Wednesday

Wednesday was another gorgeous spring day with sunny skies and warm temperatures that rose into the 30s and low 40s.

Thursday

Thursday will remain mostly sunny and warm with a high temperature in the 30s to low 40s. On Thursday night, a fast-moving storm will bring snow showers and we may see a dusting to an inch or two of snow.

Friday

Friday will be another warm and mostly sunny day with a high temperature in the 30s to low 40s.

Saturday

Saturday will be the final warm day with highs in the 30s. We'll see more clouds as moisture streams into Colorado ahead of the next storm, and winds will be gusty with speeds at the summit reaching 30-50 mph. We may see some snow showers later in the day, but I think most of the accumulating snow will hold off until Saturday night.

Snow, Snow, Snow

From Saturday night, March 23 through about April 4 (or beyond), I expect cooler temperatures and multiple periods of snow.

The first round of snow will occur on Saturday night through Sunday and this could make Sunday's snow conditions 'dust on crust' with new powder on top of a firm/hard/scratchy base.

With multiple storms continuing through the end of March and into early April, this will likely be a situation where snow conditions soften and deepen over multiple days rather than one day being the big/deep powder day. Total snowfall during these 10+ days should be 1-2 feet or more.

I'll continue to try to figure out the timing of each storm, but we might be limited to one or two days of lead time for each system.

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):
* 0” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am)

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

Last snowfall:
* 9” Tuesday Night to Wednesday Night (Mar 12-14)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 112%