It’s officially spring, but snow conditions are top-notch for much of western North America. Snow is finding its way to the East Coast, too. The majority of the country will enjoy sunny, bluebird laps this week, with the exception of the Rocky Mountains, where more abundant snow is set to fall.
Please note: All snow total predictions are sourced from OpenSnow.com and reflect the 5 day snow total predictions for this week. Furthermore, this will be the final pow alert for the 2015-16 season. Thanks for following along and have a fantastic spring.
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
There should be some solid snowfall totals in Idaho by the end of Tuesday, with Magic Mountain expecting 6 to 14 inches by Wednesday morning.
Four to 8 inches is predicted for Big Sky and Bridger Bowl, in Montana, by Wednesday morning, with an additional 2 to 5 inches in the forecast from Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
The big winner in the Northern Rockies will be Wyoming. Hogadon, located in eastern Wyoming, is expected to have 31 to 46 inches of snow by Thursday morning. Dayum. To the northeast, Jackson Hole is looking at 2 to 4 inches by Wednesday morning.
Colorado, New Mexico and Utah
Snow continues for Colorado this week. Central mountains like Aspen Snowmass and Crested Butte can expect 14 to 18 inches from Tuesday through Thursday. The rest of the state is looking at 10 to 18 inches—same upside, lower downside.
Friday morning could be a soft one for New Mexico riders, with 1 to 3 inches forecasted for Taos Ski Valley.
Snow pounded Utah throughout the day on Tuesday. Totals for Wednesday morning are expected to be 7 to 13 inches for southern resorts like Brian Head. Other areas like Snowbird, Solitude and Brighton will probably awake to 2 to 4 inches.
Brooks Finlinson scores a frozen wave at Snowbird | Photo: Matt Crawley
California
It’ll be sunny and warm in the Sierra Nevada through the weekend, so enjoy some spring corn. The next chance for snow comes Monday and Tuesday.
Oregon and Washington
Sunny and mild are two words to describe the upcoming week in the Pacific Northwest. Break out the sunscreen and sunnies, it’s time to get that base tan. The high pressure ridge is expected to weaken on Sunday, allowing moisture to move into the region.
Alberta and British Columbia
With the exception of a forecasted 1 to 2 inches at Nakiska in Alberta on Wednesday evening, it’ll be dry for the next week in western Canada.
New England and the Adirondaks
Riders at Stowe woke up to five inches of fresh snow on Tuesday morning, prolonging what has been a fairly crappy season on the East Coast. The rest of the week will be pretty dry for New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, however, precipitation in the form of the dreaded “r-word” could plague the region on Thursday and Friday. Let’s hope that’s not the case and the East Coast season finishes out strong.
