A synopsis of our drought status as of mid-October, what is going on with El Nino, and the official NOAA 2014-15 winter outlook. Part 2 will go into more of the science of seasonal weather prediction in the Sierra and western Nevada.

Tim Konrad is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...