Monday brought little to no snow, and then on Monday night, the atmospheric snow machine turned on delivering 4 inches at mid-mountain That was at the low end of my 4-8 inch forecast, but at least it snowed and refreshed the mountain.

Tuesday & Wednesday

I continue to have low confidence in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. The most likely outcome is that we'll see intermittent light snow and little accumulation. But there is a chance for more than this, too. Overall, conditions should stay soft and fun during these days. Temperatures will range from the single digits into the teens – it'll be chilly.

Thursday – Saturday

Snow could ramp back up sometime on Wednesday night or Thursday, then I expect intense snow between Thursday night and Saturday morning. Total snowfall should be 8-16 inches and maybe more. The best powder will likely be during the day on Friday and then again for Saturday morning's first chair. Temperatures during this storm will continue to be chilly with mostly single digits and teens on Thursday and Friday and very cold temperatures on Saturday with readings around 0°F.

Longer Range

The sun will return and we will see dry and warmer weather from Sunday, January 2 through Tuesday, January 4. Then a storm (or storms) will come back into the forecast between Wednesday, January 5, and Tuesday, January 11. I have low confidence in the details of when and how snow will come back to Colorado, but I do have medium to high confidence that it will happen during this time period.

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:
* 4” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 4” (Overnight Monday 400pm to Tuesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 12” Sunday – Tuesday (Dec 26-28)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 87%

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