Wednesday

On Wednesday morning, we saw snow showers with 3 inches of accumulation - a nice little late-season bonus! Then the rest of the dry transitioned to dry weather with clearing skies.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

As of Thursday morning, the storm that delivered snow showers has moved away, and we are looking forward to four days of dry, sunny, and warm weather.

The high temperature on Thursday will be in the upper 30s, and then the high temperatures on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will soar into the 40s and perhaps the low 50s.

With warm temperatures and clear skies, snow conditions will be typical of spring - crunchy in the morning, soft during the late morning and midday, and slushy later in the afternoon.

Stormy Next Week

There will be two chances for snow next week.

The first storm should bring snow from Monday into Tuesday, and there could be enough snow for softer conditions on Tuesday morning on low-angle slopes or previously groomed runs (in other areas, the base will be crunchy).

The second storm could bring snow at any time between Wednesday and Saturday, and I still have low confidence in the details of this system

Looking ahead to the weekend of April 20-21, odds favor a return to dry and warm weather, but the latest longer-range forecasts now show a low-end chance that moisture and cooler air will linger over Colorado, so the weather forecast might be more complex than I previously thought.

My next update will be Friday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 4” Tuesday Night to Wednesday (April 9-10)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 97%