Trace amounts fell on Thursday night and that's still the case as of 8 am on Friday morning. Temperatures are currently in the low 30s on the mountain, along with partly cloudy skies.

A relatively weak cold front will swing through Winter Park later this morning and bring us a good shot of moderate to heavy snow. Our primary wind direction will shift to blow from the southwest to the west-southwest by midday. Keep a close eye on snow stake cam through midday as I have seen this setup overproduce for us in the past.

In total, look for 3-6 inches through Friday evening, with soft and surfy turns on Friday afternoon and again on Saturday morning.

Dry conditions and sunny skies prevail for the weekend. Daytime highs will rise into the 40s on the mountain so dress light and lather on plenty of sunscreen.

Our next chance for snow will then arrive on Sunday night and into Monday as a slow-moving system drops to the west and southwest of Colorado. This type of setup does NOT favor Winter Park but we should still be looking at light showers through Tuesday. There is also a slight chance for another quick-moving system around next Wednesday and Thursday but confidence is very low at this point.

Looking further ahead, dry weather takes control by late next week and into the first week of April. The longer-range models are trying to introduce something after the first week of April but as we all know, this is fantasy land when looking at snow forecasts.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned!

SAM COLLENTINE