Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 2 years ago December 14, 2022
Snow through the end of the week
Summary
Snow fell on Tuesday and Tuesday night, and we'll see snow through Friday afternoon.
Update
The storm keeps delivering snow thanks to wrap-around moisture and storm energy creating a flow from the west and northwest. Snowfall from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning was about 3 inches at mid-mountain (via the snow stake cam).
While there has been snow in the air for the better part of 36 hours, the storm total of 4 inches is below the lower end of my expectations as we missed any intense snow on Monday night, and Tuesday's snow showers were not that productive.
This storm will stick with us on Wednesday, Wednesday night, maybe wane a bit later on Thursday, then the snow will turn on again on Thursday night into Friday morning. During this time we should see another couple of inches, though with our under performance (compared to my expectations) so far, I'm not holding my breath for higher-end totals.
On Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and likely Tuesday, we'll see a break in the snow with dry weather, sunny skies, and warmer high temperatures in the teens and 20s.
Then the snow should return with a storm around December 21-22, and snow might continue through Christmas thanks to a favorable storm track from the west-northwest.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 4” Monday Night to Tuesday Night (Dec 12-13)
Terrain
* 14 of 23 lifts
* 88 of 155 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 105%