Whatever. You believe what you want. All I know is we had one of the coldest winters here in Washington and we had snow in the mountains falling through April! They kept the ski areas open through May because they had so much snow on the ground. But, you believe whatever your little heart desires, sweetie.
Are you this stupid? Or do you just talk without any actual knowledge of the alpine??!!
The snowfall from the last week of December through the second week of February was almost non-existent, less than 15% of normal (at Mt Hood anyway).
It was just slightly cooler than an average winter in the Cascades.
PS-what the **** does a volcanic lahar have to do with global mean temps?? you are one twisted moron.
hmm, interesting:
Storm Brings Heavy Snow to the Cascades - News Story - KTVZ Bend
This was dated November 2010.
BEND, Ore. -- A vigorous storm dropped about a foot of snow at pass levels of the Cascades by Thursday morning, buoying the hopes of skiers for a Thanksgiving present, but there was relatively little precipitation over most of the High Desert, as temperatures nudged above freezing.
The National Weather Service extended its winter storm warning in the mountains to midnight, as driving conditions worsened and chains or traction tires were required over the passes.
Redmond Airport had light rain and 35 degrees at 9 a.m. Thursday, but it was at the freezing level at Bend Airport, where light rain also was reported.
NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw said the storm would bring mixed showers, turning to snow on the High Desert, with highs approaching 40 winds and gusty southwest winds 10-20 mph. The chance of snow showers will linger as lows drop to the cold upper teens to lower 20s - and if roads are snowy or wet, no doubt posing a slick driving danger.
Winter Weather Advisory For Olympic, Cascade Mountains - News Story - KIRO Seattle -- this was December 2010.
WSDOT - 2010 - Winter weather forecast for Cascade Mountain passes; WSDOT allows studded tires starting today - October 2010.
and:
Crystal Mountain ends its longest-ever ski season | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News - Nearly nine months after opening on Nov. 18, 2010, Crystal Mountain is ending the longest ski season in its 48-year history.
The extra-long season, which ends Saturday, was made possible by record-breaking snowfall that continued to dump throughout the spring.
The previous season record was set during the 1998-1999 season, with 592 inches of snowfall and a closing date of July 14, 1999.
But this season the mountain received a total of 612 inches of snow between November 2010 and June 2011.
Remember "mountains don't care" -- and you can act like a 10 year old and call me every name in the book. I'm 61 and I've heard 'em all.