When the weather gets active, and I mean a continual fetch of water, it makes forecasting tricky. My overall assessment on chasing powder is "Big Numbers" for the PNW and Western Canada, decent numbers for the Sierra, and Northern Rockies. Some resorts in Canada and the PNW might score 3 feet by end of next week. The end of the month offers colder and deeper solutions for the Rockies.

Strong high pressure will remain anchored over the region into early Christmas week. Hopes for our previously discussed Xmas Day storm are dwindling.

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.