Tuesday was a cloudy and mostly dry day.

Then on Tuesday night, the storm began with light snow and 3 inches of accumulation across the mountain.

Now on Wednesday morning, we are seeing light snow, but the most intense snow is still a little ways off.

By Wednesday afternoon, we should see this intense snow begin, and it will continue through Wednesday evening and maybe even Wednesday night.

We will be on the edge of the most snow. All models show that Copper will do well and I agree with this based on Copper's high elevation and position just east of Vail Pass. But, I wanted to mention how close we will be to the line between a lot of snow and a little snow.

By Thursday morning, snow totals should be significant, likely in the 10-20 inch range. Due to strong winds, a lot of moisture, and not-too-cold temperatures, I think that most of the powder will be dense, though there could be some fluffier snow that falls on top of the denser powder thanks to somewhat cooler temperatures on Thursday morning. 

During the day on Thursday, we should see times of light to maybe moderate snow with at least another few inches of accumulation.

Friday will offer a break in the weather with dry and partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the 30s.

On Saturday, we'll see more snow with at least a couple of inches between sunrise and sunset. I don't think we'll see enough snow to make Saturday a real powder day, but conditions should be soft and fun.

Starting on Sunday, January 9, we should see dry and mostly sunny weather for about one week. Then it's possible that cooler weather and snow could return sometime during the following week of January 17-21.

Thanks for reading and please 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 – Wednesday (Jan 4-5)

Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 125 of 155 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 106%