Wednesday started out with snow showers and light accumulations, then the sun returned during the afternoon.

During Thursday and Friday, we should see periods of snow showers and periods of dry weather. Overall, the wind direction from the southwest is not favorable for much snow, but I can’t rule out some flakes.

Then a from later Friday through Saturday, a powerful storm will track through southeastern Colorado and will bring a lot of snow to other parts of the state including the Denver area, but will likely not bring much snow here. The main impact from this early part of the storm will probably be gusty winds from the east on Saturday which could slow some lift operations.

The better news is that from Saturday afternoon through Monday, the strong storm will move away to the east and the counter-clockwise rotation around the storm means that our wind direction will change to blow from the north and northwest which is somewhat more favorable for us. Sunday into Monday is when we could see the best chance for some powder with at least 3-6 inches of snow and likely more.

The next storm is still on track to arrive in Colorado around Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16-17. Forecasts show anything from a significant system with plenty of powder all the way to a weaker storm and just a few snow showers. I’ll keep you updated as the forecasts come into more agreement.

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:
* 4” Tuesday Night & Wednesday (Mar 9-10)

Terrain
* 17 of 18 lifts
* 169 of 169 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 82%