 inch base at 5000 feet on February 1 with bare patches showing all over the place is depressing.  It hasn't snowed in a month and all I see on tv is how everyone on the east coast is digging out of snow deeper than the base here in the Oregon cascades!  It wouldn't be so bad, but all the "hype" surrounding this season leaves me feeling a bit underwhelmed....I'm hoping for a good recovery in late February and March, and riding corn in the meantime......

Not my normal stomping ground for weather information, but I am looking for any good news  :'(


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"He says the first winter during a La Niña tends to be warm. The next winter that follows is usually less warm, and the winter after that is usually cold."