"The first round peaks Wednesday into early Thursday with elevated snow levels (near 6,000-7,000 feet early) and denser snow where it stays all snow, then a sharper cool down Thursday night and Friday drops snow levels to around 0-1,500 feet in the Cascades and Coast Mountains with improving snow quality and the best accumulations for the North Cascades and Whistler. Winds are a recurring theme, with several periods of strong ridgetop gusts that could affect exposed lifts."
"Christmas Eve System (Wed-Thu) starts relatively mild with snow levels running high before gradually lowering, so snowfall favors higher elevations and can be dense at times. Early in the window, snow levels hover around 6,000-7,000 feet in the broader Cascades before dropping through Wednesday night into Thursday, helping places like Timberline and Mt Bachelor stay mostly snow while lower-elevation areas flirt with wetter phases."
A warm, windy system arrives Christmas Eve with elevated snow levels near 6,000–7,000 feet early, producing denser snow that mainly favors higher elevations. Snow-to-liquid ratios around 9–12:1 will yield heavier-feeling snow where temperatures are near freezing, and lower-elevation areas may see mixed precipitation. A sharper cooldown Thursday night and Friday will lower snow levels to roughly 0–1,500 feet across the Cascades and Coast Mountains, producing lighter, higher-quality snow with SLRs around 13–17:1. The cold reload offers the best accumulations in the North Cascades and Whistler. Strong ridgetop winds recur and may impact exposed lifts. Late December into early January trends warmer than normal with continued Pacific precipitation chances favoring the West and British Columbia.
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