Epic Snow Alert Issued: 100+ Inches Forecasted For Alaska

Sound the snow alarms, a major blizzard is slamming Alaska's coast with upwards of 100 inches (8+ feet) of snow, according to our friends at Powderchasers.

The storm began on the evening of November 7th, 2023, and is expected to peak in intensity this evening, November 8th. Check out the forecasted snow totals map below:

Powderchasers narrows down which areas should expect the most snow and why:

"In terms of totals, the model agreement remains pretty poor. However, most models are pointing to the highest snowfall totals being located in the Kenai Mountains just to the west of Prince William Sound.

A combination of the precipitation bullseye and high elevations (and thus low density snow) will allow the snow to really stack up; I would not be surprised if the upper elevations in this region see 8-10+ feet of snow in just 36 hours… pretty insane! Due to the remoteness, there will likely not be any reports of totals in the region from this incredible snowfall event."

The storm won't dump more than 100 inches on popular destinations like Alyeska and Valdez, but they certainly won't be spared.

Alyeksa is poised to pick up "25-35 inches" at mid-mountain. Powderchasers notes that snow totals will fluctuate greatly depending on elevation.

This first storm will be a tease to skiers living in Anchorage as Alyeska does not plan to open until November 25th, 2023.

Take a live look at the storm hitting Alyeska's on the resort's various webcams. Images below were captured at 11:20AM PT on November 8th, 2023.

Huge shout out to our friends at Powderchasers for breaking the news on this mega-storm.

They're always on the ball with tracking big storms and breaking them down for skiers. Check them out if you haven't already.

To our friends in Alaska- please send us your pics of the storm by clicking the link in the call to action below. We want to see you skiing that pow!

Happy Winter, friends. The long wait is finally over.

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