It’s Wednesday morning and instead of seeing mountain cams showing a snowy scene, the storm has split around Colorado and we are left with clouds and just a few showers.

The national radar on Wednesday morning shows precipitation to our south in New Mexico, and also to our north and east, but not much in Colorado.

For Wednesday, Wednesday night, and Thursday look for a mix of clouds, a few showers, and just light snow accumulations over the northern mountains. The main impact of this storm will likely be the clouds, which should stick around the northern mountains through most of Thursday.

Friday and Saturday will be beautiful spring days with lots of sunshine and high temperatures in the 40s to near 50F. The only wrinkle will be a few more clouds by Saturday afternoon.

The next chance for snow should arrive on Saturday night and continue through Monday night. This is a weak and rather warm system, so I do not expect big accumulations for most mountains. Right now, the model average snow forecasts show a chance for a few inches of snow on all mountains, and the best chance for deeper accumulations near and east of the continental divide from later on Sunday into Monday.

Looking out into the 10-15 day forecast, through late April and into early May, I do not see any cold storms heading our way. I am sure we’ll see more snow, but the chance for a deep, cold powder day is low at the moment.

Thanks for reading!

My next update will be on Thursday morning.

JOEL GRATZ

Monarch Closing Day (April 21) = Free tubing for everyone and free lift tickets for kids
Closing weekend events are always super fun. Monarch's latest press release caught my eye as they will offer free tubing to everyone on April 21st, kids 12 and under ski for free on April 21, and the 'Kayaks on Snow' event will be the day before on Saturday, April 20. More here: https://opsw.co/2XaF7nN

Bluebird Backcountry – another event!
Ever wanted to try backcountry skiing? Don't know where to start? Our friends over at Bluebird Backcountry have an awesome idea to open a backcountry ski area. Following a successful "first flight" at Mosquito Pass last month, Bluebird is now partnered with Winter Park Resort to offer "in-bounds backcountry" designed for learning and adventure. Take the Bluebird survey and sign up for a day of skiing at bluebirdbackcountry.com

Geography Key

Northern Mountains
Steamboat, Granby, Beaver Creek, Vail, Ski Cooper, Copper, Breckenridge, Keystone, Loveland, Abasin, Winter Park, Berthoud Pass, Eldora, Rocky Mountain National Park, Cameron Pass

Along the Divide
Loveland, Arapahoe Basin, Winter Park, Berthoud Pass

East of the Divide
Eldora, Echo, Rocky Mountain National Park, Cameron Pass

Central Mountains
Aspen, Sunlight, Monarch, Crested Butte, Irwin, Powderhorn

Southern Mountains
Telluride, Silverton – north side of the southern mountains | Purgatory, Wolf Creek – south side of the southern mountains