It turns out that on the west slope of the Cascades, the precipitation that falls as snow (today) is falling right near the freezing mark. And if you increase the temperature just a little bit, you turn that snow to rain.

Even the slightest increases in temperature could have serious implications for Pacific Northwest snow and water issues.

If they could stay off the dunes and the steeper slope of the dune on the west side of the beach, it's beneficial to help the vegetation recruit.

We had a lot of snow between 5.30pm and 6.15pm yesterday and it is too overcast today for the situation to improve.

We look at snow temperature and also the moisture content of the snow. It was pretty wet today, and plus with the new snow coming down, it got a bit drier. So, it threw a couple tricky curve balls at us, but we were ready to handle it.

Sometimes when we think our lives are falling apart what we don’t see, is that they might just be falling into place.