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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
  • 0-1” Sunday Night (Jan 19-20)

• Snowpack
  • 91% of the 30-year average

• Terrain
  • 17 of 17 lifts
  • 126 of 149 trails

Posting Schedule

I am traveling to ski with my family through February 2. In an attempt to spend as much time with them (and get some sleep, too!), my posts will be shorter and more to the point than normal. And I will write on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule unless it makes sense to adjust this based on the timing of upcoming storms. Finally, at the bottom of each post, I will always mention when to expect the next post. Thanks for your understanding and your support!

Friday

The view from the snow stake on Friday just before dawn. Waiting for the next flakes…

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

Saturday & Sunday

Saturday and Sunday should be dry with a high temperature in the 20s. A storm will bring snow to the far northern mountains of Colorado, but the accumulating snow should stay to the north of Telluride with just a few flurries or snow showers possible over the mountain.

Longer Range

For next week, Monday should be dry, then the weekend storm will track south of Colorado and could bring snow showers on Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday. The high temperature during the week should be in the 20s.

Then starting around the weekend of February 1-2, most longer-range forecast models show that a stormy weather pattern will develop over the western U.S. and this may include multiple storms for us here in Colorado. It's too soon to get super excited about this, but the model trend is in the correct (stormy) direction, so I hope that the forecast holds and that there will be a lot of snowflakes coming our way in early February.

Tap below to see our forecasts:

• 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