Summary

Significant snow has fallen over most of north/central Colorado as NW flow set up Thursday night and Friday. 3 inch per hour snowfall rates were common in Summit County where Breckenridge is reporting 18 inches in the past 48 hours (Mainly early Friday AM through the day with some last night). Other notable winners are Copper (14 inches), A-Basin (10 inches) and decent amounts at Vail where it's rumored more of the bowls are opening today. The Tetons, where I chased to Targhee grabbed 9-12 inches Thursday night for for some great conditions on Friday morning. The next 5 days features some teasing high elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest and Sierra. Whats important for this post is the 5-7 day period where a moderate to strong system will bring colder temps to most of the west and good quality snow. A large portion of the west will be reporting snowfall by the end of next week.

Short Term Forecast