Now on Tuesday morning, you’ll find just 1 inch of fresh snow around mid-mountain.

The storm is strong but a wind direction from the east is generally not good for snow and we weren’t able to grab that much accumulation before the unfavorable wind cranked up.

The unfavorable east wind could be with us for most of Tuesday, though there could be enough energy in the atmosphere to bring an additional few inches of snow during the day. Without a small miracle, we’ll likely come in below my low-end expectation of 5 inches for a storm total. If you’re heading out on Tuesday, dress warmly as temperatures will stay in the upper single digits to low teens for most of the day.

Tuesday night through Thursday morning should be dry.

Then the next storm will bring light showers and warm temperatures from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning before finally moving over Colorado and bringing the chance for more intense snow from Friday afternoon through Saturday. I’ll keep my forecast in the 4-10 inch range and it looks like Saturday could have the best chance for the softest powder. The wind direction on Friday night into Saturday will be from the west, which is a favorable direction, so maybe we’ll be able to grab totals on the higher end of the range.

Heading into December, there will be a chance for snow around Tuesday, December 3 and likely again around the weekend of December 7-8.

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 Tuesday morning

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

Last snowfall:
* 1” on Monday Night (Nov 25-26)

Terrain
* 10 of 23 lifts
* 22 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 145%