Recent Snow Totals:

Storms late last week and over the weekend brought impressive snow totals to the Northwest, Northeast, and Southwest. Whistler was the big winner with 31 inches (78 cm) of snow in 3 days as of Sunday AM with more expected by Monday AM reports. New England was also hit with a big storm with double-digit snow totals as of Sunday AM.

Here are some of the more impressive 3-day snow totals as of Sunday AM, and some of these areas will have added to their storm totals by the time Monday AM reports are issued.

• 31" - Whistler (BC)
• 30" - Powder King (BC)
• 27" - Ski Santa Fe (NM)
• 20" - Attitash (NH)
• 18" - Gore Mountain (NY)
• 16" - Mt. Baker (WA)
• 13" - Okemo (VT)
• 12" - Killington (VT)

Five-Day Snow Forecast:

A storm will bring more snow to the Northwest early this week with the Sierra and Northern Rockies also getting in on the action. The storm will weaken and slide southward toward the Four Corners region, where it will then intensify with snowfall favoring Southern and Eastern Colorado. By the end of the week, the Southwest including Arizona could see deep totals as well though some uncertainty exists.

Forecast for Mon (Mar 11) to Tue (Mar 12):

A storm will impact the Northwest with heavy snow for the BC Coast Range and Washington Cascades. The Northern Rockies will see moderate snow, as will the Oregon Cascades and the Sierra Nevada Range as far south as Tahoe. 

Snow showers will linger across New England into Monday at the tail end of last weekend's storm before drying out on Tuesday.

Forecast for Wed (Mar 13) to Thu (Mar 14):

The Western storm will develop into a cutoff low around the Four Corners region, and southerly and easterly winds wrapping around the low pressure center will favor the mountains of Southern Colorado (including the San Juans) as well as the Front Range.

Lighter snow is expected further west and north across Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, while snow will start to pick up to the south in Arizona and New Mexico.

Up north, a strong storm will bring heavy snow to Southeast Alaska, though snow levels will be on the rise as warmer air arrives.

Forecast for Fri (Mar 15) to Sat (Mar 16):

There is some uncertainty on the track/movement of the storm across the Southern Rockies by late in the week, but the latest trends are hinting that the storm may meander westward against the typical flow (which is known as "retrograding") into the Southwest, with the potential for heavy snow across Arizona and Southern Utah. New Mexico and Southwest Colorado will be in play for more snow as well.

Elsewhere, heavy/wet snow will continue across Alaska with the focus shifting northward toward the Anchorage region. A storm involving warmer air will also impact the East with mostly rain expected.

Outlook for Sun (Mar 17) to Thu (Mar 21):

High pressure will dominate the pattern across the West next week, resulting in warm and sunny spring skiing conditions for most areas, though cooler temperatures relative to average will linger across the Southwest along with a chance of snow early in this period.

A much colder airmass will take hold across the East next week with snow chances returning to New England, and possibly the Mid-Atlantic as well.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Wednesday (March 13).

Alan Smith 

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1. Go to the Favorites screen.
2. Tap the "Weather" chip under the "Locations" tab.
3. Tap the "Current Location" card.
4. View estimated conditions and the 10-day forecast.

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