Thursday, Friday, and Saturday should be sunny and warm across the mountain. Don’t forget, though, that during calm periods like this we often experience a temperature inversion where readings at the base in the morning are 20-30 degrees colder than what you’ll find once you make it up to mid mountain and the summit.

I am searching for fresh snow in our forecast, and I see three chances for snowflakes during the next week. The first chance will be Thursday night into Friday morning as a weak storm could deliver a dusting of snow. Then a stronger system should bring snow from Saturday night through Tuesday morning, with perhaps a heavier period of snow from Sunday afternoon through midday Monday. After this, another storm of moderate strength should deliver at least a few more inches of snow next Thursday and Friday (February 18-19). Check back right here every morning for an updated forecast!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com