Wednesday and Wednesday night delivered snow and my estimate is about 3 inches based on sensors in the region and the snow stake, though the official resort measurement is listed as 7 inches. That is plausible as the on-mountain sensors stopped working mid-storm and the snow stake often does not show all of the snow that falls, but I cannot independently confirm the 7-inch amount.

With maybe 1-3 inches falling on Wednesday night, there should be soft/fresh turns to enjoy now on Thursday morning. Temperatures on Thursday will be in the upper teens to low 20s, and we'll likely see clouds begin to clear out and some sunshine returning during the day.

Friday and Saturday

Both days should be dry with partly sunny skies, and the high temperature will be in the upper 20s to low 30s.

Longer Range Outlook

A storm to the southwest of Colorado will push clouds and snow showers over the state for most of next week, and temperatures will be warm-ish with daily highs in the 20s.

Our best chances for snow during this period should be Saturday night through Monday (January 20-22) and maybe again later next week from Thursday to Friday (January 25-26).

While moisture will be plentiful, storm energy will be weak and disorganized and temperatures will be warm, so I am not expecting deep snow accumulations.

Some of the very longer-range forecast models hint at a return to a stormier weather pattern in early February, so we'll eke out whatever snow we can get between now and then and hope for more action as we move into next month.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

New snow upper-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 3” Tuesday Night to Thursday (Jan 16-18)

Terrain
* 17 of 17 lifts
* 114 of 147 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 82%