Snow Chances Wednesday, March 27 to Sunday, March 31

North Shore Lake Superior

Wednesday: Snow showers continue on Wednesday with a few inches possible while the lifts spin offering yet another refresh to the slopes for Giants Ridge and Lutsen. The groomers should be excellent as well thanks to all the natural snow the past few days. 

Forecast precip types for Wednesday while the lifts spin from the HRRR model:

The Thunder Bay resorts also received a bunch of snow with this past storm and plan to spin the lifts this week/weekend - winter is back!

Thursday and Beyond: A chance of rain/snow mix Friday PM into Saturday with some light snow accumulations possible. Yet another system is worth monitoring for early next week that could bring additional rain/snow. 

South Shore Lake Superior

Wednesday-Thursday: Snow showers likely, perhaps enhanced by the lake on Wednesday/Wednesday night with a few inches possible for Snowriver. The webcams at Snowriver also showed snow at times Tuesday night, though there's no official snow report from them yet Wednesday AM.   

The Keweenaw will be favored to see the steadiest lake-enhanced snow showers thanks to west winds over the next 24 hours, with some 4-8"+ accumulations. 

Searchmont has not provided an update after all the rain they received, but snow showers are likely over the next day or so. Due to the wind direction, the heaviest lake-enhanced snow showers likely stay just north of them. 

Friday and Beyond: Chance of a rain/snow mix Friday PM into Saturday and again early next week. 

Twin Cities Region

• Andes Tower Hills, Trollhaugen, and Buck Hill have announced bonus days!
• Expect variable conditions on the slopes, with a mix of firm and fast along with soft and spring-like
• Chance of light rain/snow mix Friday PM into Sat AM

Central and Southern Wisconsin

Wednesday and Beyond: A chance of rain/snow mix Friday PM into Saturday and again early next week. Expect firm and fast on Wednesday with warmer temps by Friday (40s by the afternoon) making for spring-like conditions. 

Northern Lower Michigan

• Nub's Nob's last scheduled day will be March 31

Wednesday and Beyond: A chance of a rain/snow mix on Saturday and again early next week. Highs in the 30s on Wednesday and Thursday with 40s expected the rest of the week. 

After peeking at webcams late Tuesday, it looks like the rain and mild temps did melt the bases quite a bit. There will be a few snowmaking windows, but TBD if anyone will make snow at this point. 

Monday, April 1 to Sunday, April 14 (first two weeks of April)

• A system likely around the 1st-3rd of April (rain/snow mix)
• Trending milder starting around the 5th of April
  • This would bring a prolonged period of spring corn harvest (soft, forgiving snow) for resorts that remain open

The next forecast will be posted on Thursday - thanks for reading!

Southern Lower Michigan: All resorts are closed for the season

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NEW: Snow Ratio Forecast

You can now get a good idea of the upcoming snow quality for the next storm via our new "Snow Ratio" forecast for any location in OpenSnow.

When we talk about snow quality, such as “light and fluffy” or “heavy and wet”, we are talking about the snow-to-liquid ratio. The higher the snow-to-liquid ratio, the lighter the snow quality, and vice-versa.

1. Go to any location screen and tap the "Snow Summary" tab.
2. Scroll down to the 5-day hourly or 10-day forecast section.
3. View the 5-day hourly or daily "Snow Ratio" forecast for the next 10 days.

10:1 will be fun but will feel a little heavy. 15:1 will offer some faceshots and feel pretty light. 20:1 will be incredibly light, almost like skiing through nothing but air.

This new feature is currently available with the latest version of the OpenSnow iOS app installed (App Store > OpenSnow > Update) or on the OpenSnow website (OpenSnow.com). It will be available in the OpenSnow Android app soon.

View → Snow Ratio Forecast

Geography Key

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