Deep Sierra snow; Active pattern through 3/9

Tomer’s Take: The CA Sierra is working on 100 inches in the last 7 days. I’m forecasting another 40-80 inches by 3/9. The active jet pattern continues for the West through 3/9.

Kirkwood, CA is reporting 97 inches in the last 7 days.

Mammoth Mountain, CA is reporting about 95 inches in the last 7 days.

Alta, UT is reporting 21 inches in the last 24 hours.

Jackson Hole, WY is reporting 16 inches in the last 24 hours, and 26 inches in 48 hours.

Season Totals so far:

Current Setup

Water vapor satellite shows the big low hitting CA and two additional areas of low pressure waiting over the Pacific. The southern jet is also contributing.

Forecast Pattern

Forecast jet stream valid 3/9. A wave of low pressure is sliding across the Intermountain West.

Forecast Timing

Forecast radar/satellite valid 2/28-3/4.

Kirkwood, CA

2/28: 24″

3/1: 3″

3/4: 8″

3/5: 14″

3/6: 1″

3/7: 2″

3/8″ 10″

Purgatory, CO

2/28: 6″

3/1: 12″

3/2: 6″

3/3: 1″

3/9: 8″

Forecast Totals

2/28-3/2:

3/3-3/9:

2/28-3/9:

2/28-3/9:

2/28-3/9:

2/28-3/9.

VT/NH/ME key snow dates:

2/28: 7″

3/1: 1″

3/3: 4″

3/4: 7″

3/5: 1″

3/7: 6″

3/8: 1″