Friday was a bluebird day. Temperatures warmed a few degrees higher than I expected with readings topping out in the upper 30s to low 40s.

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will all be sunny days and temperatures may be a few degrees warmer each day. I wish I had snowier news, but the atmosphere is throwing us sun and warmth so we’ll make the most of it and be thankful that we can at least make turns and cruise around the mountain.

Thursday should be a transition day with more clouds and cooler temperatures.

Friday and Saturday, December 11-12, will finally bring a chance for snow back to the forecast. There will be decently strong storm energy around Colorado, but moisture may be limited, which would keep any snow totals on the low side.

A few days later on Tuesday, December 15, another storm could head toward Colorado and this system could bring a little more moisture and therefore a little more snow.

These potential storms are 7-10 days away so it’s really too soon to be discussing details, but I wanted to chat about them briefly because we need some snowy news to keep us motivated during the upcoming dry spell.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday morning

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

Last snowfall:
* 2” Monday Night to Tuesday (Dec 1)

Terrain
* 8 of 23 lifts
* 18 of 152 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 94%