Five-Day Snow Forecast:

In the West, the deepest snow totals over the next 5 days will be across the Canadian Rockies and Montana, along with the Sierra Nevada Range including Tahoe who will see a storm this weekend. The Central Rockies will also receive snow this weekend, while the Cascades will see frequent light to moderate snow showers.

More Details:

• Canadian Rockies Daily Snow
• British Columbia Daily Snow
• Montana Daily Snow

In the East, back-to-back storms will bring more snow to New England through Saturday with impressive totals expected from Western New York to Vermont to Maine.

More Details → New England Daily Snow

Forecast for Wed (Mar 20) to Thu (Mar 21):

A storm will bring heavy snow to the Canadian Rockies in Alberta including the Banff-Lake Louise area, while Eastern British Columbia will also see impressive totals. New England and Upstate New York will also pick up more snow as a storm moves across the area with Maine favored for the deepest totals.

Forecast for Fri (Mar 22) to Sat (Mar 23):

A larger storm will move into the West and will track further south with the Sierra Nevada Range (including Tahoe) favored for the deepest totals. The Northern Rockies, especially near the U.S./Canada border, will also pick up impressive snowfall with lighter snow showers for the Cascades. Snow will begin across the Central Rockies on Saturday as the storm works its way east.

A stronger storm is also expected to move across the Great Lakes and New England with a swath of moderate to locally heavy snow expected.

Forecast for Sun (Mar 24) to Mon (Mar 25):

Snow will begin to taper off across the Sierra on Sunday morning but will continue through the day across the Central/Southern Rockies. The next storm will move into the Northwest on Monday with moderate to heavy snow possible across the Cascades and Northern Rockies. 

New England will see a break in the pattern, but to the west, a strong storm is expected for the Upper Midwest with heavy snow possible in the Western Great Lakes region (Minnesota and Wisconsin).

Outlook for Tue (Mar 26) to Sat (Mar 30):

An active pattern will continue across the West with more storms expected along with below-average temperatures. Frequent storms are also expected for the East, but temperatures will be on the rise with rain likely to be more of a factor in New England.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Friday (March 22).

Alan Smith 

NEW: Snow Ratio Forecast

You can now get a good idea of the upcoming snow quality for the next storm via our new "Snow Ratio" forecast for any location in OpenSnow.

When we talk about snow quality, such as “light and fluffy” or “heavy and wet”, we are talking about the snow-to-liquid ratio. The higher the snow-to-liquid ratio, the lighter the snow quality, and vice-versa.

1. Go to any location screen and tap the "Snow Summary" tab.
2. Scroll down to the 5-day hourly or 10-day forecast section.
3. View the 5-day hourly or daily "Snow Ratio" forecast for the next 10 days.

10:1 will be fun but will feel a little heavy. 15:1 will offer some faceshots and feel pretty light. 20:1 will be incredibly light, almost like skiing through nothing but air.

This new feature is currently available with the latest version of the OpenSnow iOS app installed (App Store > OpenSnow > Update) or on the OpenSnow website (OpenSnow.com). It will be available in the OpenSnow Android app soon.

View → Snow Ratio Forecast