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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 5 years ago April 12, 2019

2018-2019 Western United States Snowpack Recap

If you've been following OpenSnow throughout the 2018-2019 season, you'll know that this has been a winter to remember. Storms ramped up across the Western US in November and continued to deliver consistent powder days to nearly every region.

Snowpack Updates

November 2018

December 2018

January 2019

February 2019

March 2019

Most resorts are now beginning to shut down their lifts for the 2018-19 season but there will still be plenty of time to enjoy the deep snowpack well into May, June, and even July!

Notable Projected Closing Dates

Breckenridge: May 27, 2019

Arapahoe Basin: June 2019

Snowbird: June 2019

Mammoth: July 4, 2019

Squaw Valley: July 7, 2019

The map below shows the percent of snowpack compared to the average snowpack for April 12, 2019. Red is well below-average, yellow and green are below to near average, and blue/purple is well above-average. This is based on the weight of the snow on the ground, measured by automated backcountry weather stations called SNOTEL.

The following Base Depth vs. Average graphs are updated daily on OpenSnow and available to All-Access members for nearly every mountain location in the western US and Canada.







Thank you so much for following OpenSnow this season, have a great summer, and we'll see you right back here for the 2019-2020 season!

SAM COLLENTINE

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About The Author

Sam Collentine

Meteorologist

Sam Collentine is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenSnow and lives in Basalt, Colorado. Before joining OpenSnow, he studied Atmospheric Science at the University of Colorado, spent time at Channel 7 News in Denver, and at the National Weather Service in Boulder.

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