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April 2006 ArchivesEvery spring mobs of climbers head to Mt. Hood and other Cascade peaks to climb and ski on the great spring corn snow. It always seems that as the weather gets nicer, the number of climbers increases, and the risk of accidents does as well. One of the great things about the Cascades is the relatively stable spring snowpack. But that's not always the case. Any rapid changes in weather or snow conditions can increase the avalanche dange... Just when you think we're settling into a springtime weather pattern Old Man Winter throws out one last shot. An unusually wet and cold storm is now brewing in the Gulf of Alaska. Look at the satellite map below.
As the storm gathers strength and continues moving south we'll start to see it late Thursday. At first increasin... |
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