Spackle, finally, we hope.

So if you like to ski or board, you have probably had a pretty rough winter so far.  Some of us are great at making lemon aid.  Perhaps that is in part based on a chef background.  I know another great cook who has had a great winter so far.  Anyway, things could be changing.  We could be looking at several feet os spackle graces the hills.  Not only would this give several more feet of base, moving us into a mid tide situation, and opening up new lines, but an event like this could extend our ski season by several weeks in spring.  It might be enough to keep the resorts open and riding decently through their scheduled closing dates.  Not to mention allow the high country season to actually open up this May.  But really?  Can this be serious?  It is like already in the high 60s outside my front door at 9AM.  Snow?

Evening sky

OMG.  Did you get a piece of today?  Do you still have a window.  Get out there and do something, even if you just sit on a stoop and sip a 40.  Surf last night was pretty small and weak, but oh, what a lovely, lovely evening it was.  Today will top that.  I would not be surprised if it hit 75 up in the fields by campus and parts of the Ranch.  As forecast, Saturday should be a bit cooler, but still mostly sunny.  Although, I should mention we could see some morning fog along the water.  The storm period still looks progressive through the week.  Clouds on Sunday.  From there on in, highs look to top out at 60F.  Hence the spackle.  Freezing levels will be up above Lake Tahoe at times.

Sunday sees clouds and maybe some light rain.  Chances increase Sunday night through Monday.  Still not all that likely in Santa Cruz.  Thanks both to shadowing and axis orientation.  It looks like the jet will be going SW to NE, and the main line of the hose remains north.  Getting ready Lumerians.  You little hill is going to get drilled.  Sooner, or later, that spray line will pivot, and/or shift south.  More on that later.  Another wave move though, this one a bit wetter, but still focused north of here, will move through.  Good bet by then that indoor activities will be the best call.  Wednesday could see a bit of reprieve, and even warm up if the sun is allowed to show.  Next wave comes Thursday, and this one looks to hit us more directly.  As well as Tahoe.  And too note, it looks a bit warmer than the previous.  Here is your spackle maker.  Hopefully the previous layers of snow handle the loading.  And more possible after that.

So, get the hell outside today.  If you miss today, enjoy tomorrow.  After that we are looking at perhaps the first real rainy period of the winter beginning.  This thing has chances of lasting several weeks.  Get prepared.  You may even want to tidy up the yard this week, and put away those summer toys.