That core went over me with 60dbz rains. In January. wtf. I don’t even think my gauge caught it correctly with the wind from a hemlock upwind of it, but literally 0 vis. Might even be close to heaviest ever.
My guess is this pattern would not be as prolific even with that block lol. Who would've thought a raging +NAO could produce that. Pacific is king as always.
Pushing the "CAD" over 3-4K mtns thanks to the LLJ will certainly create the "hey I'm colder than everything else" at the summit and help with downhill acceleration.