The Chase For Pow!

Written by Powder Steve

Friday, 26 February 2010 23:53

The chase for powder is on as I just pulled into the Sierra where it is dumping at upper elevations and raining at lake level. The Central and southern Sierra should pick up an additional 7-11 inches by mid morning Saturday as snow levels drop. The word on the street is that Squaw never opened the upper mountain on Friday so things should be buff under some freshies from tonight.   The Rockies?   Storm system is tracking due southeast where it will center itself over Arizona on Saturday and slowly move into southern Colorado and Utah Saturday night and Sunday. Southern Colorado should pick up moderate snow especially on Sunday morning in areas favored by southerly flow such as  Wolf Creek and Durango and Crested Butte.  I am less optimistic about Telluride and Aspen however things might change late Sunday  when the winds shift to the north giving those areas a shot at 4-9 inches by daybreak on Monday.    The Chase will include Squaw Valley USA  for Saturday (14 inches by lift opening), Wolf Creek for Sunday and Aspen for Monday (Wildcard).   It is possible that areas along the southern front range will also see moderate snow favoring spots such as Monarch especially late on Sunday.   Long Term?   More snow is possible on Thursday/Friday next week in the typical El Nino pattern of taking the southerly route!  What else is new huh?