Tuesday night’s storm delivered no snow as we just missed the flakes which stayed a few miles to the north of the mountain. Oh well – we can’t win ‘em all!

Wednesday will be dry with high temperatures in the 20s. Thursday will be the warmest day of the week with a high temperature in the 30s.

On Thursday night, we might see a few showers, and then the best chance for steady snow will be during the day on Friday when the wind direction will switch to blow from a more favorable westerly and northwesterly direction.

I am going to keep my forecast at 4-8 inches though many models are showing lower totals. The best time to enjoy new snow should be Friday midday through the afternoon.

Two things to keep in mind. First, strong wind gusts of 40-60mph on Friday midday and afternoon may close or delay lifts. If this happens and some snow is not skied on Friday afternoon, then Saturday morning will offer fresh turns. Second, northwest flow on Friday evening could keep snow showers going with additional accumulations after lifts close. If both of these things happen, it would point to Saturday morning as a great time to find soft turns.

Looking ahead to the holiday weekend, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be dry with temperatures in the 20s to low 30s.

Our next chance for snow will be from a weak-to-moderate strength storm around Wednesday to Thursday, January 22-23rd.

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 Wednesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 6-7” from Saturday to Monday (Jan 11-13)

Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 141 of 149 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 108%