Mountain Collective Daily Snow
By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago December 23, 2020
Getting Deeper
Summary
Canada and the Northern Rockies continue to deliver the goods. Cold freshies will be found across many destinations on Wednesday (12/23). For the final days of 2020, the focus will shift to California for healthy totals on Christmas Day and into Saturday, 12/26, followed by more central Rockies love as another good-looking storm slides in around Tuesday, 12/29.
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As per usual, Alta/Snowbird have locked in sneaky deep totals over the past week. They picked up 18 inches on Friday, December 18th, followed by another 18 inches as I type on Wednesday, December 23rd.
For other areas, fairly consistent storms have kept conditions soft, especially at Aspen Snowmass, Grand Targhee, and Jackson Hole.
But the biggest winner from the storm train has been the Canadian Destinations.
Panorama, Lake Louise, and Banff Sunshine have all picked up 16-27 inches over the past 5 days. This might sound lighter compared to Alta/Snowbird but these are VERY healthy totals over a 5-day period for the Canadian Rockies!
For the rest of our holiday week, it will be quiet on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of a decent-looking storm for Squaw Alpine and Mammoth on Christmas Day. Squaw Alpine should be looking at 11-15 inches, with 3-6 at Mammoth.
Following the West Coast storm, we'll be tracking the storm as it slides through the Intermountain West and delivers light snow for Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming through Sunday (12/27).
As always, stay up-to-date with our team of local forecasters. They will provide you with excellent local analysis and really help you dial in the details with updates every morning.
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Extended Forecast
Looking ahead to the week of December 28th, our full attention will shift to Monday, December 28th through Wednesday, December 30th as all longer-range models are dialing up a stronger storm for the Rockies.
I would keep a close eye on Taos, New Mexico for the goods during this period as it could take more of a southern route. Aspen Snowmass and Arapahoe Basin could also be in play.
Following this storm, we'll be watching for another storm for the Western US around January 1st, a quick break, and then another storm around January 4th. This is fantasy land so we'll continue to dial in the timing as we get closer.
Thanks for reading! Next update on Wednesday, December 30th.
SAM COLLENTINE
About Our Forecaster
Sam Collentine
Meteorologist
Sam Collentine is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenSnow and lives in Basalt, Colorado. Before joining OpenSnow, he studied Atmospheric Science at the University of Colorado, spent time at Channel 7 News in Denver, and at the National Weather Service in Boulder.
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