It’s been a dry fall thus far in Colorado, but hopeful slopesport enthusiasts should keep their fingers crossed as mid-November hits. Per mapping from the National Weather Service, there’s an extended chance of heavy snow hitting the state’s mountains over upcoming days.

Each day during the snow season, the National Weather Service publishes a ‘risk of heavy snow’ map that basically looks a few days ahead and highlights where heavy snow may occur around the country. Mapping published in recent days (seen above) shows that a risk of heavy snow could stretch from November 14 through November 26 if forecasting holds true.

The most recent mapping, published on Wednesday, depicts what’s perhaps the most widespread risk of heavy snow over upcoming days, encompassing the entire Western Slope and stretching as far east as the I-25 corridor. The risk depicted in that map would be present from November 20 through November 26 – still more than a week out and subject to change, but that could be big news for Thanksgiving skiers.

Snowfall forecasting will get more specific as the aforementioned dates approach, but as it stands now, anything would likely be welcomed by eager Centennial State skiers and snowboarders. Statewide, snowpack is at just 19 percent of the norm for the date, with some regions quite a bit below that. Southwest Colorado, for example, is at just 13 percent of the norm, with 92% of snow seasons since records started in 1987 having more snow by this point in the year.

Find additional reporting related to potential incoming snow on the National Weather Service website.