Scattered storms have continued to move across our area over the past few days. The final storm system for this pattern will move through late afternoon Wednesday. Models are still indicating around an inch of liquid for the general area:

The problem is the forecasted temperature with the GFS indicating snow levels around 6000 feet on Wednesday night. This will keep accumulating snowfall on the lower end with 3-6 inches of concrete at Bogus through Thursday. Tamarack/Brundage may be slightly better but not by much with 4-8 inches of snow. The best runs will probably be the upper lift at Tamarack first thing in the morning on Thursday.

Short-range models indicate some follow-on moisture moving through the area on Friday so we could see scattered showers throughout the day. 

After that.... not a whole heck of a lot going on for us. There will be scattered showers over Easter weekend due to moisture moving south of us and forecasted temperatures will be on the cooler side for the next 10+ days:

The best time for riding will be after the sun has had a chance to soften the snow. Anything north-facing or in the trees will have turned to boilerplate overnight. Let the corn harvest continue!

There is not much to discuss in the extended forecast. If this is the end of our winter (which it kind of looks like), the Boise area will end up with a solid year that is right at average:

You can see the obvious signs of an El Nino with the southern portion of the state doing well and the northern areas doing poorly. Along the same lines, temperatures have been warmer across the entire western US for the past 4 months:

Enjoy the snow, enjoy the great weather, and be thankful that we live in an area where we get to take advantage of all four seasons! Now if you'll excuse me.... I will go back to prepping my camper. 

My next post will be on Friday, March 29th.

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