Welcome to the Vail Daily Snow for the 2018-2019 season!

I will write a fresh update every day through the end of the season in April 2019. We will talk about snow, the weather forecast, and especially when we can expect the next storms and deep powder days.

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Our current snowpack is 165% of average thanks to two early-season storm cycles in early October and early November. The mountain cams look amazing with snow from base to summit and the NATURAL snow depth is 22 inches at mid-mountain and 32 inches at the summit

On Thursday morning we picked up a dusting on the snow stake cam as a weak system moved through northern Colorado. This might not seem noteworthy, but every flake counts!

Now on Friday morning, temperatures are cold (in the single digits) though full sunshine will help us to warm into the low 20s by midday.

Saturday will also be sunny and dry.

Our next chance for snow will be from Saturday night through Monday midday. Right now I think 1-3 inches is the right forecast as this storm will bring the most snow to areas east of Vail, near and east of the divide. Temperatures on Sunday and Monday will likely not make it out of the teens and Monday morning lows could be below zero. Great for snowmaking!

Everything is looking good for opening day on Friday, November 16 with a deep snowpack. Also, while we will likely see dry weather around opening day, the longer-range outlooks show a chance for a storm around November 20th and then another stormy period sometime between about November 22 - December 2.

Thanks so much for reading, for your support of OpenSnow.com, and check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ

Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Contact me: [email protected]