Tuesday

Tuesday was sunny and warm with a high temperature in the 30s to low 40s.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

The rest of the week will be dry, mostly sunny, and warm.

The high temperature will be in the 40s on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The wrinkle in the weather on Friday will be the chance for gusty winds during the midday and afternoon.

Snow conditions this week will be typical of springtime with a crunchy surface in the morning, soft/corn during the late morning and midday, and then some slush during the afternoon.

Weekend Storm

A strong storm will deliver intense snow with 3-6 inches by Saturday morning and another 3-6 inches during the day on Saturday.

On Saturday night and Sunday, wrap-around moisture and storm energy, plus a favorable wind direction from the west, will keep snow going with another 4-10+ inches of accumulation. Due to two days of snowfall, there is a chance that Sunday's conditions could be very good. That said, strong winds could impact the snow quality and lift operations on both Saturday and Sunday.

Longer Range

Following the weekend storm, the longer-range forecast is for drier weather. A storm will track to the south of Colorado on Tuesday, April 9, and Wednesday, April 10, though it appears that this system will be too far away to bring much snow to northern Colorado. Otherwise, I am penciling in mostly dry and somewhat warm weather between April 8 and April 17, and then we may see another storm around April 17-21.

My next update will be Thursday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 3” Sunday Night (Mar 31 - Apr 1)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 115%