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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 0” Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Upper Mountain sensor)
  • 0” Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 4” Tuesday Night (Feb 11-12)

• Snowpack
  • 81% of the 30-year average

• Terrain
  • 15 of 17 lifts
  • 117 of 149 trails

Thursday

Thursday will be dry.

The morning will be clear and cold with temperatures in the single digits.

The afternoon will be cloudier and warmer with temperatures in the low 20s.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

A strong storm with a LOT of moisture will bring snow from Thursday night to Saturday night.

Thursday night: Snow will fall, moisture will be plentiful, and the wind direction will be unfavorable. This should lead to 3-6 inches of accumulation. Plentiful moisture can push these numbers up, but I am hesitant to get excited based on the unfavorable wind direction.

Friday: There should be some powder in the morning with snow falling all day. This should lead to 4-8+ inches of accumulation. The wind direction will not be ideal, but the high amount of moisture and storm energy should somewhat counteract the not-so-perfect wind direction.

Friday night: There could be a lull in the snow with 1-4 inches of accumulation. The wind direction will become favorable, but there might be a lack of storm energy. We'll see.

Saturday: There should be some powder (or at least soft conditions) on Saturday morning, and more snow will fall during the day as the wind direction and storm energy become more favorable. This should lead to another 3-6+ inches of accumulation and soft conditions throughout the day.

Saturday night: Keep your eye on the snow stake cam on Saturday night. Most forecast data shows little snow, and I do think that most of the snow will stay to the north of Telluride, but with a favorable wind direction, cooling temperatures, and lingering moisture, there could be surprise/bonus snow between Saturday's last chair and Saturday at midnight, so there might be fun powder or at least continued soft conditions on Sunday morning.

Total snowfall should be in the 12-20 inch range with soft snow and powder on Friday, Saturday, and maybe Sunday morning. Temperatures will be reasonable during the storm, generally in the low 20s. Enjoy!

Sunday

On Sunday morning there could be soft snow on the ground with dry skies overhead.

On Sunday afternoon and evening, the next storm could bring clouds and light snow.

Monday & Tuesday

A storm will bring snow from Sunday night or Monday through Tuesday night or Wednesday. I still have low-ish confidence in the details, so stay tuned.

Longer Range

Another storm is possible around Friday, February 21 to Saturday, February 22, and then there should be drier weather from about February 23 to February 28.

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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 Friday morning. 

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com