I am on the chase currently positioned in LCC, where 6 inches on the snow report Wednesday turned into 14 by 3PM. Another 6-9 inches has fallen overnight into Thursday (BCC was on the upper end) with snow increasing. Wednesday to say the least was an epic powder day. 

The next wave of moisture will keep snow showers going for the Cottonwoods and areas north to Ogden (Powder Mountain) through Thursday night with generally 3-8 additional inches. Snowfall increases over most of the Wasatch Friday morning with what appears to be stellar storm skiing. This could produce another 5-10 inches in a short period of time on Friday when snowfall rates peak. Snow showers continue into Saturday with another 4-8 inches possible (Lower Snow Intensity and light blower). Additional light or moderate snow showers are possible Saturday night. The sum totals will be great and you can pick any day to ride this week through Sunday. 

The Tetons have been firing every day with light to moderate snow and 7 inches Wednesday night for both Targhee and JHMR. I always mentioned Wednesday night as being the peak period for the Tetons. Another 8-12 inches are likely trough Saturday (3-4 every 12 hours) when snow intensifies for the Montana and perhaps again for the Tetons. Saturday will feature heavy bands of snow anywhere south of Missoula including Bridger, Big Sky and Red Lodge.

Colorado grabbed dense snow in many areas this week (Vail temps at the summit looked respectable) with another decent round of snow likely for Frida night into Saturday. The Saturday system is cold, and will produce great quality snowfall for the northern and central mountains. The exact track is a bit up for grabs. My thoughts are the areas from Steamboat south to Aspen Highlands, perhaps Crested Butte fare double digits. The I-70 corridor will also grab decent amounts albeit a bit lighter, with the exception of the western resorts like Vail and Beaver Creek. Some areas along I-70 might grab 6-12 inches from Friday to Saturday. Some models show equally decent amounts in Summit County while others keep it further west. NW flow can also sneak up some good numbers for Telluride. This will be updated. 

Meanwhile in the PNW Spring is cancelled with a cold system (Snow levels 700 -1,000 feet above sea level) brings 12-15 inches for Oregon (Bachelor will do well) and 6-12 inches to much of the Washington Cascades (Stevens or Alp favored with westerly cold flow). Snow continues into Saturday and even Baker will do pretty well. I-90 will be snow packed. This would be a great storm to chase, however temps were very warm this week so with the big drop in temps Thursday/Friday you might be riding some blower dust on crust? If it comes in heavy initially it might be mitigated. Oregon might end up with the biggest storm totals. 

Below: Additional snow for Montana, Wyoming, and Utah through late Saturday. This includes snow from Thursday with amounts peaking Friday and Saturday especially for Montana. Red Lodge is in the deepest flow on this map (14.0) but amounts will be higher due to the colder temps. The area near Bozeman might highlight Bridger who can do well with these strong cold fronts. Colorado catches up slowly Saturday. 

The extended brings in additional storms next week. 

Below: Low pressure is still hanging out over much of the west on Monday March 27th. 

Below: Another decent low is dropping into the PNW taking a route over the Sierra mid next week (Tuesday).

Below: Maybe a break by April 1st with weak low pressure possible for Canada or northern Washington and Montana. 

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