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Slick and snowy from Glenwood Springs through the Eisenhower Tunnel. Slower travel speeds will continue through Wednesday night.

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Wednesday

Periods of light to moderate snowfall will be the story through Wednesday as our first of three storms take aim for Colorado through early next week. This first system has a firehose of moisture but the wind direction is not ideal until it turns to more of a westerly flow by midday. In total, look for 1-4 inches in Thursday morning's reports.

Thursday

Snow will likely linger on Wednesday night and into Thursday as we await the arrival of storm #2 on Thursday night. Expect temperatures in the 20s and wet to slick road surfaces. 

Thursday Night - Friday Night

The second and stronger storm will slam into Colorado on Thursday night and bring areas to our south very heavy snow through late Thursday night. We'll then be looking for our turn along the corridor on Friday and into Friday night as much colder temperatures arrive and northwest winds stream overhead. 

For travel, snow-packed road surfaces and tough travel conditions will be the story from Thursday night through Friday night. Very heavy snow on Friday could also cause accidents due to less than ideal travel conditions so start planning to limit travel along the corridor on Friday if you can. 

The graphic below shows the probability of 6 inches, 12 inches, and 24 inches from left to right. As you can see from the dark red (100%), most of the high country is in for a solid snowpack builder over the next 60 hours. 

In total, we can expect 4-8 inches from Thursday night through Friday night, with double-digit totals not out of the question. This would give us the softest turns on Friday (storm skiing) and again on Saturday morning.

Saturday - Sunday

There could be a few leftover showers on Saturday morning but we should be in for a dry and beautiful weekend. Expect partly sunny skies each day and temperatures in the 20s to low 30s by Sunday. 

For travel, the road surfaces will still be slick and snow-packed on Saturday morning but mostly dry surfaces should prevail by Saturday afternoon. Expect normal travel speeds from midday Saturday through the rest of the weekend.  

Next Week

After another dry day on Monday, we'll be watching for storm #3 on Tuesday, January 22nd. This system will dive down from the northwest and should deliver another refresh of light to moderate snowfall. 

Looking further ahead, Colorado will be right on the edge of the main storm track. This could give us continued chances for snow later next week or we could be just a tad too far west. I'm cautiously optimistic.  

As always, keep an eye on our 1-10 day forecasts for each mountain and right here for the latest updates.

Thanks for reading!

SAM COLLENTINE

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