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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid-Mountain snow stake)
  • 5” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 4” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)

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

• Last Snowfall
  • 5” Monday Night (Mar 3-4)

• Snowpack
  • 81% of the 30-year average

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

Tue (Mar 4)

The storm arrived on Monday afternoon and dropped about 5 inches of snow at mid-mountain through Tuesday at 500 am. Almost all of this snow accumulated after the lifts closed on Monday afternoon.

Based on temperatures and the look of the snow stake cam, this new snow should be a bit on the dense side, which might decently cover the rock-hard base underneath in some areas.

On Tuesday, temperatures will be in the upper teens to low 20s, and snow showers could deliver 2-5 inches of accumulation.

On Tuesday evening, snow showers may continue through about midnight, and if they do, there will be some untouched snow for Wednesday morning's first chair.

Wed (Mar 5)

Wednesday will be dry and mostly sunny with a high temperature of around 30-35°F.

Storm #2 (Thu-Fri)

The second storm of the week should deliver snow from Wednesday night to Friday night.

The upsides are that this will be a multi-day system, and it will bring a surge of moisture on Wednesday night and Thursday.

The downside is that the wind direction will be from the southwest during a lot of the storm, and this is not a favorable wind direction for a lot of snow.

I could see 6-12 inches of accumulation, with some powder possible on both Thursday and Friday.

Longer Range

Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (March 8-10) will be dry, with a high temperature in the 20s on Saturday and in the 30s on Sunday and Monday.

Then, there should be a quick-hitter storm around Tuesday and Wednesday (March 11-12), with a stronger and colder storm possible later in the week around Friday to Saturday (March 14-15). 

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 Wednesday morning. 

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com