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By Julien Ross, Forecaster Posted 2 years ago October 13, 2021

Snowy scenes, dry week ahead, possible storm Oct. 25'ish

Summary

Tuesday's storm delivered anywhere from a dusting to six or seven inches across the northern mountains. A dry pattern will settle in the next 10 to 12 days. Some extended forecasts point to the chance of a storm in our region around October 25th-26th.

Short Term Forecast

Tuesday's potent winter storm side-swiped New Mexico and managed to deliver a nice white coating across the northern high country. Sandia Peak, Pajarito, and Ski Santa Fe got a light dusting. Sipapu and Angel Fire picked up 2", Red River nabbed 2 to 4" and Taos 3 to 6".

The views on Wednesday are magnificent.

Enjoy the snowy scenes today and tomorrow as the warmer, drier conditions over the next 10+ days will melt most of this fresh snow except for some north-facing peaks and ridges.

Extended Forecast

All models agree on a dry pattern through about October 23rd or 24th. Am just showing the Euro Ensemble here for October 19-24 with high pressure (dry, warmer, calmer) over the Rocky Mountain West.

Then around October 25th, there are some distant signals that storminess could return to our neck of the woods.

I will post an update if any meaningful storms manage to head our way in late October, otherwise, I will be back in November with the official kick-off of our 2021-2022 season!

Enjoy the autumn colors which are peaking in many places this week as shown here at Pajarito's base area.

¡Viva la nieve!

JULIEN ROSS
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Announcements

Tentative Opening Dates (consult with resort website and social media for latest updates)
Angel Fire: December 10, 2021 
Pajarito: TBD
Red River: November 24, 2021
Sandia Peak: TBD
Ski Apache: TBD
Ski Santa Fe: November 25, 2021
Sipapu: TBD
Taos: November 25, 2021

Santa Fe Ski Swap
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New Mexico Geography Key

Northern Mountains
→ Red River, Taos Ski Valley, Angel Fire (north side of northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Sipapu (middle of the northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Ski Santa Fe (south side of the northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Pajarito (southwest side of the northern mountains - Jemez)

Central Mountains
→ Sandia Peak (Sandias)
→ Mt. Taylor backcountry (San Mateos)

Southern Mountains
→ Ski Apache (Sacramentos)
→ Ski Cloudcroft (Sacramentos)

About Our Forecaster

Julien Ross

Forecaster

Julien was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was introduced to skiing at age 7 through the public schools subsidized ski program at Ski Santa Fe. It was love at first turn and Julien has been chasing deep powder and good mogul lines ever since. Julien grew up fascinated by weather and studied physical geography with a focus on meteorology at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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