Recent Snow Totals:

A storm on Monday-Tuesday delivered 9-18 inches of snow to Northern Colorado while Utah picked up 5-10 inches. Big Sky and Southern Montana were forecast to receive heavy snow on Tuesday night, but snow totals are not available yet as of this writing.

Copper Mountain was the big winner of this early week storm, picking up an impressive 18 inches of snow on Monday night.

Here are some of the more impressive storm snow totals as of Tuesday AM (April 16):

• 18" - Copper Mountain (CO)
• 13" - Arapahoe Basin (CO)
• 12" - Vail (CO)
• 10" - Loveland (CO)
• 10" - Winter Park (CO)
• 10" - Snowbird (UT)
• 10" - Alta (UT)

Forecast for Wed (Apr 17) to Thu (Apr 18):

The Northern Rockies will receive snow from a departing storm on Wednesday, with the deepest snow totals expected from Beartooth Pass to the Bighorn Range in Northern Wyoming. To the east, a storm will move across the Upper Midwest and Northeast with rain and thunderstorms expected.

Forecast for Fri (Apr 19) to Sat (Apr 20):

A small-scale storm will slide into Colorado from the north/northwest, producing more snow across northern parts of the state while the Wind River Range in Wyoming will also pick up some light snow. Another storm will move across the East with rain showers for the Appalachians, while the higher peaks of New England could potentially see some light snow showers on Saturday.

Forecast for Sun (Apr 21) to Mon (Apr 22):

The Rockies will head into a warmer and drier pattern though isolated afternoon showers couldn't be ruled out. A weak storm will track across the Northwest with light snow showers possible for BC, Alberta, and Northern Washington. 

Outlook for Tue (Apr 23) to Sat (Apr 27):

Spring-like conditions will prevail across most of the West early in this period, with the potential for a more active pattern by late in the period. Canada appears to have the best chance of seeing high-elevation snow showers in this pattern, with greater uncertainty for the Western U.S. 

Thanks so much for reading!

The next update will be on Wednesday, April 24, which will also be the last update of the season.

Alan Smith 

Summer Weather: How To Use OpenSnow

As the snow begins to melt and summer conditions quickly take over, remember that you can use OpenSnow as your go-to weather app during the non-winter months.

Get started by going to...

1. Favorites > Weather
2. Location > Weather
3. Maps > Weather

Switch to using your "Summer" favorites list, check the "Weather" tab on both the Favorites screen and any location screen, and avoid poor air quality & incoming storms with our summer-focused map layers in the OpenSnow app.

You can also view the hourly forecast for the next 10 days for any location on Earth in OpenSnow.

1. Go to the "Maps" tab.
2. Tap anywhere or search for a city.
3. Tap "View Forecast".

View → Summer Forecasts