Friday

I had low confidence in the forecast on Friday and Friday night, and I was happy to see that about 2 inches of snow fell during the afternoon into the early evening. We'll take it! This should create softer conditions on Saturday morning.

Saturday

Morning conditions should be soft based on the snow that fell on Friday, and temperatures are chilly with readings in the single digits above zero.

Weatherwise, Saturday will be a mixed day with drier and partly sunny conditions in the morning, then more clouds and snow showers will arrive between about noon and 8 pm. I expect light snow with just a coating to an inch or two of accumulation during this time, though maybe the atmosphere will bring a little bonus snow. The high temperature should be in the teens.

Sunday

Sunday will be sunny and dry. The temperature in the morning will be cold, around 0°F, and then it'll warm into the teens.

Monday - Thursday

I think most of these days will be dry with partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the 20s. There will be more clouds and snow just to the north of Colorado, and if this moisture sags to the south, we may wind up with more clouds during parts of the week.

Friday & Saturday

On Friday and Saturday, there is a higher chance that the clouds and snow to our north will sag south and bring us some flakes. I have low confidence in the forecast and I'll be providing updates all week. The high temperature during this time should still be in the 20s.

Longer Range

From Sunday, February 18 through Sunday, February 25, multiple storms will cross the Rockies and move close to or over Colorado. I think this should bring multiple rounds of snow, though this potentially stormier period is still more than one week away, so we'll wait at least a few days before trying to figure out the details of storm timing and snow totals.

My next update will be Sunday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Friday 400am to Saturday 400am)
* 1” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 400am)

New snow upper-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Friday 400am to Saturday 400am)
* 1” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 400am)

Last snowfall:
* 19” Tuesday Night to Friday Night (Feb 6-10)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 94%