I started this Saturday off with a fantastic workout in the Foothills of Colorado. This time I was greeted my much colder temps and an inch of snow on parts of the trail. I also bumped into my friend Justin Becker and we finished the trail run together. Great seeing and chatting with him! Atmospheric […]
Category: Snow
Powder weekend and atmospheric river into next week
Tomer’s Take The forecast for 1-2 feet materialized across parts of Colorado and Utah. Weak to moderate atmospheric river hits Pacific Northwest Friday night-Saturday with 25-50 inches. Weak to moderate atmospheric river hits California’s High Sierra 12/12-12/14 with 40-80 inches. That storm system then breaks loose and hits Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, SW Montana, and Colorado […]
Snow and mountain weather next 8 days
Storm #2 delivered a few pockets of moderate snow accumulation including Crested Butte, Aspen Mountain, and Copper Mountain in Colorado. The main event for Utah and Colorado remains the 3rd storm system of the cycle. It’s currently exiting California and will move into Utah then Colorado between Thursday and Friday. On infrared satellite also notice […]
Powder weekend ahead; storm system next week
Tomer’s Take 1-2 feet of snow accumulation Thursday-Friday in Utah and Colorado. Pacific Northwest atmospheric river (moderate intensity) delivers 25-60 inches Saturday to Baker, Rainier, Stevens Pass, Timberline, and Bachelor. That atmospheric river then hits California Monday-Wednesday with potentially big totals. Forecast intensity is moderate. Storm system hits Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado next Tuesday-Thursday. […]
Snow trends through Friday and next week
Tomer’s Take 2nd storm system Wednesday-Thursday is minor and fast-moving. 3rd storm system is the main event 12/9-12/10 with moderate to heavy snow accumulation in UT, CO, and northern NM. It’s a colder and windier storm system, which will help with snow efficiency. Next storm system hits California with heavy rain/snow on 12/13-12/14 then moves […]
Snow forecast this week across the West
Three storm systems are lined-up for the Intermountain West this week. 1st storm system sacrifices itself to chip away at and dislodge the big high pressure dome. 2nd storm system is minor and fast-moving. 3rd storm systems is the main event. It’s also colder and windier. Snow Forecast The first two storm systems help to […]
Snow (finally) for the West this week
2-3 different storm systems are lined-up for the Intermountain West through 12/11. The first storm system will lose strength battling the bulletproof area of high pressure. But, this greases the atmospheric skids for the final two storm systems. Notice the dipping storm track over Hawaii on this infrared satellite image. This is the pattern change […]
2-3 storm systems next week across the West
I started Saturday off with a trail run in the Foothills of Colorado. The weather here has been incredibly warm and dry the last two weeks. I thought extensively about the mountain weather forecast for next week. My conclusions: 2-3 storm systems possible across the West. The first storm system becomes weaker and weaker as […]
Snow forecast next week across the West
2-3 different storm systems remain possible next week across the Intermountain West. The first storm system will likely lose strength and snow potential as it battles the massive high pressure ridge currently anchored over the West. This will create wild fluctuations in snow forecasts through this weekend. You can see the storm track (yellow), high […]
2-3 storm systems next week
Confidence is growing for two storm systems next week across the Intermountain West. Could we see a 3rd storm system late next week? Yes there is some data to support that possibility. Here’s the current setup on water vapor satellite. The red colors indicate drier air aloft. The primary storm track continues to favor the […]