Not only can skiers get their passes pulled for at least 30 days, or possibly the rest of the season, but they could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for ducking ropes.

“Whenever we have a thin early-season snowpack, that's when we see most avalanche accidents, incidents, fatalities,” he said.

An incoming atmospheric river is expected to have the biggest widespread impacts of any storm this season, delivering up to 2 ...