Wednesday started out with snow showers and light accumulations, then we saw some sunshine, then we closed out the day with more snow showers.

During Thursday and Friday, we should see periods of snow showers and periods of dry weather. Overall, the wind direction from the southwest is not favorable for much snow, but I can’t rule out some flakes.

From Friday night through Sunday night, a powerful storm will track through southeastern Colorado. Winter Park will be in a favorable position to see a lot of snow from both the early part of the storm with winds from the east and the latter part of the storm with winds from the northwest. Total snowfall from Friday night through Sunday night could be 20-40 inches with powder likely on Saturday afternoon, Sunday, and maybe Monday morning as well. Keep in mind that big storms like this can create difficult or impossible travel conditions and if the snowfall arrives as forecast, there is a chance that Berthoud Pass could close for a time due to accidents, low visibility, and/or avalanche risk.

The next storm is still on track to arrive in Colorado around Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16-17. Forecasts show anything from a significant system with plenty of powder all the way to a weaker storm and just a few snow showers. I’ll keep you updated as the forecasts come into more agreement.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

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

Last snowfall:
* 8” Tuesday Night & Wednesday (Mar 9-10)

Terrain
* 19 of 23 lifts
* 166 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 88%