Friday

Friday was partly to mostly sunny and warm with a high temperature in the 30s to low 40s.

Saturday

Saturday will be the final warm day with a high temperature mostly in the 30s.

We'll see increasing clouds throughout the day, gusty winds at the summit, and we may also see a few showers later in the day. These showers could fall as rain at the base with snow near and above mid-mountain.

Saturday Night

On Saturday night, waves of snow showers will move over Colorado. The wind direction from the southwest is unfavorable for us, but it will bring a lot of moisture, so we could still see reasonable snowfall of 2-5 inches.

Sunday

Sunday will bring additional snow as the wind direction transitions from the southwest to blowing from the northwest. We might see another 2-5 inches during the day, and temperatures will be cooler with a high in the 20s.

Sunday Night

From Sunday afternoon through Sunday night, the wind will blow from the northwest (a favorable direction) and storm energy should track close to Telluride. We should see 5-10 inches of snow from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.

Monday

Monday morning will be our best chance for powder during the next few days. If the total snowfall through Monday morning is fewer than 10 inches, we'll likely feel the crunchy base under the new snow. If we can get more than 10 inches, the conditions across some areas of the mountain may ride rather softly. The weather on Monday will be a mix of snow showers and times of drier weather, and we may see light additional snow accumulations. The high temperature will be around 20 degrees.

Tuesday & Tuesday Night

On Tuesday and Tuesday night, the next storm will bring additional snow showers with a couple of inches of accumulation possible on both Tuesday during the day and on Tuesday night. The high temperature on Tuesday will also be around 20 degrees.

Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday could start with some powder due to snow that falls on Tuesday night. Otherwise, Wednesday and Thursday should be dry with partly sunny skies. The high temperature on Wednesday will be in the 20s and the high temperature on Thursday will be in the 30s.

Longer Range

Our next chance of snow will be on Thursday night and Friday, then a stronger storm should bring more snow from later Saturday, March 30, through Monday, April 1.

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:
* 23” Tuesday Night to Saturday Night (Mar 12-17)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 89%