The West stays stuck in “gray squares” mode (read: basically nothing falling), while winter keeps piling up east of the Rockies — and it’s about to get wild.

Mike and Evan recap a quiet stretch across the Sierra/Cascades and most of the West, with only a few bright spots (hello, sneaky Colorado upslope and a Southwest storm aimed at AZ/NM/CO). Then OpenSnow meteorologist Zach Butler returns with a full breakdown of a head-spinning Mid-Atlantic storm: major snow potential from Virginia into West Virginia/Maryland, plus a serious icing threat farther south — with the exact storm track making (or breaking) the forecast by the mile.

To close it out, Evan sits down with Adam Fair, Digital Marketing Manager at Alta Ski Area, for a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to market one of America’s iconic powder mountains… during a season that’s been light on the powder. They talk terrain openings, visitor behavior in lean years, storm-chasing logistics, and Alta’s 88th season campaign — including the dream of bringing back a Powder 8s competition when the snow finally cooperates.

Pray for snow in the West, and good luck (and good planning) to everyone in the East dealing with whatever precipitation type the “snow sandwich” decides to serve.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices