Tuesday was warm and dry, then on Tuesday night, a cold front arrived as a disjointed storm moved into Colorado. I was expecting very little snow as most of the moisture was forecast to stay to our south, but the atmosphere had other ideas. About 3 inches accumulated at the summit by Wednesday at sunrise (see the left side of the image below).

We'll take this 'bonus' snow!

On Wednesday, snowfall will end in the morning, and temperatures will be steady or cool throughout the day with readings in the teens on the hill. Temperatures will stay cold on Wednesday night and Thursday as well, so we'll have a solid 24-36 hour period of snowmaking coming up.

From Thanksgiving Day through the middle of next week, the storm track will stay to the north and we'll be left with dry weather, high temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and nighttime lows generally cold enough for snowmaking. Opening Day is scheduled for Saturday, November 27.

Our next chance for a storm will be around Friday, December 3, but that's too far away to have much (or any!) confidence in the details.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* ?” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* ?” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 3” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 3” Tuesday Night (Nov 23-24)

Terrain
* 0 of 17 lifts
* 0 of 170 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 120%