Sunday was warm and windy for most of the day, then the cold front arrived at 2-3pm and temperatures quickly dropped by 10-15 degrees. However, the snow didn’t really start to fall until closer to 400 pm or later, so the four inches on the Monday morning report mostly accumulated after lifts closed on Sunday. Four inches was at the lower end of my 3-6 forecast range, but we'll take it, especially because mountains close to Winter Park reported lower amounts.

Now on Monday morning, dress warmly as the temperature is between -2F at the summit and +8F at the base, ridge-top winds are blowing at 20-40mph, and clouds and light snow showers are still in the air. The new 4 inches of snow will likely feel dense and ‘surfy’ due to the faster wind speeds and cold temperature.

For the rest of Monday and Monday night, we should see a continuation of some clouds and snow showers with just light accumulations.

Then Tuesday should be partly sunny with lighter winds and a warmer temperature, topping out in the upper teens to low 20s.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will also be sunny with highs getting into the mid-to-upper 30s.

Our next chance for light snow will occur between Friday evening and Sunday morning, then we’ll have another chance of getting a weak-to-moderately strong storm between about Sunday evening and next Tuesday (March 13th). After that, the next chance for snow will be around March 17th.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for an update each morning!

JOEL GRATZ, Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com