Tomer’s Take Additional big powder days ahead through 1/1/2022 for West. Major trough of low pressure remains in position over the eastern Pacific located just off the West Coast. Jet stream remains in prime position for the West through 1/1/2022. Big wind 50-100mph hits the snowpack of UT, WY, and CO on 12/26. Storm cycle […]
Tomer’s Take The first large storm system in the series is on track with big totals across the West. Cycle duration lasts through 1/1/2022. Widespread feet of grand total accumulation in the Wasatch, Tetons, and Western Slope ski areas of Colorado. Major avalanche cycle in the backcountry. Overall biggest grand totals through 1/1/2022 at Wolf […]
Tomer’s Take The key timeframe is 12/23-1/1 for this major storm cycle. 3-5 different storm systems are lined-up for CA, UT, ID, MT, WY, and CO. Widespread grand totals by 1/1 measured in feet for the Sierra, Tetons, Wasatch, and Western Slope ski areas of Colorado. Major avalanche cycle for the backcountry. Wolf Creek, CO […]
Tomer’s Take Major storm cycle through 12/31 with 4-5 different storm systems rotating through California into UT, ID, MT, WY, and CO. Grand totals will be in feet. Major avalanche cycle in the backcountry if this verifies. Look at the size of the trough developing off the West Coast. It’s huge and will run 3+ […]
Tomer’s Take Data is pointing towards a major storm cycle setting up from 12/23-1/1 across the West. 3-5 large storm systems possible. All storm systems will rotate through a major trough of low pressure and prolonged dip in the jet stream. Atmospheric pressures could run 3+ standard deviations below the 30-year average into 1/1/2022. Feet […]
Tomer’s Take Active storm track with 2-3 different storm systems through 12/26 for the West. California gets a weak to moderate intensity atmospheric river. Several feet of accumulation by 12/26 at mid-mountain elevations and higher. Widespread 1-2 foot totals at UT, WY, ID, and CO ski areas by 12/26. Current setup: Notice the large low […]
It turns out this was no ordinary windstorm on 12/15/2021. Based on the evidence, it appears air from the Stratosphere was pulled all the way down to Denver. In Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology this is called Tropopause Folding. It also means the jet stream descended almost to the valley floor generating those destructive 100mph+ gusts and dust […]
I’m watching the storm track like a hawk – like this hawk I saw yesterday. It’s been an abnormally warm and dry Fall across most of the West with the storm track favoring higher pressures and ridging. Many ski resorts delayed their opening dates. Is there relief coming before Thanksgiving to the Lower 48 ski […]
A windy, moisture-starved, and fast-moving cold front is currently racing through Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and into Colorado. I’m forecasting minor snow accumulation (or zero) for most ski areas. Notice the weekend storm system over the Pacific on the satellite image above. The jet stream ushers that low pressure into the West this weekend. Overall, it’s […]
The heaviest snow continues to fall in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and western Alberta. Sunshine Village is reporting a foot of new snow in the last 48 hours. The storm system currently hitting the PNW will send a cold front south into the lower 48 on Tuesday-Wednesday. It’s a fast-moving, moisture starved cold front. […]