December 2025 Forecasts and Discussions

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Re: December 2025 Forecasts and Discussions

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Bonovox wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:20 pm Haha, yup. The models are about as bad as they can get right now. Oh well.
Maybe we can push the opening of ski season off until the new year. :dancepine:
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tyweather wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:03 pm Chart of Whistler snow base at the beginning of December. I am noticing a downward trend.
1969-70 repeat! :dancepine: :dance: :dancepine:
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It's currently 7.6c @ the lake in Harrison enjoying a little egg grog tonight and could care less about winter 🥶 or not at this point enjoy the season forum friends.. :D :wave:
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Catnip wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 3:59 pm Our first colored warning I believe….

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Looks like the sunshine Coast is sitting this one out, no pretty yellow for us. But that’s OK. I’m happy to skip more rain
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Snow total: 1cm Dec 24, 1cm Feb 19
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Looks like the rains of November are coming this week!
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00z GFS ensembles:
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00z ECMWF ensembles:
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06z GFS clown range is pretty nutty... reloads and supercharges the arctic air in Yukon/NWT to extreme levels around 10 days out with widespread sub -50c temps also pushing into northern BC and Alberta as the PV lobe moves south.
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tyweather wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:03 pm Chart of Whistler snow base at the beginning of December. I am noticing a downward trend.
Compare the Dec ~13 readings to normal. It will be even worser
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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ECs Abby forecast update:
H 10-13c and L 7-9C over the next 4 days
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Normals H5 L1
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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Catnip wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:29 pm We’ve been here before… just need to wait this one out for a bit and hope something more favorable follows this current pattern.

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06z gfs update:

Looks to dry us out from ~Dec 20++ under chilly conditions as most of the nearby snows donut us
:x :x
Looking forward to our first 3 day stretch of sun and 20c++ 8-)
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Hawk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 08, 2025 7:25 am 06z gfs update:

Looks to dry us out from ~Dec 20++ under chilly conditions as most of the nearby snows donut us
:x :x
It’s a nice run but unsupported by ensemble’s. #throwitout
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Christmas week.
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GFS is trying hard.
Round one.
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