Recent Snowfall and New Snow Depth Maps

After an extended stretch of warm and dry weather, light to moderate snow fell across the Northern and Central U.S. Rockies last weekend (October 10th-11th). Much colder air has also arrived in the wake of the storm, allowing the snow guns to fire up at Loveland and A-Basin in Colorado.

Meanwhile, a strong storm brought heavy snow to the Washington Cascades and British Columbia early this week along with low snow levels.

Our NEW snow depth map does a great job of highlighting which mountain ranges have snow on the ground and where the deepest snow is currently located. British Columbia, the Northern Washington Cascades, and the Alberta Rockies have the deepest and most widespread snow cover as of October 13th, while higher elevation areas in the Northern and Central U.S. Rockies have a few inches of snow on the ground. The dots on the map below represent ski resorts, including lift-served areas, backcountry areas, and cat and heli-ski zones.

The estimated snow depth map above, plus current radar and forecast radar is available to All-Access subscribers. You can change these overlays by clicking a bar at the bottom of the map and know that we'll be adding more map layers soon, including many that will help with backcountry adventures.

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Forecast for Wed, Oct 14 – Thu, Oct 15

Lingering snow across the British Columbia Coast Range and Washington Cascades will start to taper off on Wednesday, while snow across the British Columbia Interior, Canadian Rockies, and Northern U.S. Rockies will continue into Thursday.

Forecast for Fri, Oct 16 – Sat, Oct 17

The next storm will bring snow to British Columbia and Alberta on Friday and Saturday, with the heaviest amounts across the Interior of BC as well as the Canadian Rockies. Light snow will be possible across parts of Montana and Wyoming as well, mainly near the Continental Divide.

A storm will also impact the Northeast this weekend with a round of high elevation snow likely across Northern New England on Saturday. 

Forecast for Sun, Oct 18 – Mon, Oct 19

Another storm will arrive from the northwest on Sunday and Monday, bringing more snow to British Columbia and Alberta, with the Continental Divide in Montana getting in on the action as well.

Outlook for Tue, Oct 20 – Sat, Oct 24

A cold northwest flow pattern will continue during this period across the Northwest, with the Cascades, British Columbia Interior, and Northern Rockies continuing to be favored for snow with new storms arriving every couple of days. It's possible we could see some snow extend farther south into Colorado as well.

Thanks so much for reading and please check back in for my next post on Wednesday, October 21st.

ALAN SMITH

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