Friday

Friday was mostly sunny and warm with a high in the low 30s. Winds became stronger in the evening.

Saturday

Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high temperature in the upper 20s to low 30s, and expect gusty winds at the summit reaching 30-50+ mph.

Saturday Night to Monday

Intense snow will begin on Saturday night between midnight and sunrise and should last through Sunday mid-morning. Accumulations should be 3-6 inches with some powder on Sunday morning.

From Sunday midday through Monday midday, a cold front will stall over central Colorado, and while I think we will miss the most intense snow, waves of snow should continue, and we'll likely see another 2-4+ inches of accumulation.

There is some upside potential to this forecast from Sunday midday through Monday midday. If the cold front happens to stall farther to the south, maybe we could see 5+ inches from later Sunday through early Monday, with total accumulations pushing closer to 10 inches.

Tuesday to Friday

I have low confidence in the forecast for these four days.

Tuesday and Wednesday could range from "dry" to "continued snow showers with a few inches of accumulation".

On Thursday and Friday, the next storm should move through the Rockies, and this system may track closer to southern Colorado and deliver decent snow totals.

Longer Range

From Saturday, March 9 to Tuesday, March 12, we should see drier weather.

Then from Wednesday, March 13, to Friday, March 15, another storm will move through the Rockies and our chances for snow will increase.

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:
* 0” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Friday 500pm to Saturday 500am)

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

Last snowfall:
* 9.5” Sunday Night to Tuesday (Feb 25-27)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 85%