Winter Park Daily Snow

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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago February 20, 2021

Snow and a cold front arrive on Saturday afternoon at Winter Park

Summary

Saturday will start out dry then we’ll see snow and colder temperatures on Saturday afternoon and evening with 4-8 inches of snow accumulation by Sunday morning.

Short Term Forecast

On Friday, we saw snow showers during the day and into the early evening with 1-2 inches of snow accumulating across the mountain.

Now on Saturday morning, skies are mostly cloudy as we await the next storm. I expect snow showers to ramp up during the late afternoon with a period of intense snow sometime late in the afternoon or around sunset, and then snow showers should continue off-and-on into Sunday morning.

For snow accumulations, based on the latest data, I am going to lower my expectations a bit down to 4-8 inches by Sunday morning, and Sunday morning should still be the best time to enjoy the new snow.

Extended Forecast

Monday and Tuesday should be mostly dry though I can’t rule out a few lingering snow showers.

Wednesday and Thursday will be our next chance for snow. This storm could track toward south and east Colorado which would bring us lower snow totals.

Then from Friday through Sunday, February 26-28, one or more storms could bring more snow to Colorado. The jury (models) have not yet come to an agreement about the track of these systems, so we’ll need to hang tight for a few more days before we can have more confidence in the forecast.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 25” Tuesday to Saturday (Feb 9-20)

Terrain
* 21 of 23 lifts
* 152 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 91%

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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