On Monday morning, we saw a brief period of snow which amounted to 2 inches on both the mid-mountain and summit snow stakes. Then Monday night was mostly dry.

On Tuesday, the final wave of storm energy should create a higher chance for showers, especially from midday through Tuesday afternoon. And then on Tuesday night, winds will finally blow from a more favorable west or west-northwest direction and this is when we could see more snow. Total accumulations should be a coating to a couple of inches which could create softer turns on Tuesday afternoon/evening and again Wednesday morning.

Wednesday should be mostly dry and sunny with just a low chance for a scattered shower.

Thursday and Friday should be completely dry with partly cloudy skies and warmer high temperatures in the 30s.

Then we will see our next storm between Friday night and Saturday night. This storm looks like it will be of moderate strength – not too weak, not too strong, just somewhere in the middle. My early estimate is for snowfall in the 2-6 inch range and soft turns on Saturday, and if the snow can hang on through Saturday night, soft turns may extend into Sunday morning.

After that, a series of storms with snow and colder temperatures should begin around February 3rd and storm chances will continue around Colorado for at least a week.

Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Monday 400pm to Tuesday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 2” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Monday 400pm to Tuesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 9” Friday to Monday (Jan 22-25)

Terrain
* 16 of 18 lifts
* 163 of 169 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 64%