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It’s Snowing in Las Leñas… Wait, What!?

It is the equivalent of June below the equator in South America but the ski resort of Las Leñas is in the midst of a pretty respectable snow storm. Here are … Read More

Powder Alert – West Coast, Rockies, and Northeast

A storm is currently approaching the West Coast as you can see below on the satellite.  The low will come onshore in Oregon on Saturday bringing snow to the Cascades … Read More

The Pacific NW Continues to Get Dumped on Right into April

It’s no secret that the snow hasn’t stopped falling all season in the Pacific NW. Mt. Baker picked up another 4 feet since last week’s post and they now have … Read More

After a Dismal Week for the Rockies Snow Looks to Return This Weekend

It’s been a slow week for snow in the Rockies and a slow couple of weeks for Colorado.  A cold front moved through yesterday bringing a few inches to Utah … Read More

Crazy Return of Winter in the East, Snowmaking in March?

This time last week temperatures were in the 80′s in the Northeast and the snow was melting away at a record pace.  Now the temperatures are 60 degrees colder in … Read More

March Isn’t Quite Finished With Tahoe/Another Foot or Two This Week

March has not been a bad month, especially compared to the prior 4 months.  Many of the resorts will end up more than doubling what had fallen all season in … Read More

Mt. Baker = 692” This Season | They Will Surpass their Annual Average Snowfall With More to Come

If you haven’t been up to ski or ride in the Pacific NW yet this season you probably know someone who has.  That is where the big snows and powder … Read More

Snow Takes a Break Until Next Week in the Rockies

The snow has been falling over the Rockies this past week bringing up to 3 feet of snow in many places, but we will have a break the next 5 days … Read More

Record Heat Wave in the Northeast Melting All the Snow | 85ºF in Burlington, VT This Week

It was only 2 Tuesdays ago that we were talking about the 5 feet of snow that had fallen over the prior 2 weeks at Stowe.  The conditions were the best … Read More

Tahoe Picked Up the 8 Feet, Even More Snow to Come in March?

Last Monday we looked at the forecast possibility of up to 8 feet of snow on the mountains West of the lake and we got it.  The top snowfall totals for Tuesday-Sunday … Read More

Snow Levels are Dropping as the Big Storm Approaches Tahoe

The snow levels dropped all the way down to 6500 ft. overnight!  It’s snowing hard over Donner Summit so there may be a little more snow than expected above 7000 ft. this morning.  … Read More

No Rest For Mt. Baker, Plenty of Snow Still To Come for the Cascades

Mt. Baker had picked up 6 feet in just the past 4 days and that was before it snowed all day today.  There was plenty of snow to contribute to … Read More

Update On the Tahoe Storms…The Best is Yet to Come

Everything is progressing as expected for the first half of the week.  It snowed down to lake level until early this morning and now the snow levels are rising.  They … Read More

How Will the Big West Coast Storms Affect the Rockies?

So unless you live under a rock you know that the Pacific NW and Northern CA are getting pummeled this week by heavy rains and snows. The hope if you … Read More

Up to 8 FEET by in Tahoe by Sunday | Time to Build the Tahoe Snowpack

Finally a storm train for Tahoe setting up this week as a trough off the West coast gets ready to stream in moisture off the Pacific.  With the continuous moisture … Read More

Another Week of Big Snows Coming for the Cascades | 4-6+ Feet Forecasted

The La Nina conditions have been doing their job by bringing the biggest snows in the lower 48 this season to the Pacific NW .  It hasn’t been as big as past years including … Read More

What Happened to the Big Snow in the Rockies?

  The only snow in the country today and Thursday is over Colorado and New Mexico besides off the Great Lakes.  Only a few inches should fall in CO with … Read More

Can The Northeast Eek Out a Few More Inches Friday?

Winter has been in full affect over the past week in the Northeast.  After 4 feet of snow fell the week prior at Stowe another 16 inches fell this past … Read More

A Dusting By Tahoe Standards Tuesday-What Will the Rest of March Bring?

It felt like spring outside today but big changes are coming as a cold front will make it feel like Winter again on Tuesday.  Highs in the 50′s will be replaced by highs in … Read More

Storms Head East into the Rockies

The Rockies have been seeing quite a bit more snow the second half of the season.  Over the past week Steamboat, CO has seen 7 inches bringing the season total … Read More

Another Storm Approaching the Northeast Making This the Best Week For Snow of the Season

The upslope mountain enhanced snowfall in Northern Vermont over Stowe and Jay Peak went ballistic on Saturday.  While resorts to the South picked up 5-15 inches of snow Stowe and … Read More

Finally Powder This Week for Tahoe

Snow is finally in the forecast all week for Tahoe. We have one storm already in progress with a bigger storm forecasted for Wednesday and one last wave for Thursday. … Read More

Powder Alert! Over a Foot in the Northeast, Several Feet in the Northwest

The Northeast is preparting for their biggest dump of the season so far.  The big snow pushing into the Pacific NW is nothing new this season. The storm is just … Read More

Piling on the Snow in the Cascades

The is a little ski resort with 10 trails in the Olympic range of Washington called Hurricane Ridge that has picked up 111 inches in the past 5 days.  That … Read More

The Rockies Will Add to the Feet of Snow This Week

The action has really picked up this week for the Rockies.  In the past week 1-2 feet has fallen over most areas with 3 feet at Jackson and 4 feet … Read More

Another Tricky Snow Forecast in the Northeast

The forecast worked out over the past week with Stowe reporting 2-4 inches from the systems that moved through on Thursday and Friday.  There have been no significant storms in … Read More