Thursday

As expected, it was a mixed day on Thursday with some sunshine and some clouds, and the high temperature was in the 30s.

Friday

The snow stake is dry on Friday morning, but that will change in 24 hours.

During the first half of the day on Friday, we should see mostly cloudy and dry weather with a high in the upper 20s to low 30s. Then on Friday afternoon, we will start to see snow showers in the area and we might see some accumulation by sunset.

Friday Night to Sunday Morning

From Friday afternoon to Friday midnight, snowfall will be showery/banded with hit-or-miss showers. We might see a quick 2-6 inches of snow, or we might see very little snow. 

From Friday midnight through Sunday morning, snowfall should become steady with intense snow at times due to abundant moisture, cooling temperatures, and a favorable wind direction from the northwest. 

There should be some powder on Saturday morning, conditions should get deeper throughout the day on Saturday, then snow will continue to fall on Saturday night, and Sunday morning could offer the best conditions with fluffy fresh snow on top of soft snow underneath.

Keep your eye on the snow stake on Saturday night because, in previous storms, I have seen a surprisingly high amount of fluffy snow accumulate due to the lingering moisture, a favorable wind direction, and cooling yet not-too-cold temperatures.

Based on the latest data, I'll stick with my total snow forecast of 10-15 inches. This is a bit higher than some model forecasts, but a northwest wind for 18+ hours is a good setup for snow in the northern mountains, so I think we'll do okay.

Temperatures during the storm will be in the teens to low 20s, so weather conditions should be reasonably comfortable.

Sunday Afternoon to Monday

We will have a short period of dry weather from Sunday afternoon to Monday evening, and conditions could be sunny/clear with temperatures in the teens on Sunday and in the 20s on Monday.

Tuesday, February 6 to Saturday, February 10

The weather pattern is going to be active next week. While most snow may target Colorado's southern mountains (not us), the latest model outlooks show an increasing chance of at least decent accumulations here in northern Colorado. We'll figure out the details in the next few days.

My next update will be on early Saturday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 300am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 300am)

Last snowfall:
* 6” Sunday to Friday Night (Jan 21-27)

Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 149 of 157 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 89%