Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago March 5, 2023
Snow outlook through mid-March
Summary
We will have a chance for some snow Sunday into Monday, then more snow is likely later this week and the following week as well.
Update
Saturday and Saturday night were dry and mostly cloudy with a high temperature in the 20s. There were a few flakes roaming around northern Colorado, but not enough for measurable accumulation.
Sunday to Monday night: A combination of moisture, storm energy, and the jet stream will track over far northern Colorado. This combination will create narrow bands of intense snow, but these bands will likely stay just north of the mountain. The best chance for any snow should be between Sunday midday and Monday morning and again on Monday afternoon. Again, I think most of the snow will stay to our north, though with a lot of luck perhaps we will see a period or two of intense snow. Also during this time, there will be strong winds on Sunday gusting in the 40-60 mph range during the day with continued gusty winds on Monday.
Tuesday & Wednesday: We will see drier weather with daytime temperatures in the 20s. Winds on Tuesday could still be gusty with speeds of 30-50 mph
Thursday, March 9 - Monday, March 13: Multiple storms should bring snow on some or many of these days, but I have low confidence about the exact track of these storms, so I will keep the forecast vague for now.
Thursday, March 16 - Sunday, March 18: More snow is likely during this period as there is pretty solid agreement among the longer-range forecast models. But this is still 10+ days away so I will again keep the forecast vague for now.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Sunday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 3-4” Friday - Friday Night (March 3-4)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 150 of 154 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 97%