Thursday was an incredible powder day with 15+ inches of fluffy new snow on top of a soft base.

On Thursday night, we saw a little bit of new snow across the mountain, but the cold temperatures kept the accumulation on the lower side.

Friday and Saturday

We will see more snow on Friday and Saturday and accumulations could be 3-8 inches. But the big story will be the wind and the cold. Summit wind gusts will be 40-60+ mph and temperatures will be in the single digits above and below zero. Brrrr.

Saturday Night to Monday Night

This part of the storm will bring intense snow and slower winds. We should see 12-24+ inches of snow with powder getting deeper on Sunday, and more powder on Monday. On Monday, cooling temperatures and a favorable wind direction could make it the better powder day of the two days. But overall, both Sunday and Monday should offer fun, soft conditions.

Tuesday

We'll see dry and cold weather with some sunshine on Tuesday. There will be soft powder leftovers, and the high temperature will be in the single digits.

Wednesday to Friday

The next storm could favor the northern mountains (that's us!) with snow starting at some point on Wednesday, January 17, and continuing through early Friday, January 19. This is still nearly one week away, but I think it's reasonable to pencil in some potential powder on Thursday and perhaps on Friday. Temperatures on these days should be in the teens.

Longer Range

I think we'll head into a drier weather pattern during the final 10 days of January, though there will be a chance for more snow potentially around January 23-24.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 6” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 300am)
* 1” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 300am)

New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 3” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 300am)
* 1” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 300am)

Last snowfall:
* 22” Tuesday Night to Thursday Night (Jan 9-12)

Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 173 of 181 trails
* Latest update

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