Monday was a warm day with temperatures near 30 degrees and we even saw some breaks of sunshine with otherwise mostly cloudy skies.

Tuesday will be a transition day as we'll start with dry weather and some breaks of sunshine, then we'll see more clouds during the afternoon and there might even be light snow by late afternoon or evening.

Tuesday night will be the first part of the storm. We will have an unfavorable wind direction from the southwest and this will likely result in just low accumulations. My expectation for Wednesday morning's snow total is on the lower end, maybe 2-5 inches. That said, with a LOT of moisture in the air, we might be able to get more snow than expected.

Wednesday will be the second part of the storm. The wind direction will switch to blow from the west or west-northwest and this is favorable for deeper snowfall. Totals on Wednesday should be significant, with 4-8+ inches and powder getting deeper and fluffier during the day. Wednesday midday and afternoon could offer the best turns.

Wednesday night will be the final part of the storm. We should see a few additional inches of fluffy snow and continued soft turns on Thursday morning.

From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, we should see mostly dry weather.

During the first part of the weekend, Friday evening through Saturday evening, another storm might bring enough snow to make Saturday a powder day. We'll see.

Then from Sunday through Monday, another storm will bring snow with potential powder during the first few days of 2023.

This is an active weather pattern and it's about as much as we can hope for, if you like snow:-).

Thanks for reading! 

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 1-3” Friday Night to Sunday Night (Dec 23-26)

Terrain
* 20 of 21 lifts
* 158 of 171 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 116%