Heavy snow on the way for California, Colorado

The north side of Tahoe saw an appetizer on Monday night with up to 11 inches of snow reported at Squaw Valley on Tuesday morning. The main storm will impact California through Wednesday with a good round of snow from Tahoe to the mountains of Southern California.

This storm will slowly move across the Southern Rockies late in the week with a prolonged period of heavy snow and deep totals expected across the Colorado Front Range this weekend.

Check out the map below to see which ski regions and mountain ranges will be favored over the next five days.

Forecast for Wed, Mar 10 – Thu, Mar 11

California will pick up moderate to heavy snow through the end of the day on Wednesday. Snow will then spread inland across the Rockies on Wednesday night and Thursday, favoring the San Juans in Colorado as well as the eastern slopes of the Continental Divide in Wyoming where upslope flow will take over.

Read More → Tahoe Daily Snow

Up north, Alaska will be hit with a strong storm on Wednesday and Thursday with Alyeska and Eaglecrest expected to pick up moderate to heavy snow.

Forecast for Fri, Mar 12 – Sun, Mar 14

Light snow will fall across the Four Corners region on Friday, then heavy snow will develop on Saturday and Sunday with strong upslope flow favoring the Front Range in Colorado for the deepest totals. A storm will also impact the Coast Range of British Columbia over the weekend.

Read More → Colorado Daily Snow

In the East, a storm will bring rain on Friday, followed by a cold front with backside snow showers in New England on Saturday and Sunday.

Forecast for Mon, Mar 15

The weekend storm will exit the Front Range on Monday morning. The next storm will bring snow to the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies on Sunday night and Monday with low snow levels expected.

Outlook for Tue, Mar 16 – Sat, Mar 20

A storm early next week will move across the Four Corners region, but it won't be as strong as the previous storm. The storm track is projected to become more active across Pacific Northwest by later in this period, while New England should also see better snow chances with a more active pattern expected.

Thanks so much for reading! Check back for my next post on Friday, March 12th.

ALAN SMITH

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