1.15 Snow Before You Go: 1-3 feet coming for the Sierras, Cascades

15th January 2020 | Meteorologist Chris Tomer

News Regions: Northern California, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, British Columbia, Colorado, California, Canada, Rocky Mountains

Resorts in this article: Alta Ski Area, Heavenly, Jackson Hole, Kirkwood, Mammoth Mountain, Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Baker, Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, Northstar California, Schweitzer, Snowbird, Steamboat, Whistler Blackcomb, Wolf Creek Ski Area

1-3 feet of snow coming to the Sierras, Cascades by Sunday

Updated snow forecast for the week by On the Snow meteorologist Chris Tomer:

One large and windy storm system will cross the West through Friday moved by a powerful jet stream. The heaviest snow will fall in the Sierra and Cascades, 1-3 feet. I'm forecasting moderate to heavy snow in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico and Colorado between Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday look much calmer except for the Pacific Northwest as the next storm system arrives.

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Tomer's Take for the best snow this week:

On Friday ski Tahoe, Mammoth or Schweitzer, on Saturday ski Alta, Snowbird, Wolf Creek, or Jackson Hole, and on Sunday ski the Pacific Northwest including Whistler/Blackcomb.

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1.15 Snow Before You Go: 1-3 feet coming for the Sierras, Cascades

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