Blacktail Mountain Ski Area (Base: 5,236', Top: 6,780')
6-day Forecast Discussion Updated for Sunday, March 14, 2010All of us at Snowforecast.com thank you for your support this season! We wouldn't have been able to do this without your viewership. Our reputation for customized, skier/boarder friendly forecasts is growing but we still need to get the word out to keep us going for next season. Please contact your favorite resort and put in a good word for us!
Look for our Snowforecast.com Facebook fanpage!The following discussion applies to southeastern British Columbia, including Whitewater, Crystal Mountain, and Apex Mtn; southwestern Alberta including Banff and Lake Louise; along with northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and northwest Montana, including Mt. Spokane, Silver Mtn, and Blacktail.
If you like sunny and milder weather, the next few days are for you! High pressure builds into the region just to our south, allowing for quiet weather the next three days pretty much. Other than some morning low clouds/fog, we will see mostly sunny skies for the next two as temperatures warm each day towards Tuesday. Tuesday we will the warmest conditions yet but clouds will be increasing as a storm moves ashore to our west. This system will push a cold front through the region Tuesday night into Wednesday which will give us some light chances of snow and rain, with snow levels near 3500'-4000'. Amounts look light at this time.
For the end of the week, much of the region will be under a northwest flow and this will allow for pieces of energy to come through every 36 hours or so with some light precipitation. However, Washington and Idaho look to miss out on these, leaving the chances of precipitation, mainly in the form of light snow to the resorts in B.C., Alberta and Montana. Once again, amounts hsould be light.
BT
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Sunday Mar 14, 2010
Hi 46°f / 8°c (base) Lo 26°f / -3°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Partly Cloudy
Precipitation:
None expected
Snow Potential
Wind:
SW at up to 5 mph.
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Monday Mar 15, 2010
Hi 52°f / 11°c (base) Lo 31°f / -1°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Mostly Sunny
Precipitation:
None expected
Snow Potential
Wind:
S at up to 10 mph.
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2010
Hi 52°f / 11°c (base) Lo 32°f / 0°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Partly Cloudy
Precipitation:
None expected
Snow Potential
Wind:
SW at up to 10 mph.
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2010
Hi 39°f / 4°c (base) Lo 26°f / -3°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Slight Chance of Light Snow Showers
Precipitation:
30% Chance of snow
Snow Potential
Wind:
WSW at up to 10 mph.
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Thursday Mar 18, 2010
Hi 37°f / 3°c (base) Lo 22°f / -6°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Chance of Light Snow Showers
Precipitation:
30% Chance of snow
Snow Potential
Wind:
W at up to 10 mph.
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Friday Mar 19, 2010
Hi 37°f / 3°c (base) Lo 23°f / -5°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Slight Chance of Light Snow Showers
Precipitation:
30% Chance of snow
Snow Potential
Wind:
SSE at up to 10 mph.
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Long range forecast / discussion...March 20 to 22The norhtwest flow will continue and this means more scattered light snows and snow showers through this time period. As in previous days, the best chances for seeing these showers will be in B.C., Alberta and Montana. It will be slightly warmer in WA and ID as well. By the 22nd however we will be watching an area of low pressure begin to develop in southern Idaho that may give the region more moderate snows towards the night of the 22nd and 23rd. We will watch for the development of this feature.BT