Vail Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 2 years ago April 16, 2021
Friday freshies at Vail
Summary
Snow fell from late Thursday to early Friday and there should be 3+ inches to enjoy on Friday morning.
Short Term Forecast
Thursday was mostly dry, then the snow started to fall late in the afternoon. The mid-mountain snow stake cam shows that 3 inches accumulated on Thursday night and this should make for some fun turns on the groomers now on Friday morning. Dress warmly as temperatures will be in the 20s throughout the day.
On Friday, Friday night, and Saturday, we could see additional snow showers but I am expecting accumulations to be on the light side
On Sunday's closing day, we should see dry and mostly sunny weather with high temperatures in the 30s.
Extended Forecast
Sadly, there is no extended forecast because the lifts will stop spinning on Sunday afternoon.
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Friday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)
New snow Blue Sky Basin:
* 3” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 3” Thursday to Friday (Apr 15-16)
Terrain
* 12 of 33 lifts
* 162 of 270 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 60%