One prediction says Colorado will see above-average temperatures this winter, while another expects cold and snowy weather.
was a mixed bag for skiers and snowboarders who frequented Colorado's magnificent slopes. The snowpack was below average in 2024, the fourth-lowest since the winter of 1986-1987.in southwest Colorado, where the Purgatory and Telluride resorts make their homes.
Just six resorts in the state — Winter Park, Copper Mountain, Vail, Breckenridge, Loveland, and Steamboat — topped 300 inches last winter, when ordinarily that number is about ten. So what's in store for this coming season? As snowhounds start thinking about sharpening edges, waxing boards and booking trips to the mountains, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released early long-range temperature and precipitation outlooks for December, January and February for the country. These long-range forecasts are rarely as accurate as we'd like to think, but they give you a starting point for vacation planning. Colorado's still a little murky, with NOAA's best guess being equal chances for above- and below-average snowfall this winter. However, NOAA does predict temperatures to rise above normal for all of the state's mountainous areas.Temperatures are forecast to be higher than average this coming winterIf you're chasing fat snowfall out of state, NOAA's prediction suggests looking to the northern Rockies, such as Big Sky, Jackson Hole, or Big Mountain in Whitefish, Montana. Or head to the Midwest and Great Lakes region, like Boyne Mountain or Crystal Mountain in Michigan.early forecast has a more optimistic outlook for the state for people craving snowier, chillier weather this winter. Along with nine other states,We're not sure which outlet is being the vaguest at this point for Colorado ski-planning purposes, but most of us like seeing"snowy" instead of"not snowy."
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