Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 8 months ago February 27, 2024
Snow and wind on Tuesday morning
Summary
Intense snow should finally arrive on Tuesday morning, and it should last through Tuesday midday before decreasing to snow showers on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Update
Monday & Monday Night
On Monday and Monday night, we saw snow showers with 1 inch of accumulation during the day and another 1 inch on Monday night. We also had gusty winds during most of this time.
Tuesday
The cold front should move through at around 7 am, though before that happens, we have mostly dry weather early this morning.
On Tuesday morning after the cold front moves through, I expect gusty winds and intense snow, which should last through Tuesday midday with maybe 4-8 inches of accumulation. Conditions should become softer and deeper through the morning, but this forecast is much lower than we were expecting for the days leading up to this storm, and I wrote more about the downward trend in the forecast in the latest Colorado Daily Snow.
Tuesday Night
We may see snow showers stick around after lifts close, though the airmass will rapidly cool with decreasing moisture, so I am skeptical that snow accumulations will be more than a dusting to an inch or two.
Wednesday
Wednesday will be sunny. Morning temperatures will be very cold, around 0°F, and then by midday, we'll warm into the teens to low 20s.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
The sunny weather will continue on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with high temperatures of around 30°F.
Longer Range
The next storm should bring snow from Sunday, March 3 to Monday, March 4, and over the coming days, we'll try to figure out how much snow and which day could have better powder. After that, we could see drier weather around Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, and then it's likely that snow will return sometime between Thursday, March 7, and Sunday, March 10.
My next update will be Wednesday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 2” Monday to Monday Night (Feb 26-27)
Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 154 of 157 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 91%
About Our Forecaster
Joel Gratz
Founding Meteorologist
Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.
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