Colorado Meteorlogist’s Ski Focused Winter 2022/23 Forecast

Colorado-based meteorologist Chris Tomer offers his take on what weather we can expect across the nation this winter, with a focus on skiing.

My forecast for the upcoming Fall and Winter focusing on skiing, ENSO, patterns, and SST’s.

– Chris Tomer

Tomer notes that the strength of the current La Niña means we might have a ‘warm, dry fall and a late start to winter for a lot of the west.’ The rest of the winter will pretty much mirror the previous two, which is good news for the PNW, British Columbia, Alberta, and the northern states; Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, as well as the northeast of New England.

• Related: NOAA ENSO September 2022 Update: 91% Chance of Fall La Niña, 80% Chance Winter La Niña

California can expect a below-normal snow winter causing the drought conditions to deepen.

Biggest winners:

• Whistler/Blackcomb, BC
• Schweitzer, ID
• Banff Area, AB
• Brundage, ID
• Kicking Horse, BC
• Jackson Hole, WY
• Fernie, BC
• Grand Targhee, WY
• Revelstoke, BC
• Sun Valley, ID
• Big Sky, MT
• Baker, WA
• Bridger Bowl, ID
• Stevens Pass, WA
• Whitefish, MT
• Rainier, WA
• Discovery, MT