Multiple Shots of Snows This Week

Three systems from the west look to hit our patrol zone (and other mountains even more) over the next week.  Nothing looks to be too big, but the models still have significant disagreement, and hopefully the various storms will add up.  The European Model, unusually, is the most bullish, and the American Model is the […]

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Snow Midweek and Snow on the Weekend

A powerful system comes in from the west on Wednesday, but it looks like the mountains on the west side of the compass to our patrol zone (i.e., most of them) will be stealing our snow.   Here are the model snow forecasts: 8” – Canadian Model 6” – American Model 3” – European and UK […]

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Lots of Small Snowfalls Coming Up Over the Next Week

Merry Christmas everyone!  We have lots of little snowfalls over the next week, with warming temperatures compared to the last few days. Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, a small system from the northwest crosses to the north of our patrol zone.  Then, there’s a repeat of the same thing again.  On Monday, a second larger system from […]

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Snow and Cold

Complicated forecast.  We’ll be getting some snow on Wednesday into Thursday morning from a combination of three factors (in probably the following descending order of importance): (i) a jet streak, (ii) a cold front, and (iii) a trough bringing spillover snow from the northwest.  As if that’s not enough to make my non-scientist head spin, […]

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Sunny Weekend; Snow Later Next Week

Saturday looks still somewhat cold but at least sunny.  Sunday looks partly cloudy and a bit warmer.  On Monday a system from the southwest looks to pass too far south of our patrol zone to provide any snow.  Temperatures continue to warm.  Then Wednesday a weak system looks to come in from the northwest.  Here […]

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