Thursday

Thursday started with 4-6 inches of snow that fell on Wednesday night, and then we saw a few snow showers during the day which maintained the soft/powder conditions.

Friday

On Friday morning, the storm that moved over us on Thursday night has now moved on, and there are 3-4 inches of new snow covering the mountain. Temperatures are cold (about 5°F) and skies are clearing, so it should be a wonderful morning to be on the hill.

During the day on Friday, we might see some snow showers as this storm moves away, and any accumulations should be light. Friday's temperatures will be in the teens.

Friday Night to Saturday Night

The next storm will not take a favorable track for us, but we should still see some snow showers with light accumulations, perhaps a few inches. These showers could fall anytime from Friday night through Saturday night, and I think that the best chance for a few inches of accumulation will be from Saturday afternoon to Saturday night. Then any lingering snow will end by Sunday morning. Temperatures will be in the teens on Saturday and then drop close to 0°F on Sunday morning.

Sunday, February 11 to Saturday, February 17

We will see mostly dry and mostly sunny weather from Sunday through the following Saturday (February 11-17). A storm tracking close to Colorado may bring more clouds and maybe a snow shower later in the week, around Friday, February 16. Temperatures on Sunday will be in the teens, and then temperatures from Monday to Saturday should be in the 20s.

Longer Range

There is rather high agreement among many longer-range forecast models that multiple storms will bring snow to Colorado between Sunday, February 18, and Saturday, February 24. This is good news as it means our upcoming dry spell will only last for about one week, and then we'll get back on the storm train.

My next update will be Saturday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 4” (24 hours Thursday 400am to Friday 400am)
* 4” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 400am)

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

Last snowfall:
* 18” Tuesday Night to Thursday Night (Feb 6-9)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 93%