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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid-Mountain snow stake)
  • 9” Tuesday 5:00 am to Wednesday 5:00 am (24 hours)
  • 3” Tuesday 5:00 pm to Wednesday 5:00 am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 10” Monday Night to Tuesday Night (Mar 31 - Apr 2)

• Snowpack
  • 109% of the 30-year average

• Terrain
  • 22 of 23 lifts
  • 141 of 161 trails

Storm Total

Tuesday was fun with about 6 inches of snow falling during the day, and then another 3 inches accumulated on Tuesday night.

Get out there early on Wednesday morning to enjoy the delightfully soft snow.

The morning temperature will be in the single digits to low teens, but despite the cold temperature, the high sun angle of early April will still likely impact the snow quality by mid-morning.

Storm #2

The second storm this week will track over southeast Colorado, and this is not an ideal track for Copper, though the latest forecast data shows a trend toward more snow.

Overall, I have low confidence in the forecast for this storm, but maybe snow totals will turn out better than expected.

From Wednesday night to Thursday night, I expect 2-7 inches of accumulation, with some powder on Thursday afternoon and/or Friday's first chair.

Storm #3

The third storm this week will track to the south of Colorado, and again this is not an ideal track for Copper.

There could be some snow from Friday night to Saturday night, and I expect 1-4 inches of accumulation.

Longer Range

All of the longer-range forecast models agree that Sunday, April 6, through Tuesday, April 15 (and maybe beyond) will trend toward spring conditions with mostly drier weather and warmer temperatures. 

This 15-day forecast could change, but for now, it looks like we'll move fully into spring mode starting on Sunday.

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My next update will be on Thursday morning. 

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com