La Niña Has Finally Arrived— What it Means for Skiers

La Niña conditions finally arrived last month, and for us powder hounds, that’s big news. The tropics might be thousands of miles away, but shifts in the Pacific’s sea surface temperatures can influence the jet stream, storm tracks, and ultimately how our mountain ranges stack up this winter. Let’s dig into what this La Niña means for the mid-season snow forecast.An example La Niña ocean temperature anomaly - notice the cooler Pacific waters off the coast o