SnowCast
A Field Guide to Storms · HyperlocalStorm-driven · Cascade to Sangre de Cristo● Built for the ridge you ski
Storm Outlook · 48-Hour Window

The upslope arrives before first chair.

Hyperlocal models, sharpened for the aspect you care about. We don’t predict the weather for a town — we predict it for the ridge you’re skinning, the bowl you’re watching, the chute you’ve been saving for a day like Tuesday.

Alta · UT+24H · HRRR
14
New Snow by First Chair
Deep refills on NE aspects
Upslope flow layers moisture against Little Cottonwood through dawn. Wind slab forming above treeline.
Base Temp
−3°
Wind
28 mph
Visibility
¼ mi
What We Make
A forecast for skiers, not weatherpeople. Built on ensemble models, sharpened by aspect, elevation, and the stubborn realities of mountain weather. Not the approximate storm hitting Salt Lake — the specific snow falling on High Rustler at 9,800 feet, between four and nine AM.
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Aspect-resolved

Every hex carries its own slope, elevation, and prevailing wind exposure. Upslope on NW means nothing to a south-facing bowl.

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Ensemble honesty

Four models, disagreement shown plainly. When confidence is low, we say so — and show you which way each model is leaning.

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Built by skiers

Patrol-grade vocabulary. Backcountry-grade precision. A freezing level, a wind direction, a decision — not a cheery summary.

Three forecasts said powder.
SnowCast said powder on the northeast,
crud everywhere else.
It was right.
— Sam K.
Backcountry Guide · Wasatch

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