Strong, long-lasting snowstorms are forecast across Utah starting this weekend. Meteorologists with OpenSnow are predicting a string of storms that will pass through the Western United States through the beginning of December that will bring “potentially significant” snow at higher elevation s.  Meteorologist Evan Thayer said these storms will hopefully be enough for resorts to open during Thanksgiving weekend.  Thayer described three storms that will move together over the next week. The first, and warmest, will start Friday night into Saturday, leaving rain at lower elevations and snow above 8,000 feet.  The second storm will land late Monday, which could bring 6 to 12 inches of snow in the mountains. This storm will be cooler compared to the storm systems seen so far this year and stronger than the first. Still, the storms will be highly dependent on elevation, according to Thayer’s models. Meteorologist Alan Smith is forecasting up to 20 inches in the Cottonwood canyons in the next five days from these combined storms. A third storm is on track for next week, too, which is predicted to be stronger, and as of Friday morning is confidently moving through Northern Utah. Thayer is predicting several feet of snow could accumulate by the end of next week.  Park City Mountain is forecast to see up to 12 inches of snow between Friday and Tuesday and 31 inches between Wednesday and Saturday of next week. The resort is slated to open on Nov. 20. At Deer Valley Resort snow forecasts are slightly lower, with 11 inches anticipated by Tuesday and 26 inches in the latter half of next week. Deer Valley plans to open Dec. 5.  The post Snow storms predicted consistently through next week appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less