Weather Forecasts, Snowfall Predictions, Current Snowpack

Since skiing relies on snow, knowing the snow conditions is a big help. I've scoured the web to find the best weather maps for skiing in North America.

Terry

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Snow Coverage/Depth Maps - USA
Source	Weather Underground	NOAA				US Air Force
Type	Depth	Coverage		Depth		Depth
	Current Estimate	From Satellite Photos	Trend: Last 30 Days	Weather Station Measurements	Most Complete	Current Estimate

Current Weather and Snowfall Maps - USA
Source	UNISYS		NOAA		UCAR
Type	Current Precipitation	Animated Weather (last 12 hours)	Animated Radar (last 6 hours)	Measured Snowfall	Cumulative Precipitation (last 24 hours)	Animated Precipitation (last 5 days)

Forecasts - Short to Medium Term - USA
Type	Animated Maps								Static Map
Source	NOAA (AVN)	UCAR (RUC)	UCAR (ETA)	NOAA (AVN)	IGES (AVN)	The Weather Channel	UCAR (GFS)	Unisys	IGES
Data	Precipitation Type	Precipitation Totals							Precip.	Temp.
Duration	5 Days	0-12 hr.	0-60 hr.	5 Days	7 Days	7 Days	7 Days	10 Days	10 Days	10 Days

Forecasts - Snowfall - USA/North America
Type	Animated Map		Static Map
Source	NOAA		Weather.com	Unisys
Duration	3-day probability > 4"	48 hr. accumulation	Today	48 hr. accumulation
Location	USA	North America	USA	North America