Tuesday was dry, warm, and partly sunny.

On Tuesday night, a quick round of snow dropped 3 inches across the mountain, and snow showers are still falling as I write this on Wednesday at 700am. Enjoy this new snow on Wednesday morning!

During Wednesday and Thursday, we should see periods of snow showers and periods of dry weather. Overall, the wind direction from the southwest is not favorable for big snow totals, but each round of snow showers could drop at least a coating to a few inches.

From Friday night through Sunday night, a powerful storm will track through southeastern Colorado. This is usually not a favorable storm track for significant snow here at Copper, but the storm’s strength might bring us at least some snow from later Friday night through Saturday. Then from Saturday late afternoon through Monday morning, the counter-clockwise rotation around the storm means that our wind direction will change to blow from the west and northwest which is more favorable for us, and this could be when we see steadier snow and potential powder. Total snowfall could be 8-15+ inches with the best chance for powder on Sunday and also on Monday morning.

The next storm should arrive in Colorado around Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16-17. We’ll need to wait and see how the weekend storm evolves before dialing in the forecast for potential powder days during the early and middle part of next week.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 3” Tuesday Night (Mar 9-10)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 78%