The Big Picture
The storm has arrived. A Pacific system is spreading snow across Utah and the Northern Rockies today and swings into Colorado and New Mexico tonight and Monday. Alta and Snowbird lead the next seven days, though today starts wet low on the mountain and the models disagree widely on totals: as little as 4 inches or as much as 15, with most of them near 9 at Alta. Aspen Snowmass is Colorado’s steadiest bet at 4–10 inches, most of it Monday. After that the West dries out, the Northeast turns warm and wet, and Whistler Blackcomb lines up the next storm late in the week.
Circle Monday at Alta and Snowbird, where another 1–3 inches falls as highs drop near 30, and Tuesday at Aspen Snowmass, when Monday’s snow meets clearing skies.
Pacific Northwest
Dry through Wednesday, with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s and frosty nights. Moisture returns Thursday and lingers into the weekend, but snow levels run high. Mt. Baker picks up 1–5 inches, most of it Friday, along with 1–3 inches of rain over the week and a soggy, windy Saturday. Stevens Pass sees up to 2 inches and Crystal Mountain an inch or less. Mt. Hood Meadows stays snow-free, with gusts of 20–25 mph Wednesday through Saturday and some models near 50. Mt. Bachelor gets an inch at most Tuesday, and Schweitzer stays dry until light rain late in the week. Early-season patience is still the play.
California & Nevada
The last of the weekend system leaves snow on the Sierra today. Mammoth Mountain is the surest bet, 2–5 inches with highs near 30, followed by a clear, cold Monday with lows near 15. Mt. Rose and Palisades Tahoe pick up a coating to a few inches, Heavenly and Kirkwood up to 2. A quick shot Tuesday could add a little more at Palisades Tahoe and Mt. Rose, but it comes with gusts of 30–40 mph at Kirkwood, Heavenly and Mt. Rose that could hold upper lifts. Then high pressure takes over: dry the rest of the week, with highs climbing into the 50s by Saturday.
Rocky Mountains
Colorado: Today is warm and windy ahead of the front: highs in the 40s, gusts near 40 mph at Aspen Snowmass and Breckenridge, and rain showers at Steamboat and Vail. The cold air arrives Monday with the snow. Aspen Snowmass picks up 3–6 inches Monday and 4–10 for the week. Breckenridge gets 2–4 inches Monday, but gusts of 40–50 mph could slow upper lifts. Vail’s total is uncertain, a couple of inches to about 8, and Steamboat could see up to 6 Monday after today’s rain. Wolf Creek is the wild card again: 2½–3 inches of rain today with gusts above 50 mph in most models, while one turns it into more than a foot of snow. Monday adds 1–6 inches as it cools. Lows in the teens Tuesday through the weekend are good news for snowmaking.
Southern Rockies: Taos gets a wet, very windy Sunday: 1–2 inches of rain with gusts near 50 mph, and stronger in some models. It turns to snow Monday, 2–6 inches, with gusts still near 55 mph that could keep upper lifts closed. Saturday could bring a few more inches. The week’s total is uncertain, from a couple of inches to about 11.
Utah & Northern Rockies: Today is the main event in the Wasatch, and it starts messy: up to an inch of rain at Snowbird before colder air turns it to snow, with gusts near 30 mph. Alta and Snowbird could see anywhere from 1 to 10 inches today, so treat any single number with caution. Monday is colder and snowier, 1–3 inches with highs near 30 and gusts of 30–40 mph, and Wednesday adds up to 3 inches. Park City gets mostly rain today, 1–2 inches of it, and only 1–2 inches of snow all week. To the north, Big Sky collects 3–6 inches today and Monday as highs fall into the mid 20s. Jackson Hole and Sun Valley mix rain and snow today; Jackson Hole’s week is uncertain, anywhere from nothing to about 9 inches, and Sun Valley tops out near 4.
Northeast
No snow this week. Today is cool and breezy, then the warm-up starts. Highs reach the mid 50s Monday and near 60 Wednesday and Thursday at Killington, Stowe and Whiteface, with lows in the 40s, which shuts down snowmaking. Gusts near 40 mph at Sugarloaf today and Monday could hold upper lifts. Showers come and go midweek before the heaviest rain Friday into Saturday, when Sugarloaf and Sunday River could see up to 3½–4 inches and Jay Peak and Stowe 1–2 inches. Colder air follows next Sunday.
Canada
Mostly quiet early. Lake Louise and Banff Sunshine stay dry and cold, with highs near 30 and lows near 15, and Fernie adds up to 3 inches late in the week. Whistler Blackcomb is dry through Tuesday, then light snow Wednesday through Saturday adds 2–8 inches, though Saturday brings rain lower on the mountain, up to 2 inches or more in some models. Revelstoke sees up to 4 inches Thursday through Saturday. Mont Tremblant turns mild and wet, with highs in the 50s, 1–3 inches of rain through Saturday and gusts up to 40 mph late in the week.
Looking Ahead
Days 8 to 10 (next Sunday through Tuesday) keep the storm track over British Columbia. Whistler Blackcomb adds snow Sunday and could see its first powder day Tuesday, though the models range from nothing to a foot. Mt. Baker may share in it, mixed with rain. The Northeast cools to highs near 40, with a coating possible at Jay Peak and Stowe by Tuesday, while the Sierra, Utah and Colorado stay dry and mild. Confidence is low this far out.
Forecast data: Open-Meteo (ECMWF, GFS, ICON and GEM models), pulled Nov. 1, 2026, 12:42 UTC (early Sunday morning Mountain time), at upper-mid mountain elevation for each resort. Snow ranges show the spread between the four models; where they disagree widely, the text says so.
