Tag: Mountain Weather

Three storm systems through 3/13

Tomer’s Take: The jet stays active for the West through 3/13 with three different storm systems. My mountain weather forecast video 3/13: Current Setup Water vapor satellite shows a large trough of low pressure hitting the West Coast with 2-3 feet of snow for the Sierra and heavy accumulation for the Wasatch Front. Forecast Pattern […]

Snow forecast through 3/12

Tomer’s Take: Two storm systems will slide across the West through 3/12. I’m also forecasting excellent snow for the Northeast. Brighton, UT officially cracked 600″! Now sitting at 601″ for the season so far. Alta, UT is not far behind at 589″. Palisade Tahoe is currently at 539″. Solitude, UT is currently at 532″. Mammoth […]

Snow forecast through 3/10

Tomer’s Take: There are 2-3 primary storm systems through 3/10 across the West. Kirkwood is reporting 24 inches in the last 24 hours, and 118 inches in the last 7 days! That’s 526 inches so far this season. Palisades Tahoe is reporting 18 inches in the last 24 hours, and 144 inches in the last […]

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 […]

Snow forecast through 3/8

Tomer’s Take: Active storm track continues across the West through 3/8 with 3-4 additional storm systems and strong jet stream support. Palisades Tahoe is reporting 8 inches in the last 24 hours, and 70 inches in 7 days. Season total: 463″. The next batch of heavy snow arrives this afternoon. Alta, UT is reporting 7″ […]

Active pattern through 3/6

Tomer’s Take: An active jet pattern continues through 3/6 with at least 4 different storm systems lined-up for the West. Current Setup Water vapor shows the low sliding at snails pace through the Sierra. Two additional areas of low pressure are riding its coattails. Forecast Pattern Forecast jet stream valid 3/6. The pattern remains active […]

Snow forecast through 3/5

Tomer’s Take: 3-4 storm systems are lined-up through 3/5 for the West. A powerful northern jet and southern jet remain contributing factors. Deep snow accumulation bullseyes remain likely. 29″ in 48 hours at Purgatory, CO. 31″ in 48 hours at Wolf Creek, CO. 14″ in 48 hours at Kirkwood, CA. Current Setup Water vapor shows […]

Two more storm systems and big Sierra snow

Tomer’s Take: The primary ABQ low is moving east. Next up is a snails-pace low in CA nailing the Sierra. This low will sit and spin for a few more days before ejecting into the Southern Tier with snow. Behind it is a 2nd low pressure with wind and snow for the Sierra and the […]

Powerful jet keeps the storm systems coming; Deep bullseyes

Tomer’s Take: Heavy snow continues through 3/3 for the West with a powerful jet conveyor belt. A few deep snow accumulation bullseyes continue. The Sierra could see 50-100 inches by 3/3. Alta, UT is reporting 20″ in 24 hours with more to come! Jackson Hole, WY is reporting 12″ in 24 hours. This officially puts […]