Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 6 months ago April 27, 2024
Saturday dumpage!
Summary
It's nuking snow on Saturday with about 6 inches in the 3 hours between 5 am to 8 am, and the dumpage will continue through the afternoon.
Update
Saturday
On Friday night, we saw about 1 inch of snow, and then on Saturday morning, the atmosphere is going bananas with about 5 inches of accumulation in 2 hours between 5 am and 7 am.
We'll continue to see intense snow through Saturday mid-afternoon with 5-10+ inches of additional accumulation on top of the 5-6 inches that has accumulated as of 9 am. Enjoy this late-season powder day, and the snow quality should be somewhat colder and a little less dense higher up on the mountain.
Sunday
Sunday will be a mix of sun and showers. The first runs of the morning could be in colder snow, and then the higher April sun angle will take a toll on the snow quality.
Longer Range
Monday and Tuesday should be dry, then we'll see showers from Wednesday to Friday with maybe low-end snow accumulation.
Next Update
I'll update again on Sunday morning, and while the mountain will stay open into May, my final post for the season will be on Monday, April 29.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Saturday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 1” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Friday 500pm to Saturday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 6” Thursday Night to Friday Night (April 25-27)
Terrain
* 12 of 23 lifts
* 116 of 157 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 98%