A quick storm update. Here are the preliminary snow totals as of Tuesday at 5 PM. 

5" Ski Santa Fe 
3-4" Ski Apache (*Estimate webcams, not official)
3-4" Pajarito (*Estimate webcams, not official)
2" Angel Fire (*Estimate webcams, not official)
1" Sipapu
1" Taos Ski Valley
0" Red River (*Estimate webcams, not official)

We had expected 1-4" at most mountains so no big surprises. 

On Tuesday, the storm was positioned over the center of the state with winds from the northeast. Here is a radar screenshot from 3 pm showing the snow showers focusing from Española southward.

Because of the more southern position, the southern Sangres around Ski Santa Fe, the Jemez, the Sandias, and the Sacramentos (Ski Apache) are doing a little better than the more northern mountains.

The last chair was likely the best chair at Ski Santa Fe on Tuesday with 1" overnight and 4" during the day.

On Tuesday evening, the storm is still spinning up some snow showers. 

We could see a tad bit more accumulation at Ski Santa Fe or Pajarito but I think any remaining snowfall will focus on the southern mountains. 

It is a full-on whiteout at Ski Apache on Tuesday evening. 

Wednesday will be a calm and mild day. 

A storm on Thursday to our north will bring cold temperatures but not much precipitation.

We then turn our attention to what we hope will be a two-storm cycle from February 13-15. But details are super sketchy 6-8 days out. I will take a better stab at this extended forecast in my post on Wednesday.

Thanks for reading!

JULIEN ROSS
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New Mexico Geography Key

Northern Mountains
→ Red River, Taos Ski Valley (north side of northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Angel Fire (northeast side of northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Sipapu (middle of the northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Ski Santa Fe (south side of the northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Pajarito (southwest side of the northern mountains - Jemez)

Central Mountains
→ Sandia Peak (Sandias)
→ Mt. Taylor backcountry (San Mateos)

Southern Mountains
→ Ski Apache (Sacramentos)
→ Ski Cloudcroft (Sacramentos)