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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 4” Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am (24 hours)
  • 3” Saturday 500pm to Sunday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Summit snow stake)
  • 9” Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am (24 hours)
  • 8” Saturday 500pm to Sunday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 13-22” Friday Night to Sunday (Feb 7-9)

• Snowpack
  • 95% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 23 of 23 lifts
  • 183 of 184 trails

Sunday

There will be powder on Sunday morning due to Saturday night's snow which measured 3 inches at mid-mountain and 8 inches at the summit. This is the summit snow-stake cam:

This was a mini Steamboat Surprise as the wind direction and temperature were just right for a few hours on Saturday night, Also, there was more moisture than I expected, which allowed the atmosphere to create this 'extra' snow. Enjoy it!

Other than the new snow, Sunday will be dry with a high temperature in the teens.

Monday

Monday will be dry with a high temperature in the low 20s.

Tuesday & Wednesday

On Tuesday and Wednesday, a storm should bring times of snow, but the forecast is still uncertain. I am not expecting a lot of powder, but there could at least be softer conditions, and perhaps there will be more snow than I expect. Tuesday's high will be around 20°F and Wednesday should be colder with a high of around 10°F.

Thursday

Thursday will be dry with a high of around 20°F.

Friday & Saturday

On Friday and Saturday, a storm with a lot of moisture will bring snow to Colorado. The deepest snow totals should be in the southern and central mountains, but there should still be significant snow here in the northern mountains. There could be snow falling all day on Friday, with more snow on Friday night, and deeper, untouched snow by Saturday morning. The caveat is that temperatures will be warmer and the snow quality could be a little thicker than usual at times.

Longer Range

Sunday and Monday, February 16-17, should be dry.

Then there will likely be additional snow after that with a storm around February 18-19 and maybe another storm around February 21-22.

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• Town of Hayden (6,400 ft)

My next update will be on Monday morning. 

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com