Snow Forecast Summary

Image Placeholder

We calculate the snow forecast summary by taking the snow forecast for the previous night + the current day. Example: The snow forecast summary has 15 inches for Saturday...

  • Friday Night = 7-11 inches = 9 inches
  • Saturday Day = 4-8 inches = 6 inches
  • Saturday Summary = 15 inches
The snow forecast summary calculation is shown this way since this is the snow that you would see/ski on that day.

10-Day Weather Forecast

The "day" forecast is from 6 AM to 6 PM, while the "night" forecast is from 6 PM to 6 AM.

Image Placeholder

Snowfall: The amount of forecasted snowfall during the 12-hour "day" period and during the 12-hour "night" period.

  • Blue is snowfall under 6 inches
  • Orange is snowfall over 6 inches
Precip %: The statistical probability of 0.01" inch (0.254 mm) or more of precipitation at the given area in the given 12-hour forecast.

  • Snow is blue
  • Rain is green
  • Mixed precip (snow/rain) is purple
Precipitation: The amount of forecasted precipitation. This would be the amount of liquid precipitation you would measure if you melted all of the snowfall.

  • Snow is blue
  • Rain is green
  • Mixed precip (snow/rain) is purple
Snow Level: The elevation above which snow will fall and below which rain will fall. The snow level will fall to lower elevations during periods of heavy snowfall and rise to higher elevations during periods of lighter snowfall.

Weather: The icon that best represents the forecasted weather during the 12-hour period. Scroll down to view every weather icon that would be present on OpenSnow.

Alerts:

🟧 
Orange = Powder (Forecast of 6+ inches from the previous night and current day).
🟩 Green = Rain (Expect rain on all of the mountain).
🟪 Purple = Snow/Rain (Expect a transition from snow to rain on the mountain).
🟨 Yellow = Wind (Wind gusts greater than 45 MPH and possible lift closures).

Temperature: The forecasted high temperature during the 12-hour "day" period and the forecasted low temperature during the 12-hour "night" period.

Wind Speed: The forecasted average wind speed during the 12-hour "day" period and the forecasted average wind speed during the 12-hour "night" period.

Wind Gust: The forecasted average wind gust during the 12-hour "day" period and the forecasted average wind gust during the 12-hour "night" period.

Cloud Cover: The forecasted cloud coverage during the 12-hour "day" period and the forecasted cloud coverage during the 12-hour "night" period.

Weather & Condition Icons:

Day
Night

Blizzard

Blizzard

Snow

Snow

Snow Showers

Snow Showers

Rain

Rain

Rain Showers

Rain Showers

Rain/Snow

Rain/Snow

Light Rain/Snow

Light Rain/Snow

Windy

Windy

Cold

Cold

Hot

Hot

Cloudy

Cloudy

Mostly Sunny

Mostly Clear

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly Cloudy

Sunny

Clear

Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms

Scattered T-Storms

Scattered T-Storms

Thundersnow

Thundersnow