My forecast was on target, with very high totals for Showdown (22 inches), Vail (15 inches), and the Cottonwoods (21 inches). The western I-70 corridor fared the best, especially north of I-70. This was a tricky forecast with upside surprises bringing out the snorkels Saturday and today (Sunday).

3-10 inches fell for Sunday morning's reports. 5-14 inches since late Friday night. Cold on Sunday and into Monday. Warmer Tuesday through Thursday. Snow returns over the weekend of January 18/19.

Saturday was a surprisingly deep day with 10-15 inch storm totals at many areas favored by northwest flow. The bigger surprise was Steamboat, where "THE Steamboat Surprise" occurred yet again with about 17 inches of snow at the summit in 9 hours on Saturday afternoon and evening. It's going to be DEEP there on Sunday morning!

A storm will track from northwest to southeast through the Northwest and the Rockies, bringing moderate to locally heavy totals to many areas. A storm will also bring moderate snow accumulations to the Mid-Atlantic on Friday and Friday night. Next week, the West will see a break in the pattern while the East will see snow showers and cold temps.

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.