Reminder: This season is starting with a much lower snowpack compared to average and compared to last season, so there are only a handful of trails open at the moment.

Tuesday's weather was mostly sunny and warm with a high temperature in the 20s and 30s.

Wednesday's weather will be similar with a few more clouds in the sky.

Thursday will bring more clouds and some snow showers, but I think snow accumulations will be little or zero during the day.

From Thursday night through Monday, a multi-part storm will bring snow to Colorado, and snow accumulations could/should be significant. I'll offer an initial estimate of 10-15 inches of snow, and this number could increase as we get closer to the storm and my confidence in the forecast grows.

From Thursday night to Saturday morning, we will see some snow, though the overall storm setup will not be as favorable for big accumulations.

Then from Saturday through Monday, the storm setup and the wind direction will become more favorable, and this is when we should see deeper snow totals.

Our best chance for some powder will likely be from sometime on Saturday through Monday, or even Tuesday if more terrain opens just after the storm.

As (another) reminder, there is very little terrain open, so even with significant snow in the forecast, keep expectations low for riding powder, and hopefully more terrain opens later this weekend or, more likely, early next week.

The longer-range forecast will shift us back to dry weather next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Then the next chance for snow will be during the December 8-11 timeframe, though at this point, the chance for a storm between the 8-11th is only about 50/50.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 6” Friday to Saturday Night (Nov 24-26)

Terrain
* 5 of 23 lifts
* 11 of 181 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 46%