Heavy snow last weekend for parts of Utah, Colorado, and Montana

Over the weekend, heavy snow fell across many areas in the Western U.S. Wolf Creek in Southwest Colorado picked up 27" over two days as of Monday morning, while Utah saw their first big storm of the season with 27" reported at Alta and 20" at Solitude.

Western Montana also received heavy snow and Tahoe saw its first good storm of the season. The good news is that this is only the start of an active pattern that will continue over the next 1-2 weeks.

Forecast for Mon, Nov 9

Snow will continue across the Southern Rockies on Monday with the San Juans in Colorado adding to their big weekend totals. The next storm approaching from the northwest will bring heavy snow to the Coast Range of Northwest British Columbia and Southeast Alaska as well.

Forecast for Tue, Nov 10 – Wed, Nov 11

Heavy snow will fall across the Cascades on Tuesday with low snow levels expected. Snow will also spread into the Northern Rockies later Tuesday and into Wednesday with the Tetons in Wyoming and the Idaho Panhandle being favored. Up north, heavy snow will continue to fall in Southern Alaska.

Forecast for Thu, Nov 12 – Sat, Nov 14

Most areas will see a break in the pattern on Thursday. Then, a stronger storm will arrive on Friday and Saturday, bringing widespread snow to most mountain ranges in Western North America with heavy totals possible for many.

Outlook for Sun, Nov 15 – Thu, Nov 19

Snow from the previous storm will likely continue for much of the West on Sunday the 15th. Then, the storm track will start to shift farther west off the coast from the 16th-19th. This pattern will favor the coastal mountain ranges (BC Coast Range, Cascades, Sierras) – and to a lesser extent the Northern Rockies – with the heaviest and most consistent snow during this time frame.

Thanks so much for reading and please check back for my next post on Wednesday, November 11th.

ALAN SMITH

NEW: Avalanche Forecast Integration!

Many people have requested this over the past year and we're excited to now show avalanche forecasts for regions across North America.

These forecasts are provided by regional avalanche forecasting centers and sometimes it's a little bit of a pain to figure out where to get the forecast especially if you're traveling out of your home zone.

Now you can use our map view to see a quick overview of the avalanche forecast conditions (which are mostly "grey" right now since there is no rating in the early season) and you can also go back in time for the last week to see how the forecast avalanche conditions have changed by using the slider at the bottom.

Then you can click on a region and you'll see a forecast as a pop-up along with a link out to that local avalanche center.

Also, we integrated the avalanche forecast into each mountain's page under a new tab called "Avalanche Forecast".

The avalanche forecasts are freely available and are the foundation of any backcountry experience. Please check these forecasts each time you head out of controlled terrain!

You can view the avalanche forecasts now on our website and they will be live on our iPhone and Android apps very soon.