We have about 2% of trails open, and we need more snow to soften conditions and open more terrain.

And more snow is on the way…

Tuesday was mostly cloudy, and now on Wednesday, we'll also see somewhat cloudy skies, with a high temperature in the low 30s.

From later Wednesday through Thursday morning, we may see a few snow showers with light accumulations from a coating to an inch or two. The high temperature on Thursday will be in the low 30s

And Friday will be a dry and partly cloudy day with a high temperature in the low 30s.

The next storm will bring snow starting on Friday night with flakes continuing to fall through Sunday. Conditions should become softer throughout the day on Saturday as temperatures hover in the 20s. The wild card is on Saturday night into Sunday when snow might continue to fall, and this snow could be fluffier as temperatures drop into the teens.

I still think 4-9 inches is a reasonable range, and we'll wind up on the lower end if the more intense snow misses us to the east, and we'll wind up at or above the high end of the range if we see some 'extra fluff' on Saturday night through Sunday, and since the storm will strengthen just to the east of Colorado, an 'upside surprise' is a possibility.

For the softest snow (which could still be 'fluff on top of firm') I'd target Saturday and perhaps the first run on Sunday morning.

After this storm, we will likely see drier weather with low chances for snow during the December 25-31 time frame, and then our chances of snow should increase during the first few days of January.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 9” Wednesday Night (Dec 13-14)

Terrain
* 8 of 17 lifts
* 33 of 147 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 69%