Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 5 days ago March 17, 2025
Snow returns on Tuesday and Wednesday
Summary
Monday will be dry, warmer, and windy, and then snow will fall on Tuesday and Wednesday with the best powder likely on Wednesday morning.
Update
Helpful Links
Conditions
- New Snow (Mid-Mountain snow stake)
- 0” Sunday 500am to Monday 500am (24 hours)
- 0” Sunday 500pm to Monday 500am (12 hours)
- Last Snowfall
- 8” Friday to Saturday Night (Mar 14-16)
- Snowpack
- 110% of the 30-year average
- Terrain
- 22 of 23 lifts
- 159 of 161 trails
Sunday Recap
Clouds lingered on Sunday morning and the snow was soft and fun. And then the rest of the day turned out to be mostly sunny with a high temperature in the upper 20s.
Monday (Mar 17)
Monday will be dry. Mid and high-level clouds will filter the sunshine, and winds will be gusty at the summit. The high temperature should be in the upper 30s.
Tuesday (Mar 18)
On Tuesday, snow showers should begin between late morning and early afternoon, and there could be 1-3 inches of snow by the last chair. The temperature will be in the 20s.
On Tuesday night, the storm will continue, and the wind direction from the northwest is ideal, so I think additional snowfall will be in the 3-6 inch range. If some atmospheric magic occurs due to the favorable wind direction and the storm strengthening over eastern Colorado, there could be more than 6 inches.
Wednesday (Mar 19)
Wednesday morning should offer fun conditions with the snowfall from Tuesday midday through Wednesday morning. Clouds and snow showers could stick around for a lot of the day, and the high temperature will be in the teens, and this should keep the snow in quality condition for most of the day.
Thursday (Mar 20)
Thursday should be dry, partly sunny, and warmer with a high temperature in the upper 20s.
Friday (Mar 21)
A fast-moving storm on Thursday night will deliver 3-6 inches of snow by Friday mid-morning. This should create a fun low-end powder morning, and the temperature on Friday should be in the 20s.
Saturday & Sunday (Mar 22-23)
On Saturday and Sunday, there will likely be mostly cloudy weather with snowflakes in the air.
I have low confidence in the details of the forecast because northern Colorado will be on the edge of the storm track, and a little wiggle in the storm track will make a significant change to the forecast.
At the moment, I'll estimate snowfall in the range of 2-6 inches, with most of the accumulation occurring from Saturday midday through Sunday midday.
Monday & Tuesday (Mar 24-25)
On Monday and Tuesday, storm energy will track just to the north of Colorado, and this should create mostly cloudy skies with times of snow showers.
Wednesday to Friday (Mar 26-28)
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, expect mostly sunny and warm weather with high temperatures in the upper 30s to mid-40s. It'll feel like spring.
Saturday to Monday (Mar 29-31)
Most of the longer-range models show a decent chance that the next storm will track into Colorado during the final few days of March, but this is still 12-15 days into the future, so I have low confidence in the details of the forecast.
Tap below to see our forecasts:
My next update will be on Tuesday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
About Our Forecaster
