The Sunday storm was amazing. We knew going into Sunday that the storm’s southern track was not favorable for big snow totals, but we were hoping for a few bursts of intense snow thanks to a lot of moisture hanging around Colorado. Well, we saw our burst of snow as about 6-7 inches accumulated in 2-3 hours on Sunday morning. Wow! This type of localized, intense snowfall cannot be perfectly predicted, and I am glad that we were lucky and it fell on Copper. An additional 2 inches of snow fell on Sunday night, and that brings the storm total to about 10 inches. This is a fantastic result from a not-so-perfect storm setup.

Now on Monday morning, the next storm will arrive soon and has already pushed snow into the mountains just to the north. Expect waves of snow on Monday, Monday night, and Tuesday with a total of 3-6+ inches of accumulation and windy conditions especially on Monday. Normally, with a consistent flow from the northwest and the jet stream hanging around, I would be closely monitoring the chance for an upside surprise with more snow than is in the forecast. However, this storm will not bring much moisture, and this could be the limiting factor that keeps us from seeing a lot of snow.

No matter, conditions should soften on Monday into Tuesday and it should be pretty fun on the hill. If you’re heading out, dress warmly as temperatures will be in the teens on Monday and the single digits on Tuesday.

Wednesday should be mostly dry with some sunshine.

On Wednesday night into Thursday, a weak storm will move over northern Colorado and we’ll likely see some flakes with just light accumulations.

On Friday and Saturday, we’ll enjoy the sunniest and warmest weather of the week with high temperatures in the 30s.

Then the next storm should arrive either sometime Sunday, March 1st or more likely on Monday, March 2nd. If this next system takes a favorable track, we could measure snow during multiple days early next week.

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 Monday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 8” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 10” from Sunday to Monday (Feb 23-24)

Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 148 of 149 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 129%