Snow Conditions

4 inches over the past 24 hours. 

Breck's official snow report shows 195 inches so far this season and a base depth of 52 inches.

Our internal analysis has the snowpack currently sitting at 120% compared to the 30-year average.

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Thursday

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies through Thursday afternoon as we await the arrival of the strong storm on Thursday night. 

Thursday Night - Friday

The storm that we've been discussing all week will finally arrive on Thursday night. A deep plume of Pacific moisture will stream into Breckenridge from the southwest and even though a west-southwest wind direction is not ideal for us, we'll still be looking at 3-6 inches of dense snow by Friday morning. 

We'll then see the wind shift to blow more from the west and northwest by late Friday morning. This will combine with colder air to give us yet another 3-6+ inches through Friday evening before the storm begins to wind down on Friday night. 

The one wildcard on Friday night will be cool, northwest flow on the backside of the storm as it exits the state. This can sometimes produce very fluffy snow so keep an eye on the Breck Snow Stake to watch it pile up. 

In total, we can expect 6-12 inches from Thursday night through Friday night. This would give us the softest turns on Friday (storm skiing) and again on Saturday morning.

Saturday - Sunday

There could be a few leftover clouds and showers on Saturday morning but dry conditions will prevail by the second half of Saturday and into Sunday. Look for temps in the teens to low 20s on Saturday and in the 20s on Sunday. 

Next Week

Following the break on Saturday and Sunday, our next round of snow will quickly follow by Sunday night and into Monday. This system will dive down from the northwest and look to deliver 2-5 inches through Monday night. There should then be yet another system in the works around Wednesday and Thursday, January 23rd and 24th as we sit right on the edge of stormy weather to our east and dry weather to our west. 

As always, keep an eye on our 1-10 day forecast for Breckenridge and right here for the latest updates.

Thanks for reading!

SAM COLLENTINE

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