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A long-range forecast predicts above-average snowfall at northern Utah ski areas.

Resorts in southern Utah and southern Colorado could be drier than normal.

La Niña could bring more snow to the Pacific Northwest, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

With warm temperatures of late, nobody’s thinking about snow. But the days are getting shorter and the nights cooler. And that means the winter ski and snowboard season isn’t far behind.

So, what’s in store for Utah mountain resorts and others in the West this year?

OnTheSnow meteorologist Chris Toomer has some thoughts in his long-range forecast for North America.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a La Niña watch , anticipating it to occur in October and continue through the end of the year, fading earl

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