Thursday

Scattered snow showers delivered a coating of snow on Thursday, with another 4-5 inches of fluffy snow accumulating on Thursday night. This was more snow than I expected for Thursday night.

Friday

Friday morning is starting with lingering clouds and a few snowflakes in the air. Conditions will be soft due to the snow during the previous three days and the fluffy flakes that fell on Thursday night.

Skies on Friday will transition from cloudy to mostly sunny, and the high temperature will be in the low 20s.

Saturday & Sunday

Saturday and Sunday will be dry and mostly sunny, and the high temperature will be warmer, reaching to about 30°F each day.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

An intense storm will bring snow to Colorado on Monday and Tuesday.

On Monday, we may see some fresh snow by the last chair.

Monday night through Tuesday should be the timing of the most intense snow. We may also see gusty winds on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and then for most of Tuesday, the wind speed may slow down with snow continuing throughout the afternoon.

On Tuesday night, I am unsure if we will see a few extra inches of accumulation or if the storm will end by Tuesday afternoon.

For snow totals, I'll go with a range of 10-15 inches, and I'll refine this during the next few days.

I think Tuesday will be the deepest powder day, and snow quality should transition from thicker on Monday and Monday night, to fluffier by Tuesday morning and midday.

Longer Range

We will see dry weather from Wednesday, February 28 to Saturday, March 2.

Then the next storm will bring snow from Sunday, March 3 to Monday, March 4.

And after that, another storm should bring more snow from Friday, March 8 to Saturday, March 9.

My next update will be Saturday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 5” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 5” (Overnight Thursday 500pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 7” Tuesday to Thursday Night (Feb 20-23)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 94%