Reminder: Open terrain is still limited across the mountain, and watch for more terrain to open during the coming days (the latest announcement is here).

On Thursday night, all the snow stayed to the north of Telluride, as expected, and there was no snow on the snow stake as of Friday at sunrise.

Now on Friday, the first phase of the storm started just after sunrise as about one inch of snow had accumulated on the snow stake as of 730am. We will be on the southern edge of this storm, so I don't think that this early Friday snow will last for very long, though it should put a nice refresh on the mountain just in time for first chair, with 1-3 inches of accumulation.

During the rest of Friday, the second phase of the storm during the afternoon will bring randomly placed and perhaps intense snow squalls to Colorado's northern and central mountains, and again, we'll be on the southern edge of the storm, so my expectation is just for another coating to maybe an inch of snow. Any new flakes could help to keep conditions soft through the afternoon, and we might see snow showers hang around for a few hours after sunset, which could again create softer conditions on Saturday morning.

For temperatures, Friday will be chilly with a high in the teens, and Saturday will also be cold with a high temperature in the low teens. Thankfully, the wind will mostly be light and not an issue during these days.

Looking ahead, our next chance for snow will be around Thursday as a storm tracks to the south of Colorado, and our next chance for a significant storm will be in the December 18-20 window.

With this forecast, our snowpack will likely stay below the median and the amount of available terrain will be somewhat limited through mid-December. There are some signs that late December could bring a stormier weather pattern to the Rockies, but a 15+ day forecast is too far into the future to have any confidence in the eventual outcome.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

New snow upper-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 22” Thursday Night to Sunday Night (Nov 30 - Dec 4)

Terrain
* 1 of 17 lifts
* 12 of 147 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 74%