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The 20 Deepest Snowpacks In North Americ One Ski Area Has A 242″ Base! By Barclay | March 15, 2018 Mt Baker looking exceptionally deep | Photo: Mt Baker Ski Area | Cover: AlpentalThe 17/18 season has been one of severe ups and downs. The season started with a ridiculously slow start in most of the west but […]
Western powder this week and next by Meteorologist Joel Gratz Summary Following like snow this week in the east, the weather pattern will shift with cold air and snow favoring the western US and Canada through the end of January. Expect powder from the northwest to California to Colorado and in between, with one storm later […]
Powder for all of the west by Meteorologist Joel Gratz Summary In early January, the most snow and cold air have been in the east, but that will switch during the second week of January when all of the west sees powder between January 8-12th. The weather pattern will likely be dry across the country for […]
Santa Delivers Pre-Holiday Powder To New England Resorts Wednesday, 13 December 2017 SnoCountry Santa delivered an early Christmas present of more than three feet of snow on slopes throughout New England over the past week. And as a stocking-stuffer, cold temperatures wrapped up with all that new snow, allowing for round-the-clock snowmaking. So if you’re […]
Alaska Just Saw One of the Most Extreme Snowfall Rates Ever Recorded on Wednesday: 10″ of Snow in 1-Hour WeatherBrains | December 8, 2017 | Plowing roads in Valdez, AK on December 6th, 2017. photo: AK DOT 2,678′ Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska just recorded 10″ of snow in one hour on Wednesday. That’s 1.7″ of snow […]
Where to Find Above-average Snowfall & a Deep Snowpack Summary The atmosphere is playing favorites during the early part of the season with consistent snow piling up in the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies. The base depth is already 150-250% of average in some areas, and another 1-3 feet of snow will likely fall […]
SnoCountry SnoCast: Midwest Blizzard And The Winter Outlook Wednesday, 25 October 2017 Steve Glazier Welcome into the week of Halloween! I don’t want to spook you, but blizzard conditions are possible in parts of the country. Let’s talk about what we can expect. Winter weather alerts are in effect for parts of the Midwest Thursday and Friday […]
Heavy Snowfall Is Headed For Whistler Blackcomb, BC Early Next Week 22-31″ of Snow Is Forecasted To Fall Tuesday – Thursday WeatherBrains | October 12, 2017 | 22-31″ (56-79cm) of snow is forecasted to fall Tuesday – Thursday at Whistler Blackcomb, BC. 7 day snowfall totals are looking good for British Columbia, Canada. Image: Tropical Tidbits Whistler’s 9 […]
GNFAC Pre-Season Avalanche Info Issued on October 3rd, 2017: by Galatin National Forest Avalanche Center Good Morning. This is Doug Chabot with pre-season avalanche, weather, and event information for the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center issued on Tuesday, October 3. This bulletin is sponsored by The Friends of the Avalanche Center and sponsors of Powder Blast on October 27, 2017. […]
Next major storm on Monday, deepest snow east of the divide by Meteorologist Joel Gratz Summary We’ll see a few snow showers on Friday afternoon which might drop a dusting to an inch or two on the northern mountains. Then Saturday and Sunday will be dry, with a cold front and snow arriving Sunday late in […]
La Nina Watch Issued by NOAA | 55-60% Chance of La Nina for Winter 2017/18 WeatherBrains | September 14, 2017 NOAA has issued a La Niña Watch for fall and winter 2017/18 in North America. NOAA reports that there is a 55-60% chance of La Nina for winter 2017/18 (full details below). Two of the biggest snow […]
First western snow, with 8+ inches, should help to quash fires by Meteorologist Joel Gratz Welcome back to winter! Well, winter isn’t here just yet, but the weather map is lighting up with a couple of storms during the next two weeks, so it’s time to talk about snow. Just seeing early-season flakes is reason […]
