Summary:

• Snow-packed & icy road surfaces.
• Light to moderate showers through Monday night.
• Dry midday Tuesday through Friday. 
• Snow returns next Saturday.
• Another storm possible around December 8th. 

I-70 Powder Report: http://opsw.co/i70report

Details: 

Last night's wave of snow came through about as expected. Summit County was on the lower side, with the resorts only reporting 2-3 inches over the past 24 hours. The big winner was Eagle County where Vail picked up 7 inches overnight, while Beaver Creek received 6 inches overnight. 

All road surfaces are under an icy and snow-packed from Denver through Vail. The normal areas of Berthoud Pass, Loveland Pass, and Vail Pass are completely snow-packed on Monday morning so slightly slower travel speeds can be expected. 

Monday - Monday Night: The I-70 mountain corridor will continue to see light to moderate showers through Monday night and possibly into early Tuesday morning as west to northwest flow continues to stream overhead. I can't completely rule out heavy showers from time-to-time throughout the day. This type of weather pattern seems to always give us a few surprises so keep an eye on the webcams. All road surfaces from roughly Georgetown through Vail will remain under an icy and snow-packed mix. The adequate tires or traction law is in place for most stretches of the I-70 mountain corridor so if you are traveling through Monday night, make sure your vehicle has chains, snow tires, or 4WD/AWD. 

Tuesday: As I mentioned above, the corridor will continue to see showers through Monday night and possibly into early Tuesday morning. West to northwest flow, along with wrap-around moisture from our exiting system, could bring us some surprises on Tuesday morning so stay tuned. All road surfaces from Georgetown through Vail will remain under an icy and snow-packed mix through Tuesday morning. Our skies should begin to clear late Tuesday morning, with only a few lingering flurries left along the corridor. All road surfaces will begin to clear during the afternoon but it will take until Wednesday for the high passes to completely dry out. 

Wednesday - Friday: Warming temperatures and dry conditions prevail. All road surfaces will be clear and dry. Mid-mountain temperatures will steadily rise into the low to mid 30s along the corridor so we should be in for a beautiful second half of the week. 

Next Weekend & Beyond: Our next chance for snow will arrive on Saturday, December 5th. This next system doesn't look all that impressive so I do not expect any big travel concerns at this time. We will also see another shot for snow on Tuesday, December 8th. I'll have more details over the coming days. 

Thanks for reading, have a great Monday, and get out and enjoy the fresh snow if you can!

SAM COLLENTINE