Monday was a fantastic powder day - I hope that you enjoyed it!

Now on Tuesday, we will continue to see clouds, light snow, and a high temperature in the single digits and teens. The storm that brought us snow over the weekend is strengthening and swirling over the Midwestern U.S. and pushing moisture and storm energy back west into Colorado.

On Wednesday, the storm's grip on northern Colorado will gradually ease, and we'll see warmer temperatures with a high of around 20°F and likely a mix of clouds and sunshine.

Then from Thursday to next Wednesday, we will be in a calm weather pattern with mostly sunny skies, light winds, and warmer temperatures that rise into the 20s on most days.

A few days after the New Year, the weather pattern should shift to one that will bring storms closer to or over Colorado, and our next chances for significant snow could be around January 4-6 and again around January 8-10. This is still 10+ days into the future, so the forecast will change, but at least this longer-range outlook is staying the course with a trend toward stormier weather during the first half of January.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 28” Saturday Night to Monday (Dec 23-25)

Terrain
* 20 of 23 lifts
* 161 of 181 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 83%