Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

A month of intriguing September weather — including a tornado and heavy rain in the Portland area — wouldn’t have been complete without a bit of mountain magic.

Now, with the month winding down, 11 inches of snow is on the ground at the famous Timberline Lodge.

If you’re headed our way today, please be aware that winter driving conditions exist. If this dose of snow has you... Posted by Timberline Lodge & Ski Area on Saturday, September 28, 2019

Mt. Hood Meadows has 8 at its base.

We usually use snow cats to move our snow. Eight inches deep measured on the picnic tables on the deck. Posted by Mt. Hood Meadows on Sunday, September 29, 2019

And Mt. Hood Skibowl is getting in on the fun, reporting 2 inches of new snow.

☀️➡️❄️ Grab your season pass today before it’s time to get out there and shred! Weekends of fun in the sun will now be... Posted by Mt. Hood Skibowl on Sunday, September 29, 2019

Recent snowfall wasn’t reserved for Mount Hood, either.

Mt. Bachelor near Bend also got some, and other Cascades peaks donned wintry coats of their own.

September snow! Delivered just in time for the final stretch of our season pass sale. Get yours before Monday’s 11:59... Posted by Mt Bachelor on Saturday, September 28, 2019

The snow won’t prompt ski resorts to open for the season, and it’s unlikely to stick around for long at elevations frequented by the masses. (Forecasters expect highs in the 40s at Timberline for much of the week, for example.)

But the snow is Mother Nature’s most recent reminder that summer’s in the rearview, fall weather can be fickle and winter will be here before we know it.

-- Jim Ryan; jryan@oregonian.com; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015

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