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SnowBrains Forecast: Quick Sierra Powder Shot Monday-Tuesday, Spring Corn Follows

This forecast was created at 7:30 a.m. PST on Monday, May 12. A late-season spring storm brushes the Sierra early in the week with modest, moderate-density snow before high pressure restores dry, warmer conditions through Friday and leaves only a slim chance of a weak follow-up system next weekend. Totals of roughly 4″-7″ around Tahoe and lighter amounts further south […]

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WeatherBrains | May 12, 2025
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NOAA May 2025 ENSO Update: Next Winter Likely ENSO-Neutral, Although La Niña a Possibility

This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog.​ The tropical Pacific is in ENSO-neutral conditions, and neutral is expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer. Neutral is also the most likely outcome for the fall and winter, although chances of La Niña are a close second. Today, as your trusty representative of the ENSO forecast team, I’ll cover […]

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WeatherBrains | May 8, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: First Major Dump of the Season for South America

Central Chile and northern Patagonia line up a concise 3-day powder window, with the heaviest, driest hits focused on Las Leñas and Nevados de Chillán while the Tres Valles resorts score a solid refresher and lower-latitude mountains pick up smaller, wetter shots. After a slow start on Tuesday, snowfall intensity peaks late Wednesday into early Thursday, then tapers with a […]

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WeatherBrains | May 6, 2025
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[VIDEO] Chris Tomer’s Mountain Weather Update 5/6: May Storm to Bring Feet of Snow to Colorado and New Mexico

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Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his mountain weather forecast videos to see where North America will get the most snow. “Panhandle Hooker storm system en route 5/5-5/7 with feet of accumulation above 9,000ft in CO & NM. Deep CO upslope favors Divide-East locations. Snow levels PM 5/6 […]

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WeatherBrains | May 6, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: 15 Inches of Snow For Colorado This Week

Snow returns to Colorado’s high peaks beginning Sunday night, peaking on Tuesday with double-digit totals likely at Loveland, Monarch, and several Front Range and Southern resorts, before tapering to scattered light showers by Thursday and a warm, mostly dry pattern late week. A spring storm lifts moisture from the southwest, gradually lowers snow levels from around 10,000 feet to near […]

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WeatherBrains | May 3, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: Powder Day Incoming for Mammoth This Weekend

A quick-hitting convective wave Saturday will freshen the central Sierra with 3″-7″ of new snow above 8,000 feet at Mammoth, after which high pressure locks in a dry, steadily warming pattern that persists well into next week. The brief burst will feature dense midday flakes transitioning to lighter powder Saturday night, while Sunday turns breezy and cooler before temperatures rebound […]

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WeatherBrains | May 2, 2025
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Climate Change Could Actually Lead to More Snow—But There’s a Catch

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In September, unprecedented levels of fall snow in the European Alps led to severe flooding in central Europe. Some areas in the eastern Alps of Austria saw over six and a half feet of snow. This unusual autumn snowfall kickstarted an early ski season across several resorts in the Alps. Related: Up to 10 Feet of Snowfall Forecast for Parts […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | May 2, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: First Snow of the Season for New Zealand – Up to 20 Inches Expected

Early season southerlies will bury New Zealand’s central-eastern Southern Alps in the first meaningful dump of 2025, while a weaker, wetter pulse brushes the North Island—excellent news for base-building but with quality that trends from dense to drier as temperatures fall then rebound. A compact low sliding up the South Island Wednesday night ignites a one-to-two-foot event for Canterbury fields, […]

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WeatherBrains | April 30, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: Active Pattern Keeps Snow Dumping in Colorado for the Next 10 Days

Colorado’s spring keeps the powder skis handy this week. A quick mid-week refresher drops light, high-quality snow tonight into Thursday, a brief lull follows, and then a slow-moving low spins up from Sunday through late next week, driving the deepest totals and the best chance for several sleeper powder mornings—especially across the Front Range giants. Wednesday night-Thursday wave delivers a […]

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WeatherBrains | April 30, 2025
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Snowpack Levels Fall Below Average Across Most of Western U.S., New Data Shows

The latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reveals a below-average snowpack across much of the western United States, raising concerns for water supply, wildfire risk, and drought conditions heading into summer. According to the NRCS Westwide SNOTEL report for April 28, 2025, snow water equivalent (SWE) levels—a key indicator of the amount of […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 29, 2025
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Winter 2024-25 Scorecard: How the Big Names in Long Range Weather Forecasting Fared

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Intro — Reading the Forecast Report Card Every September, the big forecasting brands splash colorful maps across social feeds, promising everything from “Worst of Winter” bullseyes to “Mild & Dry” respites. Now that lifts are grinding to a halt, we pored over snow-water-equivalent charts, resort snow ledgers, NOAA climate summaries, and more to see who nailed (or whiffed) the 2024-25 outlook. […]

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WeatherBrains | April 28, 2025
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Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North America’s Top 5 Forecasted Open Resorts for the 10 Days of April 27-May 6, 2025

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It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, this list of open resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond.  This post takes us into May, which means the ski […]

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WeatherBrains | April 26, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: Double Header Spring Setup Will Bring 5-9 Inches to the Northern Rockies This Weekend

This forecast was created at noon PST on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A potent late-season storm will spin snow back into the Northern Rockies Sunday night–Monday, delivering up to 9″ on the higher slopes of southwest Montana before a cooler, showery pattern lingers mid-week and high pressure brings a dry, springlike rebound to close the period. The setup favors the […]

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WeatherBrains | April 25, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: Over a Foot of Snow For California This Weekend

This forecast was created at 8:00 a.m. PST on Friday, April 25, 2025. A compact late-April storm will bring a quick burst of winter back to the Sierra Friday night through Saturday, delivering roughly 6″-15″ of fresh snow to the higher ski areas before drier and warmer spring conditions reclaim the range early next week. Behind the weekend storm, temperatures moderate, […]

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WeatherBrains | April 25, 2025
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Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North America’s Top 5 Forecasted Open Resorts for the 10 Days of April 21-May 1, 2025

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It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, this list of open resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond.  Related: Alyeska Resort, AK, Just Broke 700″ of Snowfall […]

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WeatherBrains | April 21, 2025
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NOAA May 2025 Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal for Most of the West

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The NOAA just released its outlook for May 2025. While winter is ending, snow is not unheard of in May. Let’s see what the NOAA claims is in store next month. Fingers crossed! Related: NOAA April 2025 ENSO Update: La Niña has Ended TL;DR: May 2025 looks warmer and drier than normal for most Western ski and mountain regions, with […]

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WeatherBrains | April 18, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: 20″ of Snow For Colorado This Weekend

This forecast was created at 8:00 a.m. PST on Wednesday, April 16. Colorado is transitioning from warm, breezy weather midweek to a potent storm system that will deliver widespread snowfall from Thursday night into the weekend, favoring the southern mountains with the heaviest totals. Expect a sharp drop in temperatures, lowering snow levels well below 10,000 feet by Friday, gradual […]

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WeatherBrains | April 16, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: Over a Foot of New Snow Possible For Utah This Week

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A late-week storm will bring fresh snow across the Utah mountains from Wednesday night through Saturday, with Southern Utah favored for the highest totals. Conditions start off dry and warm, but a cold front moving in late Wednesday will usher in meaningful snowfall for many resorts, followed by a gradual tapering on Sunday. Beyond the weekend, a near-normal precipitation pattern […]

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WeatherBrains | April 15, 2025
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[VIDEO] Direct Weather Summer 2025 Forecast: West and Southwest to See Record Heat

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  The latest video from Direct Weather provides a detailed summer 2025 weather forecast, focusing on June, July, and August. The video explains that the forecast is based on several seasonal models. It highlights that the information is pre-recorded as part of a broader series covering all seasons, including upcoming fall and winter outlooks. Related: NOAA April 2025 ENSO Update: […]

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WeatherBrains | April 15, 2025
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Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North America’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the 10 Days of April 15-24, 2025

April powder days at Red Lodge Mountain, MT. | Photo: Red Lodge Facebook

It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, this list of resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond.  Related: Alyeska Resort, AK, Just Broke 700″ of Snowfall This Season […]

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WeatherBrains | April 15, 2025
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