El Niño is charging into the tropical Pacific. Larry Schick explains what it could mean for PNW snowfall—and why this winter may hold surprises.

Fresh snow in Portillo, a Powder Poobah preseason party at Stoke Mountain, and Women’s Outdoor Connection at REI Seattle. October is looking good!

Hello skiers and snowboarders, El Niño Update. Hope you are staying cool during this heat wave. Like many of you I have fans, but no A/C. I can only dream of a chilly snowy day to keep my cool – but I can also watch it snow on live cams in Chile. Ski Portillo Webcam link El Niño continues to evolve and all indications are it might be one of the strongest on record by fall. Recall that El Niño is an unusual shift in warm ocean water along the tropical Pacific, which happen