Thursday’s storm brought snowfall throughout the day and into the early evening with about 5 inches of snow accumulating across the mountain. The majority of this snow fell during the day on Thursday, though about 1-2 inches fell around or just after the time that lifts closed, and that means there will be some new snow to enjoy on Friday morning.

Looking ahead, the five days from Friday, March 5 to Tuesday, March 9 will be dry and warm with high temperatures in the upper 30s to low-40s. These warm temperatures and the higher sun angle of March will make it feel like classic spring skiing and riding. Expect firm and perhaps crunchy conditions in the early morning followed by softer conditions from late morning through the afternoon.

The weather pattern will flip from dry to stormy during the middle of next week, and we’ll see chances for snow during the four days from Wednesday, March 10 to Saturday, March 13.

While snow coming back into the forecast is good news, the latest models show that the storm energy during these days could split with some energy tracking south of Colorado and some energy tracking north of Colorado. If this splitting energy does occur, it could mean that we’ll see lighter or moderate snow totals and might miss the more significant snow totals. But maybe we’ll get lucky…do your snow dance and hope for the best!

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 5” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 5” Thursday (Mar 4)

Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 149 of 152 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 81%