After months of being under an El Nino pattern, Colorado and the rest of the U.S. will begin to shift to the inverse, known as La Nina. Both terms refer to the change in surface.
Wednesday marked the day when Summit County’s snowpack usually reaches its historic peak, and the water content trapped in the snow is straddling normal levels thanks to an infusion of snow from a mid-April storm. .
Buttermilk skiers and snowboarders can expect a solid push of snow for closing day on Sunday, March 31 – a last parting gift for the ski area. A system moving in from Southern California from.
The stretch of spring, t-shirt skiing conditions is expected to end as a storm heads for the four mountains. After a light dusting on Thursday night, Sunday is expected to bring 4-6 inches of snowfall.