Whistler Blackcomb is forecasted to pick up between 22-31″ of snow from Tuesday – Thursday of next week.
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This mid October snowfall should not only get people thinking about the ski season but all the freshies will also provide for a great base layer for the 2017-18 season. Snow levels are forecasted to fall all the way down to Whistler’s base area of However, the heavy punch will be delivered to the higher elevations where the real accumulations will be recorded.
GOES IR image depicting a low pressure system across the northern gulf which will move SE just offshore of the SEAK coast today. #Seak pic.twitter.com/SIopeuM9rG
— NWS Juneau (@NWSJuneau) October 9, 2017
New hairstyle today for @WhistlerBlckcmb. It's a good look – you should really grow it out. #winteriscoming #exploreBC pic.twitter.com/HZq7YhtP56
— Andrew Strain (@AndrewStrain) October 11, 2017
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Preceding this AR event, a series of storms are set to impact Oregon and Washington state with Timberline forecasted to receive over a foot in the next two days.
We will update this story as we get closer to the forecasted event