Telluride Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 months ago January 3, 2025
Dry and warm on Friday, new snow on Sunday
Summary
Friday will be mostly sunny and warm, Saturday will deliver snow during the afternoon, and Sunday could be a low-end powder day.
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Conditions
- New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
- 0” Thursday 500am to Friday 500am (24 hours)
- 0” Thursday 500pm to Friday 500am (12 hours)
- New Snow (Upper Mountain sensor)
- 0” Thursday 500am to Friday 500am (24 hours)
- 0” Thursday 500pm to Friday 500am (12 hours)
- Last Snowfall
- 12” December 24-31
- Snowpack
- 103% of the 30-year average
- Terrain
- 14 of 17 lifts
- 91 of 149 trails
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Friday
Friday morning will start with an inversion as the temperature is colder near the base and warmer (upper 20s) at the summit.
Friday will be dry, sunny, and warmer with a high temperature in the mid-30s.
Saturday & Sunday
Saturday will be dry and mostly cloudy through midday with a high temperature in the mid-to-upper 20s.
On Saturday afternoon, snow will fall, and there could be a little accumulation by the last chair.
On Saturday night, snow will continue to fall and temperatures will cool, which should lead to 2-5 inches of fluffy accumulation.
On Sunday morning, I expect that there will be 3-6 inches of fluffy snow (the combination of snow from Saturday afternoon and Saturday night) and there is highly likely to be some additional accumulation on Sunday mid-morning.
The storm responsible for this snowfall will rapidly strengthen just to the east of Colorado, and this can lead to more snow than expected, so watch the snow stake cam.
Sunday's temperature will be in the upper teens - not too cold, not too warm.
Longer Range
Monday will likely be dry, Monday and night and Tuesday could deliver light snow accumulation, then Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday should be dry. The high temperature on all days of the week should be in the upper teens.
The next chance for more significant snow could be around Sunday, January 12 through about Wednesday, January 15. This is two weeks away, so the storm is still uncertain. Stay tuned.
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- Telluride Ski Area (11,000 ft)
- Lizard Head Pass (10,300 ft)
- Dallas Divide (9,000 ft)
- Placerville (7,300 ft)
My next update will be on Saturday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
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