Mammoth Mountain Weather Forecast & Discussion

December, 18th 2022 @ 8:18 AM – Look for clear skies today and then pt cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday as a weak weather system moves to our north. Temperatures by mid-day will be in the low to mid-30s with Southwest winds @ 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25-35 mph.

By Wednesday the area moves into a brief NE flow and then a ridge of high pressure starts to move in Thursday with the ridge right over the area on Christmas Day and just beyond.

The ridge will result in temperatures around 3-5 degrees above average in the area. Don’t worry it will not be warm enough to turn the snow into wet snow. We are also in the heart of winter now and the shadows are long and days are short so the snow stays in winter pack mode.

For the Big Holiday Week after Christmas the forecast is officially dry, however, both the ensemble models GEFS and EPS are wanting to bring in SW winds and possible light snowfall into the area around the 27th to 28th. The GFS just this morning on the 6z run is now picking up on this as well.

So something for us to watch the next few days. I will post all new data down the page later this moring on what I am now seeing possible in next weeks outlook period.

Weather forecasts can change quickly so don’t be caught off guard always have you’re winter travel kit with you no matter what your so-called weather app says.

Snowman

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Here is the ECM 10 day run from the 00z late yesterday. You can see the ridging over the west for Christmas weekend. Beyond that time there is a cut off low showing up at the end of the period. For now I would expect the weather to be dry with possible increasing SW winds after Christmas weekend.

12-8-2022 @ 10 AM – The new run of the EPS Seasonal is out and it continues to show the trend of an average to above-average winter for snowfall. So good vibes moving forward as we continue with this snow season.

See you out on the hill, Snowman

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