Following dry weather on Saturday, we saw a fast-moving storm drop 6 inches of snow on Sunday morning between about 500am and 700am. Some of this snow fell after the official snow report was published at 500am, so the official report shows three inches, though the snow stake camera at mid-mountain shows a total of 6 inches of fresh flakes.

As I talked about yesterday, Winter Park was in the favored spot (geographically) for this system, and while I expected the higher end of the snow forecast, perhaps 3-4 inches, I am amazed that we got to 6 inches! This is likely the perfect amount of snow to enjoy on top of the groomed runs and shaded, north-facing terrain, so get out for the first chair and rip the corduroy with some freshies on top!

Following dry weather from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening, another fast-moving storm will bring snow from late Monday night through Tuesday morning with 2-5 inches of snow likely accumulating by the first chair on Tuesday morning. Similar to Sunday morning, I expect that you’ll find soft snow on the groomers and north-facing terrain on Tuesday morning.

After another stretch of dry weather from Tuesday through Thursday afternoon, we should see mixed weather from Thursday night through Saturday with times of dry skies and also a few periods of snow showers and more clouds.

Models are now converging on the forecast for the storm this weekend. I expect significant snow from Saturday night through Monday morning, with potential powder during the day on Sunday and also on Monday morning. Keep your eye on these days, especially Monday morning.

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

JOEL GRATZ, Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com