We have about 75% of trails open, and we need more snow to soften conditions and open more terrain.

And more snow is on the way…

Tuesday was mostly cloudy, and now on Wednesday, we'll also see somewhat cloudy skies, with a high temperature in the low 30s.

From later Wednesday through Thursday, we may see a few snow showers, but accumulations should be little to nothing, and again, the high temperature will be in the low 30s

And Friday will be yet another dry and partly cloudy day with a high temperature in the low 30s.

The next storm will bring snow starting on Saturday late morning or midday, with flakes continuing to fall through Sunday. This timing is a little earlier than my previous forecast, so conditions should become softer throughout the midday and afternoon hours on Saturday as temperatures hover in the 20s. Snow will continue on Saturday night and Sunday, and as temperatures drop into the teens, the new snow should become fluffier.

I still think 4-9 inches is a reasonable range, and we'll wind up on the lower end if the more intense snow misses us to the east, and we'll wind up at or above the high end of the range if we see some 'extra fluff' on Saturday night into Sunday, and since the storm will strengthen just to the east of Colorado, an 'upside surprise' is a possibility.

For the softest snow (which could still be 'fluff on top of firm') I'd target the last run on Saturday and Sunday morning.

After this storm, we will likely see drier weather with low chances for snow during the December 25-31 time frame, and then our chances of snow should increase during the first few days of January.

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:
* 3” Sunday Night (Dec 10-11)

Terrain
* 17 of 23 lifts
* 137 of 181 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 84%