On Friday we saw about 4 inches of snow accumulate during the morning and midday, then on Friday night and an additional 1-2 inches of snow fell on the mountain.

This brings our storm's total snowfall to 6-9 inches, and there could be soft turns to be found now on Saturday morning where the new snow has effectively covered the crusty base. Get after this new snow early on Saturday while temperatures are in the teens, as following any lingering showers in the morning, we will likely see breaks of sunshine during the midday and afternoon, and this sunshine will quickly turn the new snow into mush.

On Sunday and Monday, sunshine will return and both days will feel like spring with a high temperature on Sunday in the 30s and a high temperature on Monday in the 40s.

The longer-range outlook shows us transitioning back into a stormy weather pattern with chances for snow starting on Tuesday afternoon or evening and continuing through around the middle of next week (April 26th). This is a good thing as cooler and stormier weather will slow the melt-out, and a gradual melt-out is what we want to see.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday morning

New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 5” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)

New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 7” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 6” Thursday Night to Friday Night (Apr 13-15)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 131%