Wednesday freshies

Snow began just before sunrise on Wednesday morning and as of 500 am the mid-mountain snow stake shows about 1/2 inch. Snow should continue to fall through the early evening with 1-3 additional inches. This means that conditions will be soft on Wednesday morning and the snow surface will stay soft through the day. Get out and enjoy a midweek day with fresh flakes!

Dry Thursday and Friday

We’ll see leftover powder on Thursday morning and all of Thursday will be dry and sunny. Then expect more clouds on Friday midday and afternoon as the next storm moves toward Colorado.

Storm Saturday and Saturday night

I have low confidence in the details of this system, but for now let’s say that our best chance for snow will be during Saturday midday, afternoon and evening. This means that the best potential to ski or ride powder would be during Saturday afternoon or the first chair on Sunday morning. The storm looks reasonably strong, so a snow total of maybe 2-4 inches looks possible.

Stormy during Christmas Week

The next storm could bring light snow from later Sunday into Monday, then a slower-moving system will likely take a southern track just after Christmas, potentially bringing snow to northern Colorado on Wednesday or Thursday (December 26-27).

Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Contact me: [email protected]

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 1/2” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 1/2” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 1/2” on Tuesday night (December 18)

Terrain
* 15 of 21 lifts
* 134 of 167 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to 30-year average:
* 124%