On Wednesday, the storm that brought snow to Colorado tracked far to the south of our state, and we only managed to eke out about 1 inch at mid-mountain (with up to 3 inches reported at the summit). This snow fell during Wednesday late afternoon.

On Thursday, yesterday's storm is now very far to the south of Colorado, and this will leave us with mostly dry weather (perhaps a lingering shower?) and a high temperature in the teens.

On Friday, the next storm will track across northern Colorado, and we should see snow from Friday late morning or midday through Friday late evening. This storm is unlikely to bring a lot of snow, but it should deliver a 3-7 inch refresh with low-end powder possible on Friday's last chair and/or Saturday's first chair. Also, the storm will have a wind direction from the west, which is favorable for us, so we may see a bit of an upside surprise.

On Saturday, expect dry weather with a high temperature in the mid-20s.

Then on Sunday, we will have windy conditions with summit gusts of 40-50+ mph, and we will also see possible snow showers starting on Sunday, March 5, and continuing through Wednesday, March 8. These snow showers will be produced by a storm that stalls over the west coast and sends bits of moisture and energy eastward into northern Colorado.

Looking further ahead, there is a chance that this stalled storm over the west coast will move east and bring us a higher chance for snow between about Thursday, March 9, and about Saturday, March 11. I will keep you updated if the longer-range data continues to trend toward a snowy end of next week.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

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

New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 3” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 5” Sunday to Wednesday (Feb 26-Mar 1)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 127%