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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 2” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 1” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Upper Mountain sensor)
  • 2” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 1” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 7-11” Saturday Night to Monday (Jan 4-6)

• Snowpack
  • 101% of the 30-year average

• Terrain
  • 14 of 17 lifts
  • 102 of 149 trails

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Monday Recap

On Monday, lingering moisture allowed the atmosphere to coax 1 inch of snow out of the clouds during the afternoon and another 1 inch at night. This new snow will keep the snow surface soft.

Tuesday

On Tuesday morning, a new storm is tracking to the southwest of Colorado. 

Tuesday morning should bring cloudy skies and snow showers. And then from midday through Tuesday evening, there will be more snow showers or steady snow which should accumulate to about 1-3 inches. If this snow occurs early enough, the last few runs of the day could be soft. The high temperature will stay in the teens.

Wednesday

Wednesday should start with a little powder thanks to the snow that fell on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening. Otherwise, Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high temperature in the teens.

Thursday

Thursday may bring a few flakes, especially in the morning, but the storm will only brush by Colorado and I expect little or no accumulation. The temperature will be in the teens.

Friday

Friday should be dry and partly sunny with a high temperature in the teens.

This Weekend

During the weekend of January 11-12, the next storm should bring snow with moderate accumulations (2-6 inches?).

The best chance for powder will be on Saturday morning through midday and the temperature will be in the teens.

On Sunday, there will likely be little new snow, and soft conditions should persist with a high temperature potentially in the upper single digits to the low teens.

Longer Range

Looking ahead to next week, dry and cold weather is likely from later Sunday, January 12 through about Thursday, January 16.

Then starting around Friday, January 17, most of the longer-range forecast models predict that a storm will track close to or over Colorado, but it's too soon to know if this will lead to a lot of snow, or if the brunt of the storm's energy and moisture will just miss Colorado. 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 Wednesday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com