On Wednesday we saw an additional 1 inch of accumulation, then on Wednesday night, the snow stopped falling.

Today on Thursday, I expect lots of clouds but little snowfall for most of the day, with a better chance for flakes late in the day and into the evening.

From Thursday late night to Saturday morning, we’ll have a high chance for snow and accumulations should be at least 6-12 inches and could be quite a bit higher. If the snow comes to fruition, conditions should be powdery on Friday morning and get softer through the day and perhaps be deepest on Saturday morning.

On Saturday, snow should wind down during the morning, it could stop during the midday, then snow could ramp back up on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night as the next storm moves in.

On Saturday night, even though the wind direction will not be favorable, enough storm energy could hang around to create at least a few inches of snow.

Then on Sunday, frigid air will push in with temperatures on either side of 0°F, and we’ll likely see an end to the snowfall.

On Monday, temperatures will be cold in the morning, then the cold air will move away during the afternoon and the next storm should bring more snow from Monday night through Wednesday with flakes possibly sticking around into Thursday.

Around Friday, February 19th is when we could see a break in the snowfall.

Then another storm will likely bring flakes back to northern Colorado around Sunday to Monday, February 21-22.

After that, I am not sure what will happen (we could see more storms, or dry high pressure might nose in from the west). Let’s enjoy the snow during the coming 7-10 days and we’ll figure out the longer-range forecast eventually.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 1” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 1” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 11” Tuesday to Wednesday (Feb 9-10)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 76%