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Live snowfall, snowpack depth, and 5-day forecasts at every ski + snowboard area, with per-resort interactive weather meteograms.
Snow enthusiasts looking for the nation's most significant winter action should turn their attention northward to Alaska's Arctic region, where a robust weather system is poised to deliver 4-6 inches of fresh powder over the next 48 hours. While the Lower 48 experienced modest snowfall in isolated mountain zones—with Sawmill Ridge in Washington's Cascades and Vallecito in Colorado's San Juan Mountains each recording 2 inches in the past 24 hours—the real story is unfolding along Alaska's Dalton Highway corridor, where conditions are rapidly deteriorating into a classic Arctic snowfall event.
The Brooks Range is bearing the brunt of this incoming system, with Imnaviat Creek leading the forecast with 6 inches of anticipated snow accompanied by areas of fog and mixed precipitation. This remote location at 68.6°N latitude sits squarely in the path of a moisture-laden low-pressure system tracking across the North Slope. Just 35 miles south, Atigun Pass—the highest point on Alaska's famed Dalton Highway at 4,739 feet—is expected to receive 4 inches amid challenging conditions including freezing fog and scattered rain-snow mix. These totals are particularly noteworthy given the existing minimal base depths (1-2 inches), suggesting this system represents the season's first significant accumulation event for the region. Even Prudhoe Bay, typically drier due to its coastal Arctic location, could see 2 inches with transitioning precipitation types as temperatures hover near freezing.
In the continental United States, snowfall remains disappointingly light for this time period. Washington's Sawmill Ridge, situated in the central Cascades with a robust 170-inch base, added only 2 inches despite favorable terrain, with forecasters calling for hazy conditions and potential thunderstorms—hardly the sustained upslope flow snow enthusiasts crave. Colorado's Vallecito, working with a meager 3-inch base in the San Juans, matched that 2-inch total but faces a similar convective weather pattern with showers and thunderstorms likely. For researchers and powder chasers, the Arctic's sustained snowfall driven by synoptic-scale dynamics presents far more compelling opportunities than the scattered, convective-driven flurries plaguing the Rockies and Cascades this cycle.
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About ski conditions
Where do the ski conditions come from?
Fresh-snow totals are aggregated from resort-side reporting, NOAA's NOHRSC snow analysis grid, and nearby SNOTEL stations. Snowpack and SWE typically come from the closest SNOTEL station to each resort.
What's a meteogram?
A compact 15-day weather chart showing temperature, precipitation, wind, and weather-symbol forecast in one view. It's the same data professional forecasters use, rendered for quick at-a-glance trip planning.
What about backcountry conditions in ?
Always consult your regional avalanche center — resort conditions don't translate to backcountry safety. The U.S. avalanche center directory is at avalanche.org.
Can I get an alert when fresh snow falls at a resort?
Yes. Save any ski area as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a fresh-snow threshold, and you'll get a push the moment it crosses. Free with a Snoflo account.