Thanks Giving Snow in the Wasatch

This time of the season most skiers manically watch the weather forecasts in a mix of anticipation and anxiety at what the upcoming season may (or may not) be. Here in the Wasatch, we know that anything can go, from hardly enough snow to properly ski the backcountry to epic winters where pretty much every ski day is a powder day. That's a big range. Hence the mix of anticipation and anxiety...

So, it is quite the relief to see that the NOAA mountain forecast, as it stands right now, at 9,400' in Little Cottonwood Canyon (near to Alta) is really amazing. Here is the data (click to enlarge):

A snow forecast is rarely looking much better than this!

One of my favorite things to do on a good forecast:
Go down the days and add up all the minimums and
maximums expected an add them all up. Here we are
looking at 2 - 4 feet in three days! And we are still
only in November!