Thursday was dry with partly sunny skies.

Now on Friday morning, the snow stake is dry, but it won't be that way for long.

On Friday morning, a storm is bringing snow to southern Colorado, and steady snow should arrive here in the northern mountains around Friday midday. By Friday afternoon, we may see a few inches of accumulation, then on Friday night, we should see steady snow and more significant accumulations.

By Saturday morning's first chair, most forecast models predict 6-10 inches of snow, and some have up to 15 inches of accumulation. This higher snowfall number is feasible thanks to a favorable wind direction from the west-northwest on Friday night. Also, Saturday morning's snow quality should be fluffy thanks to temperatures that will be cool into the zone for the atmosphere to produce lovely dendrite snowflakes.

Following the fresh snow on Saturday morning, we should see dry weather for the rest of Saturday and throughout Sunday.

For next week, there could be light snow on Monday morning and then a more significant storm is likely with snow from Wednesday into Thursday.

And after that, we should see a stormy period during the January 16-20th time frame.

I hope that you're enjoying the snow and this active weather pattern!

Thanks for reading! 

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 26” Friday Night to Wednesday (Dec 30 - Jan 4)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 141%