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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 7” Sunday 500am to Monday 500am (24 hours)
  • 7” Sunday 500pm to Monday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 7” Sunday Night (December 29-30)

• Snowpack
  • 115% of the 30-year average

• Terrain
  • 23 of 23 lifts
  • 142 of 160 trails

Monday Morning

The storm on Sunday night delivered 7 inches at mid-mountain and strong winds as well with the summit seeing 40-60 mph gusts.

The 7 inches that fell was on the higher end of the forecast range. It is fortunate that Copper received that much snow as nearby spots saw lower totals.

Monday's conditions will be tricky. The new snow will be surfy and dense due to the fast wind speed, and upper-mountain lift operations could be impacted by the wind.

During the day on Monday, there should be additional snow accumulation which could range from 1-4+ inches. If the jet stream overhead happens to create a narrow band of more intense snow that hits the mountain, snow amounts will be on the higher side.

This Week

Tuesday will be mostly dry and partly sunny with a high in the teens, though times of clouds and snow showers could linger.

Wednesday should be dry and partly sunny with a high in the teens.

Wednesday night and Thursday will bring another storm to the northern mountains with a possible 2-4 inches of accumulation. This might lead to fun low-end powder on Thursday morning.

Friday and Saturday should be dry, partly sunny, and warmer with a high temperature in the upper 20s to low 30s.

Longer Range

The next storm should bring snow sometime from later Saturday through Monday (January 4-6). Pencil in possible powder (or at least softer conditions) around Sunday, January 5, and again on Monday, January 6.

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• Copper Mountain (11,300 ft)
• Vail Pass (11,000 ft)
• I-70 Daily Snow

My next update will be on Tuesday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com