On Saturday and Saturday evening, snow showers hit the mountain. The mid-mountain stake showed just 1 inch on Saturday afternoon, then we saw an intense burst of snow early on Saturday evening which dropped another 5 inches, for a total of 6 inches from this storm. Below is the snow stake cam showing the 5 inches of snow that fell on Saturday night.

Now on Sunday morning, temperatures are chilly, in the teens, and this is allowing crews to make snow. For most of Sunday, we should see mostly sunny skies and chilly temperatures that stay in the 20s. Enjoy the new snow if you head out (yes, there are only a few runs open, but conditions should be soft).

For Monday, we'll see more sunshine and warmer temperatures rising into the upper 30s.

Tuesday will start dry, then from Tuesday night through Wednesday night, there will be a chance for some snow with accumulations ranging from a coating to maybe a few inches. This storm will not set up well for us because the moisture from the southwest will barely reach us and it will not perfectly coincide with the energy tracking in from the northwest. Aside from not much natural snow, though, a positive aspect of the storm will be chilly temperatures in the teens and 20s on Wednesday and Thursday as this will allow crews to make a lot more snow.

From Friday through the end of November, we'll stay mostly dry. Now and then, we could see more clouds and a few snowflakes as some energy and moisture just clips northern Colorado, but overall, this will not be a stormy period.

The good news is that all of the longer-range forecast models show a trend toward stormier weather in the Rockies during the first few days of December. Let's hope this trend holds and the snow cranks up in about 10-15 days.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Sunday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 6” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 5” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 6” Saturday (Nov 20)

Terrain
* 3 of 21 lifts
* 3 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 103%