Wednesday was sunny and warmer with a high temperature in the upper teens to low 20s.

And on Wednesday night, the nearly full moon made it look like daytime on the mountain.

From Thursday, December 28 to Thursday, January 4, we'll see dry and mostly sunny weather with high temperatures in the upper teens to upper 20s. There could be some flakes around December 31 or January 1, around January 3, and around January 5, but none of these storms should bring significant snowfall. We'll enjoy the sunshine and we can be thankful that the low sun angle and cool temperatures will keep the snow in decent shape.

Our next chance for a more significant storm will begin around Monday, January 8, and potentially continue through Friday, January 12. This is still nearly two weeks away, so it's far too soon to lock in a storm, but most of the longer-range forecast models agree that a stormier weather pattern will develop over the Rockies, and we can hope that this will translate into significant snow for us here in Colorado.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

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

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

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

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 82%