Recent powder days for Colorado, Utah, Montana, and New England

Active weather on both ends of the continent resulted in mid-April powder for resorts that are still open. Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, Breckenridge, Winter Park, Loveland, and Eldora all picked up 1.5 to 2.5 feet of snow from April 14th-20th. However, the deepest snow last week fell in Red Lodge, Montana where 31 inches of snow was recorded between April 13th-16th.

New England also scored big on a spring storm last Friday and Saturday (April 15th-16th) with double-digit totals recorded across the remaining open ski areas in Vermont. Mount Snow was the big winner with two-day snow totals of 20 inches.

The photo below is from Breckenridge on a powder day on April 16th. 

  

Forecast for Wed, Apr 21 – Thu, Apr 22

The East will land their second big April snowstorm in less than a week with heavy snow for Northern New York and New England on Wednesday and lighter lingering snow into Thursday. There are still 5 New England ski resorts open (in Vermont and Maine) who will be able to enjoy the late snow. 

In the West, a storm developing over the Southern Rockies will bring more snow to Northern Colorado on Wednesday and Thursday with lighter snow showers extending as far west as Tahoe. A storm will also slide down the Continental Divide in Canada and into the U.S. on Wednesday night and Thursday, bringing a round of snow to Alberta, Montana, and far eastern British Columbia.

Forecast for Fri, Apr 23 – Sat, Apr 24

Light snow will fall across the spine of the Rockies from Southern Montana to Colorado on Friday. On Saturday, a larger storm system will begin to impact the West with snow spreading into the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies.

Forecast for Sun, Apr 25 – Mon, Apr 26

A storm will impact the West on Sunday and Monday with moderate to heavy snow expected for many regions. Late season powder days could be in store for ski areas that remain open in California, Utah, and possibly Oregon and Washington. A storm will also impact the East during this time, but it will mostly be a rain event with perhaps some wet snow mixing in across the higher terrain.

Outlook for Tue, Apr 27 – Sat, May 1

After impacting the far west and portions of the Rockies on Sunday and Monday, the Western U.S. storm will slowly track east with the Central Rockies including Colorado projected to see snow next Tuesday and Wednesday. Heading into the second half of next week, the storm track will favor the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies with additional high elevation snow expected.

Thanks so much for reading! Check back for my next post on Wednesday, April 28th.

ALAN SMITH

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