The mid-mountain snow stake on Tuesday morning is dry.

But by Wednesday morning, snow should once again be accumulating on the stake.

Between now and then, Tuesday will be dry and warm with high temperatures in the 30s and 40s.

The storm should arrive on Wednesday morning between 3am-6am. During this time, expect intense snow, strong and gusty winds, and rapidly falling temperatures dropping into the teens. The steady/intense snow in the morning should transition to more showery snow during the afternoon. Total snowfall of 2-5 inches seems reasonable – most of this will come in the morning, while an afternoon wind direction from the west is not best for a lot of additional accumulation. The snow will be welcome, but the big story will be strong winds which could delay or close some lifts, especially during the morning and midday.

Thursday will be mostly dry with chilly highs in the 20s.

On Thursday night and Friday morning, a weak storm will brush northern Colorado. We might see light snow, but the better accumulations should stay to our north.

From later Friday through most of next week, we will see dry weather for most of the time. The best chance for light snow will be on Sunday night, but this storm looks weak with just a low chance for decent snow totals.

The good news is that a stormy period may start around December 23-24 and continue through a few days after Christmas. If this happens, it could be the atmospheric kick in the pants that we need for the mountain to finally have a deep enough base and a lot more terrain to open. Fingers crossed.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Monday 400pm to Tuesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 6” Thursday Night to Friday (Dec 9-10)

Terrain
* 7 of 21 lifts
* 16 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 74%

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