Mountain Collective Daily Snow
By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 4 years ago December 2, 2020
Christmas Miracle?
Summary
Quiet weather will continue for most Collective destinations through the first 10 days of December. The action should start to pick back up during the middle and second half of December as the longer-range models are signaling storminess for the Western United States.
Short Term Forecast
Snow Conditions
Snow Forecast
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Before jumping into the forecast, I wanted to quickly share a beautiful mountain cam image from Chamonix, France (new for 2020/21). This mountain cam image is looking down on the Chamonix Valley from the summit of the Aiguille Du Midi cable car on Mont Blanc.
Back in North America, it's been a fairly quiet past 7 days for the Mountain Collective destinations and the next 7 days will not be much different. Very dry weather will continue to sit over the entire Western United States as storms stay well to the north in Canada.
The one bright spot will be Sugarbush in Vermont. We'll be tracking a storm for Saturday, December 6th and into Sunday, December 7th that should bring at least 3-6 inches. This will be a big help after a slow start to the season in New England.
As you can see in the image above, it's downright quiet for the West. Aspen Snowmass and Jackson Hole did receive a light refresh this past Tuesday (12/1) but other than that, we'll need to wait for another week for any action to get going.
Due to current restrictions and resort reservations, please make sure to make your travel plans well in advance. This is where our 10-day snow forecasts, as well as our team of local forecasters, will become very handy.
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Extended Forecast
The longer-range models continue to hint at storminess for much of the Western US as we head into the middle and second half of December.
This lines up with the Pacific North American (PNA) teleconnection, which is forecasted to go into its negative phase during the second half of December. The negative phase of the PNA pattern can bring a stormier weather pattern to the West.
Learn More → The Pacific North American (PNA) Teleconnection Pattern, Explained
Let's keep our fingers (and toes) crossed!
Thanks for reading! Next update on Wednesday, December 9th.
SAM COLLENTINE
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