Thursday morning brought 1-2 inches of snow to mid-mountain and we tacked on a bit more snow late Thursday and Thursday night for a storm total of 2 inches. It wasn’t a lot of snow, but all the flakes count toward keeping the snow surface fresh and fun.

Friday’s weather will start cloudy. These low clouds should dissipate by midday and we’ll see comfortable temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s. Saturday should also be mostly sunny with comfortable high temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s.

The next storm will bring snow from late Saturday night through Monday afternoon. I am going to increase my forecast to 4-8 inches. We could see a few inches of thicker snow Sunday with warmer temperatures in the 20s, and then the best chance for deeper totals and fluffier snow will be on Sunday night through the first half of Monday as temperatures cool and the wind direction becomes more favorable from the west-northwest and northwest. You should find the softest and deepest snow on Monday morning and, with a bit of luck, we will hit the high end of the forecast range and enjoy soft and fluffy turns on Monday morning.

Next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday should be dry.

Then there could be some snow around Friday the 13th with another storm possible around Sunday the 15th. These systems are still too far away for me to offer a confident forecast, so I’ll keep my eye on things but will also keep my expectations low. For longer-range forecasts, it is better to under-promise and then be pleasantly surprised if the atmosphere comes together with a big storm.

Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Contact me: [email protected]

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 1.5” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 0.5” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 2” from Wednesday night to Thursday (Dec 4-5)

Terrain
* 9 of 23 lifts
* 42 of 148 trails (90 acres)
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 112%