Summary

The early-season fun will continue with storms for the northwest, California, the Rockies, the southwest, and also over the northeast. Yes, more powder is coming to all regions and resorts should continue to open more terrain!

Short Term Forecast

Powder time!

A storm on and just after Thanksgiving left 10-30 inches of snow across parts of the western United States, including this 12 inch total on Sunday morning (November 25) at Beaver Creek.

To see all of the deepest snow reports, go to our Powder Finder.

Forecast for this week

The snow outlook for November 26-30 is about as good as it gets.

On Monday and Tuesday (November 26-27), a strong storm will hit the northwest while a Nor’ Easter brings snow to northern New England.

Then from Wednesday through Friday (November 28-30), one or two systems should first bring significant snow to California and then snow will push east into Utah, Colorado, and most of the Rockies.

Forecast for the weekend

Looking ahead to December 1-2, the party in the west should continue with snow falling for most mountains.

Again, this forecast is about as good as it gets. While we have low confidence in any exact snow forecast more than a few days away, all models show that the active (stormy!) pattern will continue through early December, so more powder days are likely for most western mountains.

As we get into the first full week of December, we see cool temperatures and snow likely over the Rockies, with colder air heading into the northeast after a potentially warm/rainy storm around December 2-3.

If you’re hoping for good early-season conditions and more runs and lifts open, this is a great forecast!