Following the 5 inches of snow on Wednesday and Wednesday night, the riding on Thursday morning was soft and fun, mostly on north-facing and groomed terrain (because there was still a crust on most other slopes). This just goes to show that we don’t need massive snow totals to create great skiing, so don’t get too picky, especially late in the season.

On Thursday midday and afternoon, snow showers returned, dropping about 1 inch of snow, and a few more showers dropped another 2 inches on Thursday night. This snow and cold air kept conditions soft on Thursday, and you should find more soft snow now on Friday morning.

Friday's weather should offer partly-to-mostly sunny skies and temperatures warming into the upper 30s. Saturday should be similar. Don’t forget to apply sunscreen!

From this weekend through next week, the storm track will be just to the north of Colorado, and occasionally it will dip far enough to the south to bring snow to Colorado’s northern mountains.

While I have low confidence in the details of each of these ‘dips’ in the storm track, here is my best estimate of when we’ll see snow and potential powder.

* Snow Saturday night into Sunday midday, with a few inches possible on Sunday morning.

* Snow Monday night into Tuesday afternoon, with a few inches possible on Tuesday morning.

* Periods of snow Wednesday night through Friday, with a few inches possible on both Thursday and Friday.

After that, there is a good chance that we’ll see a more significant storm hit Colorado between Saturday night, April 7th, and Tuesday, April 10th. Keep your eye on the forecast because a real powder day could occur on that Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.

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

JOEL GRATZ, Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com