Snowfall
Why this winter’s snow depends on where you stand
Both articles are about El Niño, La Niña, and why one ski season is nothing like the last. The first was written by the author. The second was written by AI. They choose different mountains, different evidence, and a different voice. Read them against each other.
Written by the author
The different forces driving snowfall across different regions
A first-person walk through the maps. It starts with the Siberian Express at Mt. Annupuri in Niseko, then the jet stream and the trade winds at Mt. Bachelor, then the last eight La Niña winters and eight El Niño winters at Stevens Pass, Mt. Bachelor, Mammoth, and Snow Summit.
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Written by AI
A strong El Niño is steering storms toward California
A finished explainer that stays on Washington versus California. It shows how a south-shifted jet moves storms, why a wet forecast can still fall as rain, and what NOAA’s October 2026 outlook implies for this season. The drawings are sketches, not measured snowfall.
Read the AI version