Nov 2, 2024
Just a quick update, totals are getting larger! Thanks for checking in, fresh update tomorrow morning. Mike
Maps thru November 17th
I don’t usually go out this far on the maps, with the exception of the All Snow Let it Go, but I like the amplification from the MJO so I am showing the potential. Take this with a lump of salt! When we were projecting snowfall season totals, these next few storms led us to believe that Colorado would be average to above snowfall. We will have our Patent Pending model run in the next 2 week to dial in our Winter Forecast for December 1st.
GFS Surface thru Nov 8, GFS All Snow, NAM and Euro All Snow, click to enlarge/animate
Pattern Discussion (Day 27)
Combined Snowfall Totals (from both waves) on the Second Charts.
We are in day 27 of the 24-25 pattern. The Pacific Northwest storm is still nuking in the southern Cascades, where another 8-12 will fall before midnight. That system works its way southeast and hits Utah late tonight and Colorado tomorrow afternoon.
We have two storms (waves) coming thru beginning Tonight for Utah and late tomorrow for Colorado. In Utah, expect 8-12 for the Cottonwood resorts, Alta, Snowbird and Brighton, with Solitude in the 4-8 range. Deer Valley, Park City and Snowbasin in the 2-6 range. Brian Head 6-12.
For Colorado, the storm gets rolling in the late afternoon on Sunday, around 3-4ish. Snow totals will likely be the highest around Vail/Beaver Creek to Summit County. The divide resorts, Arapahoe Basin and Loveland should be in the 6-10 range with the foothills of Denver in the 3-6 range.
Below are the projected totals from the European Ensemble for specific ski resorts.
Canada
PNW
Utah
Colorado
LONG-RANGE TEST FORECAST +/- 2 days tolerance
October 29th, Tahoe, Utah and Colorado Verified
November 2 and 4th (2 Waves), Utah and Colorado On Schedule
November 8-9th, Utah and Colorado On GFS, Day Early
November 13th, Pacific Northwest On GFS, Day Early
November 17th, Utah and Colorado Not in Range
November 22nd, Utah and Colorado Not in Range
December 3rd, Utah and Colorado Not in Range
Thank you for reading the blog and as always if you have any questions, please email me at Mike@FutureSnow.co. We have received many great questions, and it is a pleasure to answer them, so don’t hesitate to ask.
