As of Friday morning, the storm is over at Vail and you’ll find mostly sunny skies and a temperature of about 5-10F to start the day. The recent storm dropped 3-4 inches during the day on Thursday with an additional 2-3 inches on Thursday evening after lifts closed. That makes a storm total of about 7 inches (the same at the mid-mountain snow stake and the Blue Sky snow stake). All of this should translate to soft turns on Friday morning – dress warmly and enjoy!

On Friday night, we might see a few light snow showers as a weak storm passes to our north, and I do not expect significant snow accumulation.

Saturday and Sunday should be dry, mostly sunny, and warmer with high temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s.

The next storm will likely bring clouds, windy weather, and a few snow showers on Monday, then I expect a period of more intense snow from Monday late afternoon into Tuesday morning. It’s likely that you’ll find 4-8 inches of fresh snow for Tuesday first chair, and Tuesday is my pick for the best powder day next week.

After that system, we have a low-to-moderate chance for snow next Friday and Saturday, and after that, I do not know exactly when we’ll see the next storm. Don’t despair, though, as the weather pattern will be stormy in the western US through at least early March, so we will see more storms, I just lack confidence about when exactly we will see the next storm here in Colorado.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for an update each morning!

JOEL GRATZ, Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com