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Snowbird is the only ski area still open in Utah!  They will be open through May 27 with plenty of Spring skiing to be had.  

I am done forecasting for the season barring an unexpected late season snow storm (not out of the question).  Thanks for the readership! It's been a pleasure.  See you next year! 

Evan | OpenSnow

Yesterday was a great last powder day for many of us.  Generally speaking, snowfall will ease up for awhile through the rest of April.  Yes, there’s a chance for a few flakes here and there through the end of the month.  And who knows what May will bring.  But for right now, any imminent threat for accumulating snow looks to be over.

Today will be sunny and great Spring skiing.  I think cold temps overnight will create a very firm layer early this morning but everything should soften up later this morning in the sunshine.  Afternoon corn snow possible.

We will be clipped by two waves, one later tonight and another on Monday night.  These systems are weak to begin with and are taking most of their already limited moisture north and east of the area.  It’s not out of the question for us to get a few showers in far northern Utah.  Though any accumulation looks unlikely.

An extended break for later this week with warmer temps and more Spring skiing.  The upcoming weekend looks mostly dry, but there have been a few model runs that have showed some weak energy sneaking into the Great Basin and the Wasatch.  We’ll have watch that.  Otherwise, it looks like Spring has sprung.

Here’s one last look at just one of the many powder turns that went down yesterday in the Wasatch:

 

Evan | OpenSnow

Looks like another forecast went almost exactly according to plan.  Forecast was for 3-6″ in the Wasatch with up to 8″ in the Cottonwoods.  Right now, Cottonwood resorts are reporting 6″ at 7am.  Orographics are combining well with a tiny bit of lake enhancement to keep snow going in the high elevations.  That should continue for much of the morning before we start to dry up and clear out this afternoon. We’ll probably end up with about 8″ in the Cottonwoods to nourish your Saturday powder cravings.

We’ll see a weak system or two this week that will cool us down at times with a few clouds and breezes, but there is no longer any imminent threat of snowfall after today.  Could this be it for powder for the 2012-2013 Winter season? May usually offers up at least one or two decent powder days, so I doubt it.  But by then, Snowbird will be the only resort open, so for many of you, today is likely your last chance at powder.  So enjoy it!

Evan | OpenSnow

Everything still looking good for a bit of powder for tomorrow.  Clouds will increase this morning with a chance for showers by late this afternoon.  Valley rain showers and mountains snow will become more widespread tonight.  System should be mostly out of the area by tomorrow with only a few showers remaining.  Right now it looks like 3-6" in the Wasatch with up to 8" in favored locations like the Cottonwoods.

Tomorrow is going to be terrible! Stay home.  ;-)

Another weak system will clip us early next week.  One or two additional systems will move into the northern Rockies later next week and will keep a cap on our warming for at least a few days.

Evan | OpenSnow

If you’ve been stuck at work this week and tortured by the seemingly never-ending stream of images of awesome April skiing, you might just have your shot for a bit of powder on Saturday.  After quiet days today and Friday, the next system will move into Northern Utah Friday night.  It does not look overly strong, but 3-6″ are certainly possible.  Just enough to make your Saturday Spring ski day extra special.  This weekend is Brighton’s closing weekend.  Alta and Snowbird will be open as well.  Bottom line: Saturday will be a chance for powder, Sunday will be warmer and good ski/grill weather.

There’s the possibility for another round of snowfall Sunday night into Monday but the models don’t quite agree on that one yet.  EC is much more optimistic than the GFS.  Both models then show a pretty good ridge setting up later next week for some real Spring-like conditions.  We’ve had a really good run of ski days in April – Old Man Winter was just saving his energy for the local die hards, I guess.

We’ll take it!

Evan | OpenSnow