Recent Snow Totals:

New England capped off one of its best weeks of the season with a huge storm over the weekend that produced snow totals of 1-3 feet. Several resorts in California and Utah also picked up over a foot of snow this weekend.

Check out these 2-day snow totals as of Sunday AM (March 24):

• 36" - Sunday River (ME)
• 30" - Cannon Mountain (NH)
• 30" - Waterville Valley (NH)
• 28" - Stratton (VT)
• 27" - Wildcat (NH)
• 27" - Palisades Tahoe (CA)
• 24" - Okemo (VT)
• 23" - Sugarloaf (ME)
• 21" - Saddleback (ME)
• 14" - Alta (UT)
• 14" - Brighton (UT)
• 14" - Mammoth (CA)
• 13" - Arizona Snowbowl (AZ)
• 11" - Whiteface (NY)

Five-Day Snow Forecast:

An active pattern will continue to take hold across the West this week with several rounds of snow along with below-average temperatures for late March. The Sierra, Wasatch, Pacific Northwest, and Northern Rockies are favored for the deepest totals.

Forecast for Mon (Mar 25) to Tue (Mar 26):

A storm will favor Colorado and Northern New Mexico on Sunday night, with snow lingering into Monday, especially across Northern New Mexico. A weaker storm will bring light snow to the Northwest, Northern Rockies, and Wasatch.

A strong storm will bring heavy snow to the Western Great Lakes region, but many areas will see a change-over to rain toward the end of the storm. 

Forecast for Wed (Mar 27) to Thu (Mar 28):

A storm will bring snow to the Northwest and Northern Rockies, with snow extending southward into Tahoe as well. The East will see a warmer and wetter pattern with rain showers developing from the Northern Mid-Atlantic into New England.

Forecast for Fri (Mar 29) to Sat (Mar 30):

The next storm for the West will track a bit further south, favoring the Sierra Nevada Range including Tahoe, along with parts of the Central Rockies including the Wasatch and Tetons though some uncertainty still exists with the exact storm track.

A storm will also impact New England though models are currently in poor agreement on whether or not rain or snow will be the dominant precipitation type. Up north, a storm will bring heavy snow to Alaska.

Outlook for Sun (Mar 31) to Thu (Apr 4):

An active pattern looks to continue across the West, though the dominant storm track will be situated further south with the Southern Sierra and Central/Southern Rockies expected to be favored. An active pattern will resume across the Northeast with cooler temperatures and snow opportunities for New England.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Wednesday (March 27).

Alan Smith 

NEW: Snow Ratio Forecast

You can now get a good idea of the upcoming snow quality for the next storm via our new "Snow Ratio" forecast for any location in OpenSnow.

When we talk about snow quality, such as “light and fluffy” or “heavy and wet”, we are talking about the snow-to-liquid ratio. The higher the snow-to-liquid ratio, the lighter the snow quality, and vice-versa.

1. Go to any location screen and tap the "Snow Summary" tab.
2. Scroll down to the 5-day hourly or 10-day forecast section.
3. View the 5-day hourly or daily "Snow Ratio" forecast for the next 10 days.

10:1 will be fun but will feel a little heavy. 15:1 will offer some faceshots and feel pretty light. 20:1 will be incredibly light, almost like skiing through nothing but air.

This new feature is currently available with the latest version of the OpenSnow iOS app installed (App Store > OpenSnow > Update) or on the OpenSnow website (OpenSnow.com). It will be available in the OpenSnow Android app soon.

View → Snow Ratio Forecast