Jan 4- Snow is back: up to 22″ by Thursday

Andrea Hamilton
3 days ago
3 min read

Yahooo!

Hello Skiers and Snowboarders,

Short-Term Forecast

Tuesday through Thursday, we are expecting a good dose of snow, with 8 to 12" for the 24 hours ending Wednesday morning (first map). We will get additional snow through Thursday. Snow totals of 22" for the period Monday through Thursday for the lower slopes is our forecast. Some models put this total up to 30"+.

Wednesday, the second map shows a trough of low pressure at 18,000, and this will bring a cold and moist flow into our state and bring snow levels down to 1000 to 2000'.

Thursday, the third map shows that the entire state will get a good dose of snow.

Snow and Weather Summary

Monday: Up to 2"
Tuesday: 5 to 7" and windy
Wednesday: 5 to 7" and windy
Thursday: 4 to 6"

Extended Outlook:

Friday, Jan. 9 to Sunday, Jan. 11

Saturday forecast models show a weak ridge of high pressure building for part of the weekend. This would tend to bring a drying trend and some warming.

Too early to predict any snow, and we will address that on our next update on Thursday, January 8.

Michael Fagin

Meteorologist

P.S. Highlights below:

Film fest • Sunday forecast timing • PNW webcams

Slopes: Elevation General Guidelines

Lower Slopes - Under 4000'
Mid-Slopes - 4000 to 5500'
Upper-Slopes - Above 5500'

Open areas:

49 Degrees North, an hour north of Spokane in Chewelah, WA
Alpental- opening tbd (parking guide)
Baker
Crystal Mountain Ski Resort (link to parking updates)
Mission Ridge
Silver Mountain, an hour from Spokane in Kellogg, ID
Stevens Pass: See WSDOT 12/30 update
Summit at Snoqualmie- West, Central, Silver Fir (Alpental tbd) (parking guide)
White Pass

Here's our resort list with webcam links. Not all areas are listed in every forecast. Please check websites for operations updates.

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Thanks for reading.

Andrea

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