It’s Thursday morning and the storm that we have been anticipating is still on track!

Snow began on Wednesday night, and as of early Thursday morning, I see about 1 inch on the mid-mountain snow stake.

Expect snow to fall on Thursday, Thursday night, Friday, and maybe continue through Friday night. A storm total of 10-20 inches is very likely.

On Thursday, snow should ramp up with 3-6+ inches, snow should fall heavily on Thursday night through Friday midday with another 10-15+ inches, and we should see an additional 2-6+ inches from Friday afternoon through Friday night.

The timing of this snow will lead to powder on Thursday, Friday, and likely Saturday morning as well.

Even with this amazing forecast, there are a few downsides to keep in mind. Temperatures will warm through Friday so the snow could become thicker and denser. Winds will be strong on Friday which will also create dense snow and could delay some lifts. And high expectations are a tough way to go into a storm, so let’s control our mental state a little bit, look forward to fun powder, and be thrilled that we get the chance to enjoy freshies for a few days.

The snow should end by Saturday morning. We’ll see dry weather on Saturday, then snow will return on Saturday night and Sunday with at least a few inches of accumulation. Looking ahead to next week (Feb 10-14), there will be storms close to Colorado but I have low confidence about the details of any of the storms. I’ll let you know when I have a shred of confidence in the forecast.

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 Thursday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 1” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 1” from Wednesday to Thursday (Feb 5-6)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 102%