Transverse Dreams

A SoCal hiking and skiing blog

[Mountain High @mthigh]

BRIDGE FIRE UPDATE
Fire raced through the area yesterday but GREAT NEWS! All the main lifts & buildings survived with little to no damage. THANK YOU to the fire fighters & employees for their hard work! Our hearts go out to the Wrightwood community, WE ARE WITH YOU. #BRIDGEFIRE

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@jmvldz Must have been the beard

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@wp_burgess Thanks, happy new year and the same to you and yours too!

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Within the space of 5 days, the 5 freeway north of Castaic was shut down for a wildfire and for a snowstorm. Land of extremes…

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Wrightwood winter vibes

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Snowing pretty good at Mt High East, snow and stars in Wrightwood.

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@braindrink Idk I really hope they open the 39 and Crystal Lake up at least. That area didn’t burn and it will do really well in this storm.

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Now that’s a transverse dream right there 😎

[SoCal Weather Watcher @SoCalWXwatcher]

It looks like what some of the high-res short range models are showing, with the idea that the East-West orientation of the Transverse ranges will do better than the North-South Peninsular ranges. But I agree, I would expect some better snow accumulations in higher elevations in SD County.

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Also not getting any rain after the Bridge Fire, followed by snow in early January and a cold storm now, was oddly also incredible luck for Wrightwood, since the snow will slowly melt in spring and reduce the chance of mud flows.

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Now that’s a transverse dream right there 😎

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How often had I cursed the dead calm of summer in Wrightwood when it just refuses to cool off at night? I don’t think I’ll ever look at a perfectly still tree on a summer evening the same way again.

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Snowing in downtown Wrightwood & clear starry skies just 1 mile east where we’re in the shadow of Baldy, Dawson, and Pine Mtns for these storms with south flow. The south flow that’s a perfect winter setup for Mtn High is a disastrous alignment for a fire burning down by Heaton…

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We were lucky that night back in September. But we also had wind patterns controlled by topography on our side, as evidenced by the crooked timber of Table Mtn and the straight and true timber of Wrightwood.

[SoCalWeather.net @SoCalweathernet]

**Final Forecasted Mountain/High Desert Snow amounts by community 3pm Saturday-12pm Tuesday**

Grapevine: 1-4"

Mt Baldy Resort: 1-2ft+

Wrightwood: 8-16"+

Mt High Resort: 1-2ft

Cajon Pass: 1-3"

Lake Arrowhead: 10-20"+

Apple Valley: dusting-2"

Snow Valley Resort: 2-3ft!

Big Bear Lake: 1-2ft

Big Bear Resorts: 15-30"+

Forest Falls: 8-16"+

Yucca Valley: dusting-2"

PS Tramway: 8-16"+

Pine Cove/Idywilld: 10-20"+

Anza: 1-4"+

Mt Palomar: 8-16"+

Julian: 2-4"

Mt Laguna: 1-2ft

#CAwx #Snow #SoCal #BigBear #Grapevine

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@ArinTroutster Ah yikes the closure is thru 2/1 now. Fire danger above 6000’ is gonna be pretty minimal after this storm id think 😞

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This storm has decent south winds and low snow levels which favors the Ontario/Cucamonga ridge and Crystal Lake area. The small storm we had before favored the north facing desert slopes. All of that suggests… Islip to Hawkins, assuming the 39 opens up.

[J. Mesh, AMS 🇺🇸 @realwxforecast]

Amazing job!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

#HughesFire

[Mann Made Cinema @Hotshot_Movie]

Sunset done did this fire some good, after all…as it always does around here ;-)

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Right where we don’t need it :(

[NWS Los Angeles @NWSLosAngeles]

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER environment thru Friday, peaking on Thursday. Any new fires can grow fast and out of control. Stay aware of your surroundings. Heed any evacuation orders. Have a plan, especially if you are in a high fire risk area. Push through, relief coming this weekend!

[SoCalWeather.net @SoCalweathernet]

**Possible Mountain/High Desert snow amounts by community 6pm Saturday-6am Tuesday**

Grapevine: 3-6"+

Mt Baldy: 8-16"+

Wrightwood/Mt High: 10-20"+

Lake Arrowhead: 6-12"+

Snow Valley/Running Springs: 1-2ft+

Apple Valley: 1-3"

Big Bear: 10-20"+

Big Bear Resorts: 1-2ft+

Forest Falls: 6-12"+

Yucca Valley: 1-3"+

Yucaipa/Beamount: dusting-2"

Palm Springs Tram: 8-16"+

Pine Cove: 8-16"+

Idywilld: 6-12"+

Anza: 3-6"+

Mt Palomar: 10-20"

Julian : 4-8"+

Mt Laguna: 8-16"+

Heaviest snow should be Sunday-Monday with snow levels 2000ft in Northern areas!

#CAwx #Snow #blizzard
#BigBear

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@ArinTroutster 😞

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Lake is good but fire went to the other side and jumped Lake Hughes Rd 😔

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Area between Castaic Lake and the 5 burned in 2022. Gotta think it would be hard for this fire to run thru there. #hughesfire