Summary

Congratulations to Red Gerard to win America's first gold medal at the 2018 Olympics (Men's Slopestyle) At just 17, he's the youngest kid to medal in an Olympic event since the 1920's. The past storm performed as expected with the highest amounts found over Snowmass (16 in 24 hours) which exceeded my original expectations. Telluride scored 6 inches during the day Saturday with 5 overnight so if you chased south you would have scored double powder days as I suggested. The I-70 corridor generally saw 8-10 inches where areas north saw slightly lower amounts (I had originally forecasted higher amounts north). I chased to Eldora where 6-8 inches fell prior to 10 AM making for really good light density pow on 1st chairs Saturday. Elsewhere, in Colorado along I-70 snow began falling heavily by 9 AM and continued through early afternoon (6-10 inches in 5-6 hours). The San Juan mountains and to some extent Aspen nabbed snow later providing afternoon powder and early AM powder this morning. Cold air really increased snow totals as I hinted on my last post where some resorts would approach double digits. The week ahead looks deep for the southern San Juan Mountains that really need a big dump!

Short Term Forecast