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The 'Little One' Is Back And, Boy, Is He Mad

By J.D. O'Connor
September 18, 2006

Meteorologists, television weather people, and skiers all have a weather eye peeled for "El Nino." And, by all accounts, he's back.

Atmospheric scientist Cliff Mass at the University of Washington said gradually warming ocean temperatures in the Pacific would lead to warmer-than-average temperatures this 2006/07 season.

"It does look that this winter will probably be less stormy because of El Nino," he said. "There will probably be less snow than normal. Precipitation: it tends to be a little bit drier."

As if that weren't enough to rain on your parade, Mass added: "With increasing confidence it looks like this will not be a great winter for skiing in the mountains, and certainly won't be good winter for snow in the lowlands."

This, despite early snowfall in Washington state, British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northern Rockies.

And what about that old saw, the The Farmer's Almanac? What are they saying about the looming winter ski season?

Well, California can look forward to widespread snow in mid-January. The stormiest periods will be in mid- and late November and early and mid-February. The coldest periods will be in early December, mid-January, and mid- to late February.

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	Greetings! The FA is calling for above average snowfall and lower than average temperatures for western BC this winter. It may be a good idea to make your weather comments more specific with respect to regions--they are all different :) Take care thanks for the article, Sue Chappel AlluraDirect.com Canada Ski Resort Vacation Rentals by Owner http://www.alluradirectc.om
	Posted by: Sue Chappel AlluraDirect.com | September 18, 2006 09:41 AM