I really don't have too much to say that wasn't said in the "Summary" section above. Next week's storm continues to look weaker as models have the high pressure ridge building along the coast quicker and stronger now than before. That would push the best energy to our east. We should still get brushed on Tuesday into Wednesday with chances for some light snowfall amounts, but any appreciable accumulation looks unlikely. We will, however, see colder air filter back into the region to scour out inversions that develop this weekend. 

The high pressure ridge should strengthen and straddle the west coast late next week and beyond. This is shown in all models right now and, unfortunately, should keep the storm door closed. The only hope I can find is out around February 10th and beyond when the GEFS moves the ridge far enough west that would *could* see some inside slider action. The Euro weeklies yesterday showed the ridge moving away beyond the middle of February, but I have exactly zero faith in anything long-range right now. We just have to watch, wait, and hope. 

I have had a few questions regarding if this is the driest January we've ever had. Simply put: No. We had a quite moist storm earlier this month that dropped copious amounts of liquid to Northern Utah mountains and even subsequent small storms have done enough to keep us far from that distinction. Using the Town of Alta as an example, we have seen 4.5" of liquid this January. That is 70% of average (6.37"). There have been 23 previous Januarys with less precip! So, no, not even close to the driest on record. 

Evan | OpenSnow