Western snow then what’s next? A look into March

Tomer’s Take

• Storm #2 is currently sliding through UT and into CO and NM with heavy additional accumulation through 2/24. My Bullseye Collection includes Crested Butte, Aspen/Snowmass, Silverton Mountain, Purgatory, Telluride, and Wolf Creek.
• Then high pressure rebuilds 2/25-3/1. Storm track shifts north and favors Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and eventually ID, MT, and WY.
• Between 3/3-3/10 the storm track gradually shifts south and favors CA, ID, UT, MT, WY, and CO. Full details below.

Bullseye Collection in the last 48 hours:

Aspen Highlands: 25″

Crested Butte: 14″

Purgatory: 33″

Silverton Mountain: 30″

Telluride: 21″

Wolf Creek: 25″

Current Setup

Water vapor satellite shows the 2-storm combo for the West and high pressure lurking over the Pacific. Orange/red colors = drier air aloft.

Looking Down The Road

High pressure rebuilds across the West 2/25-3/1. The storm track shifts north to favor the PNW, B.C., and eventually ID, MT and WY.

After 3/3 it gradually shifts south to favor CA and the Intermountain West. Lower pressures build and reach a minimum by 3/8-3/10. This might translate into a colder, snowier pattern from CA to UT to CO.

Snow Forecast

2/23-2/24:

Zoom of Southern Colorado, 2/23-2/24:

2/25-2/28:

3/1-3/4:

Northeast, 2/23-2/28:

For more analysis please watch my forecast video: