The
last half of February has emerged as a counterpoint to what only a few days
before was a winter sputtering into a premature spring.
Early
February 21 the Meissner Noridc trails
groomer reported a fresh two inches at the popular cross country skiing area
only 20 mintues from downtown Bend. Less than two weeks before the trails were down
to bare ground after being open only briefly since December.
Another
15 minutes up Century Drive Mt. Bachelor reported six inches of light snow overnight
and more than two feet for the prevous seven days.
“We
are seeing the best conditions of the season so far with 28 inches in the last
week!, staff noted on the ski area’s morning report.
As
posted earlier in this blog, late winter and early spring weeks often bring storms
that can improve unusually low snowpack years.
