A prolonged stretch of warm and dry weather will continue across the Western U.S. over the next couple of weeks, while Canada and Alaska will see periods of rain and snow. The Eastern U.S. will see cooler air arrive this week, and the higher peaks of New England could get dusted with snow on Thursday. This will also be a great week to enjoy fall colors across both the West and East.

Foliage is popping in the Rockies! Colors are changing very quickly. The OpenSnow new "Fall Colors" map and our official chase forecaster "Powderchaser Steve" hits the road to verify the best places to see brilliant colors. In some cases this chase could last several weeks.

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.

Montana’s 2023-24 lift-served ski season has concluded. In this post, I will review the rather "split personality" of this past winter, along with various highlights and in-depth snowpack data across Montana’s ski areas and resorts.