2.6 Snow Before You Go: 1-3 FEET of Fresh Powder by Saturday

6th February 2020 | Meteorologist Chris Tomer

News Regions: Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Rocky Mountains

Resorts in this article: Alta Ski Area, Big Sky Resort, Breckenridge, Brighton Resort, Grand Targhee Resort, Jackson Hole, Snowbasin, Snowbird, Solitude Mountain Resort, Steamboat, Winter Park Resort

Powerful jet stream delivers heavy snow intermountain west

Weekly snow forecast by On the Snow meteorologist Chris Tomer: Powerful Jet Stream Delivers Heavy Snow Intermountain West

A 125 mph jet stream delivers maximum snow amounts on a northwest flow pattern to ski areas in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. 1-3 feet of accumulation likely between Thursday and Saturday. A 2nd fast-moving storm system delivers a round of moderate snow late Saturday through Sunday in many of the same areas.

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Tomer's Take for the best snow this week:

On Friday ski Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude, Grand Targhee, or Jackson Hole, on Saturday ski Steamboat, Winter Park, or Breckenridge, and on Sunday ski Big Sky, Jackson Hole, Snowbasin, or Steamboat.

Over 30 inches of snow coming to Cameron Pass, CO, by the end of this weekend.

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