Wednesday

Wednesday was mostly cloudy and mostly dry as we waited for the snow to arrive.

Wednesday Night

The snow arrived and the mid-mountain snow stake showed 6 inches as of 5 am. Also, it appears that at least another inch has accumulated as I write this at 6 am. 

Thursday

Thursday morning will be fun with the 6+ inches of snow that fell on Wednesday night, and we should see another 2-4 inches of snow on Thursday morning through midday. Then the snow should wind down and perhaps completely stop on Thursday afternoon and early on Thursday night. Thursday's temperatures will be in the teens.

Thursday Night & Friday

Most of Thursday night should be on the drier side, then the next storm should deliver 1-4 inches of snow from just before sunrise to about late morning or midday on Friday. This snow could accumulate after the 5 am snow report, so there could be 'sneaky' fun conditions on Friday morning. Friday's temperatures will be in the teens.

Friday Night & Saturday & Saturday Night

The next storm will not take a favorable track for us, but we should still see some snow showers with light accumulations, perhaps a few inches. These showers could fall anytime from Friday night through Saturday night with any lingering snow ending by Sunday morning. Temperatures will be in the teens on Saturday and then drop close to 0°F on Sunday morning. Any of these snow showers could 'top up' conditions and keep the slopes soft, though I am not expecting deep accumulations between Friday night and Saturday night.

Sunday, February 11 to Saturday, February 17

We will see mostly dry and mostly sunny weather from Sunday through the following Saturday (February 11-17). There will be a few storms close to Colorado during this time and any of them could deliver a quick shower or more clouds, but overall the weather will be calm. Temperatures on Sunday and Monday will be in the teens, and then temperatures from Tuesday to Saturday should be in the 20s.

Longer Range

The next chance for snowfall should be between Sunday, February 18, and Wednesday, February 21. The storm track during these days could be from the southwest, which is not that favorable for us, but we have plenty of time to watch the longer-range forecast models and adjust the details.

My next update will be Friday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

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

New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 6” (24 hours Wednesday 400am to Thursday 400am)
* 4” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 400am)

Last snowfall:
* 6” Wednesday Night (Feb 7-8)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 103%