Summary

The Chase team left the Sierra yesterday after 3 epic days at Squaw Valley. That has changed with strong winds and limited operations currently at most resorts. Another several feet of snow may still fall tonight especially from the south lake through to Mono County (Mammoth will be buried). Chase points in the next 2 days can include the Tetons, southern Idaho, Wasatch, and any resort in the 4 corners over the next 24 hours favored by SW flow (Wolf Creek, Silverton, Durango, Powderhorn, AZ Snowbowl. Telluride has scored even with SW flow (Prefers NW) and web cams show moderate snow falling currently (Had 12 last night) A surprise dump south of the Great Salt Lake brought 15-25 inches of blower that were not in the forecast to the Cottonwoods yesterday! None of the models depicted the orographics that allowed NW flow and cold air to stall over the Cottonwoods last night and Saturday (The folks that were up there grabbed a huge bonus). "I think if you are chasing to the Sierra things will begin to spin perhaps by late Monday afternoon with diminishing winds and a ton of avalanche mitigation at many resorts (You may be waiting around most of the day but once terrain opens your wait may payoff). I think that resorts in the southern Sierra will have to wait until Tuesday to begin opening any decent terrain?

Short Term Forecast