: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , December 25, 2013 When Will the Western Snow Drought End There is no skiing at Snoqualmie . Summit The Hoodoo , Willamette Pass , and Mt . Ashland ski areas in Oregon are not yet . open The WSDOT cams at Denny Creek and Hyak , on the west and east sides of Snoqualme Pass , tell the sparse-snow story . well Looking at a map of snow-water-equivalent or SWE the amount of water in the current snow pack , tells the story . nbsp The Washington Cascades have about 50 of normal , while in Oregon the snow pack is about 25 of normal . nbsp The snow in the Sierra Nevada is no better , running about one-third of . normal For those enjoying alpine and nordic skiing , sledding , or