I-70 Daily Snow
By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 6 years ago May 2, 2017
2016-2017 Season + OpenSummit
Update
Loveland will remain open through Sunday, May 7th and Arapahoe Basin through early June but it's now time to wrap up the I-70 Daily Snow until next fall.
The 2016-2017 Season
We started off slow with warm temperatures and little snow during October and early November. The snow machine then came alive in late-November and delivered a train of storms through December and January. Here's a look at one of our three Base Depth vs. Average graphs for Arapahoe Basin.
The deep snowpack that we built during December and January created a solid base that we enjoyed for the rest of the season. If I could pick one day that stood out, it would be Sunday, January 22nd at Vail.
Video: http://opsw.co/2pTUc0v
This was one of those days that Joel Gratz (above) coined as "Max Fluff" or as most people like to call it, "blower pow". These don't happen often along I-70 but when they do, it's always special!
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Thank you so much for reading the I-70 Daily Snow, have a great summer, and we'll see you right back here for the 2017-2018 season!
SAM COLLENTINE