Rain and some snow are expected Friday night into Sunday before we see a window open for better snowmaking conditions this weekend into early next week. The long-term forecast remains unfavorable for any major snow storms or prolonged periods of lake effect snow.

A powerful storm produced deep snow totals at Banff and Lake Louise this week with moderate totals for the BC Powder Highway. The storm is now working its way through the U.S. Rockies late this week. Heavy snow fell in the Northern Rockies on Thursday and will spread into Utah and Colorado on Friday. Next week is looking dry for most areas, except for Alaska which will see heavy snow.