Winter Park Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago December 6, 2020
Snow on Friday & Saturday at Winter Park
Summary
The four days from Sunday through Wednesday will be sunny, dry, and warm with high temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s. Thursday will bring more clouds, and next Friday and Saturday (December 11-12) should bring light-to-moderate snowfall.
Short Term Forecast
Saturday was a gorgeous day with bluebird skies and high temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s. Saturday night’s lows dropped into the 20s which allowed for more snowmaking.
Looking ahead, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will all be the same with sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s. While we could absolutely use more snow, at least we can enjoy cruising around the mountain with bluebird conditions.
Extended Forecast
On Thursday, the atmosphere will change things up with more clouds and cooler temperatures, yet we will likely NOT see snow on Thursday.
On Friday and Saturday, December 11-12, our patience through this spell of dry weather should be rewarded with snow. A moderately strong yet moisture-starved system will bring flakes on Friday and likely Friday night and Saturday as well. My initial outlook is for about 3-6 inches of snow from this system, so not a big event, but at least we should see snowflakes, and maybe we can enjoy soft turns on Friday and/or Saturday.
Next Sunday and Monday, December 13-14, should be dry.
Then the next storm will arrive on Tuesday, December 15th. This system could have more moisture than the previous storm and that might mean deeper snow totals. Keep your eye on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 15-16, as days with potentially soft snow.
The longer-range outlook for the final ~10 days of December and into early January is still showing a higher chance for storminess and snow, though that is just an outlook and not really a forecast. If we can get multiple strong storms during a 2-3 week period, we can get a lot of the mountain open, so things can turn around quickly. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Sunday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 6” Monday Night to Tuesday (Dec 1)
Terrain
* 13 of 23 lifts
* 28 of 166 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 100%
About Our Forecaster
Joel Gratz
Founding Meteorologist
Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.
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