Blacktail Mountain Ski Area (Base: 5,236', Top: 6,780')
6-day Forecast Discussion Updated for Wednesday, March 17, 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.
Snow will continue to fall ever so lightly for the first half of today as snow levels continue to fall from near 5500' down to 3000' by nighfall. Colder air will continue to work in behind the front that has already pushed through and high pressure will begin to build into western B.C. and Washington on Thursday. However, southeastern B.C., southwestern Alberta and northwestern Montana will remain in line for a weak system diving southeastward that will arrive late on Thursday into early on Friday. Washington and Idaho will just see some addtional cloud cover from this system but an inch or two of snow is possible elsewhere during the overnight hours and early on Friday. After that high pressure builds in for the weekend.
After a mostly sunny weekend with temperatures moderating as we go through each day, our next system will be an area of low pressure making landfall in southern B.C. on Monday. This will increase clouds throughout the day with some light rain and snow moving in by Monday afternoon and evening. Right now amounts look very light but may pick up by Tuesday. To see more details on this system, please see our long range outlook.
***The next forecast will be issued on Monday, March 22nd.***
BT
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Saturday Mar 20, 2010
Hi 47°f / 8°c (base)
Lo 29°f / -2°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Mostly Sunny
Precipitation:
None expected
Snow Potential
Wind:
S at up to 10 mph.
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Sunday Mar 21, 2010
Hi 47°f / 8°c (base)
Lo 29°f / -2°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Mostly Cloudy
Precipitation:
None expected
Snow Potential
Wind:
WSW at up to 15 mph.
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Monday Mar 22, 2010
Hi 33°f / 1°c (base)
Lo 23°f / -5°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Chance of Light Snow Showers
Precipitation:
Snow likely (60%)
Snow Potential
Wind:
SW at up to 15 mph.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2010
Hi 41°f / 5°c (base)
Lo 27°f / -3°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Chance of Light Snow Showers
Precipitation:
40% Chance of snow
Snow Potential
Wind:
WSW at up to 5 mph.
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Wednesday Mar 24, 2010
Hi 46°f / 8°c (base)
Lo 28°f / -2°c (base)
Sky Condition:
Partly Cloudy
Precipitation:
None expected
Snow Potential
Wind:
SW at up to 15 mph.
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Thursday Mar 25, 2010
Hi 37°f / 3°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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Long range forecast / discussion...March 23 to 25The low pressure that moved ashore on the 22nd will continue to spread eastward with time and give us some light to occasionally moderate precipitation on the 23rd. We should get a brief break in between systems on the 24th before another disturbance moves in on the 25th as a west-northwesterly flow develops bringing systems in about every 36 to 48 hours.. BT
