Here is our "top picks" snow forecast for this weekend... Hands-down,?Arizona will get the lions share of snow?before this weekend, with Thursday and Friday producing possibly 2 feet of new snow for the Arizona Snowbowl near Flagstaff, and that is on top of already?great snowfall this season! This is due to a VERY cold storm system dropping in out of the north (528-534dm 500-1kmb thickness this far south is unusual), a bit limited on moisture, but pulling from the Pacific offshore of southern California as it sweeps through. Saturday looks like an awesome day to catch some serious freshies there! Brian Head in Southern Utah is a bit of a sleeper, high 10,000+ foot elevation means great quality snow, and they will do well also. Thursday and Friday snow?also hits southwest and parts of western Colorado, favoring Telluride through Crested Butte and to some extent Aspen-Snowmass, dropping 6 to 12 inches of snow on much of the mountain for Aspen-Snowmass, 1 to 2 feet for Telluride, and in between totals for Crested Butte. Sunshine will crack through on Saturday and Sunday... HERE IS MODEL SNOW OUTPUT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING: If you like already great conditions and want to get snowed on also, head to Sunday Valley, Jackson Hole, Bogus Basin on Sunday!More low pressure moves in later Saturday and Sunday across the northwest US and northern Rocky Mountains... Your local non-profit, Bogus Basin, with a surprising amount of great terrain, will also be getting hit nicely, on top of already amazing conditions, a stellar year! If you wait and show up on Monday, you could be there while another 1+ feet falls! Forecasts are being updated... Sat/ Sun progression, 1/2 to 1 foot for the most part for Sun Valley and Jackson Hole... And, wait until Monday and look at what is forecast (check the increase in accumulated snow for southern Idaho): Another 1 or 2 feet?on Monday, Sun Valley to Jackson Hole? We will be watching... Chris Manly/ Meteorologist- CM...More

REST OF FEBRUARY:?High pressure ridging aloft builds in across the Gulf of Alaska, and Alaska, which is the usual source region for our more "juicy" storms that drop powder+ days... Instead, we expect?storms to drop in fairly frequently from out of the north, a drier region over land, for mostly moisture starved low pressure systems clipping most of western Canada with 2.5 (1 inch) to 7.5cm (3 inches) snowfalls, some to 15cm (6 inches of snow)....More

WHERE TO BE IN THE WESTERN USA THIS WEEKEND! Here is our early forecast for this weekend... Hands-down, Tahoe ? Mammoth?will be?the winner in terms of snow all through this weekend, with NO snow level issues, in fact dry and cold powder is what we mostly expect, especially on Sunday... We are expecting two storms to move through, the first of which?will be the weaker of the two, and will also be faster moving one, mainly a wave out ahead of the main storm to hit Saturday and Sunday. It looks like the snow will begin flying again mainly Friday afternoon through overnight, with 6 to 10 inches of fresh snow?forecast?to be on the ground for the Saturday morning snow?report, for favored resorts across Northern Tahoe like Sugar Bowl and Squaw-Alpine, and 3 to 6 inches of snow for other areas. Friday, First storm, GFS Snow Accumulation by Saturday 4am based on a 1:10 water to snow ratio, whereas the water to snow ratio will be closer to 1:15 (more snow than shown on this map, is what is expected by the Saturday morning snow report)... A stronger?and larger scale, slower moving, and offshore positioning storm system starts dropping in from out of the north, located offshore, looking stronger/ colder, more dynamic, and dropping heavy snow Saturday and Sunday, basically?ALL weekend long! We expect to see? 10? to?18 inches of snow each?day all across Tahoe-Mammoth, for a total of 2 (south Tahoe, Mammoth) to 3+ (north Tahoe) feet of extra snow expected this weekend! Saturday and Sunday! Friday through Sunday,?2 storms, GFS Snow Accumulation by Sunday 4pm (close of business for most resorts on Sunday) based on a 1:10 water to snow ratio, whereas the water to snow ratio will be closer to 1:15 and even 1:20 (possibly MUCH more snow than shown on this map, is what is expected by the Sunday?afternoon at 4pm! The snow will continue through Monday morning, so show up Monday if you like less crowds, DEEP and Fresh snow, and sunshine! Cold-smoke, No-joke powder! (on top of deep bases!) Combined with the snow that has already fallen across Tahoe-Mammoth in recent weeks, conditions will be?amazing this weekend! In fact, we are expecting no snow level issues whatsoever, and even a drier/ colder?cold-smoke powder, especially on Sunday....More

Jan 31, 2019 - 3pm Pacific Time 4 to 5 FEET of snow is expected for Tahoe this weekend through Monday, then expect sun + fresh snow on Tuesday! Heavy snow is expected for Tahoe on Saturday, but not at lake level....More