Snow to Hit the West This Weekend | Few Inches for California, Upto 30″ For Colorado

While most of the week will remain warm and dry, as we approach the weekend things start to get interesting. Up to 30″ of interesting…

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A cold front will bring snow to the PNW on Thursday, dropping snow on Washington and Oregon and potentially a welcome few inches in California. 

As the front moves east, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah will all see winter-like temperatures and decent snowfall.

How much snowfall, it’s a little too far out to predict, but Wolf Creek, the only resort currently open in Colorado, and other southern Colorado resorts could see up to 20-30″. Snow will begin Saturday afternoon and continue through Monday. The other Colorado resorts could see anything up to a foot of fresh snow, hopefully enough for some to start their lifts turning.

Utah should see a few inches accumulate at most resorts from Saturday through Monday. Winter’s coming, it’s time to get excited…