Thursday

Thursday was another sunny day, and afternoon temperatures warmed into the 30s.

Friday and Saturday

Friday and Saturday will also be mostly sunny and warm with a high temperature in the low 30s each day.

Due to the calm and clear weather, morning temperatures may be colder at the base with warmer temperatures up on the hill (called an "Inversion"). And for Saturday, we should see gusty winds and more clouds during the afternoon.

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday

We will likely get lucky on Sunday and Monday as a cold front should stall somewhere over northern or central Colorado and this should lead to multiple rounds of intense snow.

The first round of snow will fall from Saturday at midnight through Sunday morning and this could deliver 6-12 inches by Sunday mid-morning or midday.

Additional rounds of snow should fall from Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon or Monday night, and while I have low confidence in the timing or intensity of these bands of snow, there is a decent chance that we'll measure another 5+ inches of snow during this time.

Any band of snow that hits the mountain could deliver snowfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour, so there is a lot of upside potential to this forecast.

The best days for powder will be Sunday and Monday, with possible leftover powder on Tuesday.

Temperatures will likely be in the teens to low 20s on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Longer Range

Our next chances for a storm should be between Thursday, March 7, and Saturday, March 9, and then another storm will likely arrive between Wednesday, March 13, and Friday, March 15. These systems are still 1-2 weeks into the future, so we'll wait to work on the details until we make it through the upcoming storm on Sunday and Monday.

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:
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 500pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 7” Monday to Tuesday Night (Feb 26-28)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 93%