21 inches at Wolf Creek last weekend with the first resort to announce an opening date this week. As forecasted the low pressure that stalled over the 4 corners is now sliding east and north impacting the central and northern ranges of Colorado. Next week could be deep!

The Southern Rockies will see a break in the pattern this week after receiving heavy snow over the weekend. Overall, warmer temperatures are expected across the Lower 48, though weaker storms will bring light rain & snow to the Northwest at times. A stronger storm will begin to impact the Pacific NW this weekend, with the potential for a colder & more active pattern across the West next week.

It’s that time again when we delve through weather data to try to get an idea of what we may expect this coming winter. For the upcoming winter season, a weak La Nina condition looks to be likely with oceanic readings showing slightly cooler temps. OpenSnow has identified six weak La Nina Winters over the past 30 years from which I will pull historic data from SNOTEL sites across Montana.

Thanks for reading this summer! For the rest of this week, a cold front moving across the Central Rockies will bring showers & t-storms to WY, CO, & NM Wed-Thu while the West Coast states will see a late-season heat wave. Next week, isolated to scattered showers & t-storms develop across the West with continued mild temps. Heading into mid-month, the PNW will trend wetter and cooler.