The 2020 XC Junior Nationals organizing committee is excited to welcome you all to ASC Training Center for JN’s. On the eve of JN’s we want to give you snow conditions update as you prepare to travel. The season started with a series of big storms typical of our 7,000ft elevation on Donner Summit. All signs pointed to another record snowpack for the 2020 JN’s.
““There is four feet of coverage on the courses and snow waiting to be farmed.” -ASC Training Center Executive Director Bill Clark”
Since “normal” winters are not “normal” anymore, it’s not surprising the storms just stopped in January. News reports you may read about Northern California experiencing the driest February on record and a 50% of average snowpack are all true. But fear not, we are nowhere near the record snow drought during the 2015 JN’s. Summer trail improvements and those early storms have set JN’s up well. You won’t see 30’ snowbanks or a wall of snow off the Training Center deck, but there is four feet of coverage on the courses and snow waiting to be farmed. Our advice is to pack the flip-flops and sunscreen for the California Sun and storm gear just in case Donner Summit winter returns. If you’re a weather geek (aren’t we all?) and need more info, go to the Tahoe Daily Snow or The California Weather Blog. Safe travels.
