Tuesday

Most of Tuesday was dry, then on Tuesday night, the first part of the storm delivered 2-4 inches of snow from a short burst just before sunrise.

Wednesday to Saturday

A complex storm will bring snow at various times over multiple days. While the overall storm setup would not typically favor Telluride, the multi-day duration of the storm should translate to moderate to significant snow totals.

From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, there should be a lull in the storm with a few inches of snow.

Then from Thursday night to Sunday, snow showers should come in waves and should deliver 10-20 inches of accumulation.

While I have low confidence in the details of the forecast, I estimate that the best powder days will be on Friday, Saturday, and maybe also on Sunday.

Sunday to Wednesday

From Sunday, March 17 to Wednesday, March 20, I expect a mix of dry weather, sunshine, and also times of snow showers as the storm will linger to our southwest through early next week. Daily high temperatures will be in the upper 20s to low 30s.

Longer Range

All of the longer-range forecasts point toward multiple storms returning to Colorado, starting around Thursday, March 21, and continuing through the end of March. It's too soon to figure out the details of the upcoming snowfall, but at least it's good to see that the data is pointing toward more snow before the end of the month.

My next update will be Thursday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am)

New snow upper-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 2” Tuesday Night (Mar 12-13)

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

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