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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 6 months ago April 28, 2024

Saturday afternoon update - storm winding down

Summary

Saturday's storm delivered about 8 inches of snow during the morning and midday. The storm is mostly over, and we'll see just scattered showers and light additional accumulations on Saturday night and Sunday.

Update

Saturday Recap

Saturday was a late-season powder day with about 8 inches of accumulation through late morning.

As the snow came to an end, temperatures rose into the mid-30s, which turned the snow to mush, but that's to be expected as we're only a few days from May and the sun is high in the sky (and the sun's energy can still impact the snow surface even when the sky is covered by clouds).

Saturday Night & Sunday

Saturday night and Sunday will bring a mix of snow showers and dry weather. Sunday's first turns will have variable snow quality, ranging from fun/firm groomers to some crunch if we can freeze overnight. The rest of Sunday will be warmer with a high temperature in the mid-to-upper 30s.

Upcoming Week

Monday will be dry, Tuesday and Wednesday could deliver some showers, and then we will likely see cooler temperatures and some accumulating snow on Thursday and/or Friday.

Next Update

With no significant cold storms in the foreseeable future, this will be my final daily update for the season, and I'll post one more time on Monday, April 29 to wrap up the season.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday evening

New snow mid-mountain:
* 8” (12 hours Saturday 500am to Saturday 500pm)

Last snowfall:
* 14” Thursday Night to Saturday (April 25-27)

Terrain
* 12 of 23 lifts
* 116 of 157 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 98%

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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