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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 0” Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Summit snow stake)
  • 0” Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 10” Friday to Sunday (Jan 31 - Feb 2)

• Snowpack
  • 96% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 22 of 23 lifts
  • 184 of 184 trails

Wednesday

Wednesday will be dry, temperatures will be a little cooler with a high in the mid-30s, and winds will gust to 40-50 mph.

On Wednesday night, a storm tracking to the north of Colorado could deliver some flakes with a dusting to an inch or two of accumulation. Keep your expectations low.

Thursday

Thursday will be dry with a high temperature in the mid-30s and manageable winds that gust to 25-35 mph.

Friday

Friday will be the final day of warmer temperatures and gusty winds. The high temperature should be in the mid-30s and wind gusts could reach 40-50 mph.

Friday Night & Saturday

A storm will bring snow from Friday night through Saturday mid-morning.

The multi-model snow forecast shows 4-8 inches on Friday night, and this looks reasonable to me.

Also, due to abundant moisture and the jet stream overhead, there could be more snow than forecast with some areas of the northern mountains picking up closer to 10 inches of snow.

One other caveat is that snow could continue to accumulate after Saturday morning's 5 am snow report and through mid-morning, so the actual amount of powder for Saturday's first chair could be more than what is shown on the morning snow report.

The result of this storm is that there should be some powder on Saturday morning. This new snow may ski the best on top of groomers as other areas of the mountain might be crunchy under the new snow due to this week's soft/warm snow freezing as temperatures cool on Friday night.

Saturday's high temperature will be in the upper teens to low 20s, and wind speeds will be slower and not an issue.

Longer Range

On Sunday, February 9, snow showers may return with some accumulation.

On Monday, February 10, I think the weather will be dry.

From Tuesday, February 11, to Thursday, February 13, there could be snow showers, but the next storm will likely still be to the west.

Around Friday, February 14, to Saturday, February 15, the next storm could bring snow to Colorado with potential powder.

In the longer range, the next storm could arrive around Tuesday, February 18, and Wednesday, February 19.

Stay tuned as we try to figure out the details of a potentially snowy weather pattern during mid-February.

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• Town of Hayden (6,400 ft)

My next update will be on Thursday morning. 

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com