The current conditions report is a mix of good news and bad news. The good news is that below seasonal normal cold temperatures have returned after the Christmas and New Years warm temperatures and rain. The current temperatures are cold and at this time the extended forecast includes a mix of both below normal to normal seasonal temperatures. That will do great things for all of the water crossings – many of which were back to open/flowing water during the Holiday warmup. The bad news is that we are currently in very-very low snow conditions. Nearly all of the lake effect snow that has been occurring has gone to the east of our area. The extended forecast is calling for continued on and off lake effect snow. Any accumulations our area will get will be dependent on the direction of the wind. There are no major system events that will impact our area this week but there may be some activity the following week with an active pattern on the west coast. We will certainly be watching the forecast closely and doing our snow dances. At this time there is enough snow for light machine grooming out of the NTN Forestville trailhead on the main trail and some side trails. Conditions are best considered as spotty at this time with sections of adequate coverage and sections that need shoveling from time to time.
As an organization we will be assessing conditions moving forward and hoping for more snow. We will communicate developments as we are able.