10-Day Snow Totals:

The past 10 days have been rowdy across the West with multiple strong storms producing deep snow totals from British Columbia to California.

The map below is from our Powder Finder Tool and shows the deepest 10-day snow reports from February 25th through March 5th at ski resorts across the West. 

Lighter Refills on the Way for Most Areas:

The pattern will slow down over the next 5 days compared to what we've seen recently. But we will still see several weak to moderate storms track across the West with snow favoring the Rockies from Wednesday through Friday. Over the weekend, a stronger storm will bring heavy snow to the Coast Range of British Columbia with snow also picking up across the WA/OR Cascades and BC Interior. 

Forecast for Wed (Mar 6) to Thu (Mar 7):

The Tetons in Wyoming will wake up to significant accumulations on Wednesday morning from a strong storm on Tuesday night, but the snow will weaken as it exits with lighter snow for Northern Colorado. Another weaker storm will move into the Southwest with snow showers favoring Arizona, Southern Utah, and Western Colorado through Thursday. 

A storm will bring rain to much of the East on Wednesday. As colder air arrives on the backside, rain will mix with or change to snow across parts of Northern New England, with ski resorts in Maine having the best chance of picking up a few inches.

Forecast for Fri (Mar 8) to Sat (Mar 9):

A storm will continue over the Southwest on Friday with moderate snow totals favoring New Mexico and the Front Range of Colorado. A strong storm will bring heavy snow to the Coast Range of British Columbia on Friday and Saturday, with snow eventually beginning across Western Washington and Oregon on Saturday.

A storm approaching the East will spread rain into the Lower Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic on Saturday, with some snow possibly mixing in across the Northern Great Lakes.

Forecast for Sun (Mar 10) to Mon (Mar 11):

Another storm will impact the Northwest during this period and the trajectory will be a little further south and more progressive with snow favoring Southwest BC and the WA/OR Cascades, while the Northern Rockies will get in on the action as well.

A storm will intensity as it moves into the Northeast and colder air will also arrive, resulting in the potential for a heavy snow event across New England and Upstate New York.

Outlook for Tue (Mar 12) to Sat (Mar 16):

A storm is projected to move from the Pacific Northwest into the Central Rockies during the early part of this period, then a drying trend is expected later in this period as a ridge of high pressure builds across the Western U.S. and Southern Canada. Once this happens, the storm track will shift northward into Alaska and Northwest BC.

Across the East, temperatures will start cooler in the wake of the Sunday-Monday storm, then will trend warmer as the week progresses. Precipitation potential is uncertain at this time.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Friday (March 8).

Alan Smith

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