2006-07 Ski Season Summary

The following major weather patterns affected the ski season.
October: Colorado had several storms totalling 3-5 feet. Only Wolf Creek opened much terrain in October, but some other areas opened a week earlier in November than scheduled.
November to mid-December: The Pacific Northwest was pounded with nearly continuous snow. Most of these storms continued into western Canada for a strong start there, while a few brought near average snow to Utah and Colorado. The Sierra, Southwest and some U.S. Northern Rockies areas missed out and had delayed or restricted openings.
Late December: While the Northwest continued to get the most snow, scattered storms helped previously dry regions improve some. The Southwest had a couple of strong storms that moved on to Denver but were much weaker along the I-70 corridor.
January to early February: Most of the U.S West had less than half normal snow, and there was also a widespread Arctic freeze mid-month. The Northwest and western Canada continued snowy early in January but dried out later. New Mexico and Arizona had some localized snow and were close to average for January. By early February the Sierra was still only half open and many Utah and U.S. Northern Rockies areas had hardpack conditions on below average base depths.
mid-February to first of March: This was the only widespread big snow period of the season. All regions were at least average and Utah and the Sierra were hit the hardest.
most of March: Storms tapered off during the first week, and most of the West was unseasonably warm and dry for the rest of March. Only some western Canadian areas retained mostly winter conditions. A few areas with low snowpacks had rare premature terrain closures. Late in the month snow returned to much of Colorado.
Spring: April snowfall was close to average in most regions and a bit better in Colorado.
For more detail on snow incidence by month and region, see 2006-07 Ski Season Analysis.