Recap: Friday & Friday Night

On Friday, we saw 4 inches of snow, and then an additional 4 inches of snow fell on Friday night. I was expecting more snow than this, but we'll take the flakes as it has snowed during eight of the last nine days.

Saturday

It's still snowing lightly this morning and conditions will be soft and fun.

The main story on Saturday, in addition to the soft and fun powder, will be the cold temperatures. Expect readings to be in the single digits on the hill and it will feel cold.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

These days will be dry and partly-to-mostly sunny. On Sunday, temperatures will be in the teens with lots of sunshine, on Monday we'll see temperatures in the 20s with lots of sunshine, and on Tuesday, once again temperatures will be in the 20s and some clouds will likely filter the sunshine.

January 5 – January 9

Snow will return on or around Wednesday, January 5, and it could snow every day through Sunday, January 9. This five-day storm cycle will target the northern mountains of Colorado, which is good news for us. The first round of significant snow could culminate in fun powder on Thursday and/or Friday, and I have moderate confidence that there will be another round of snow sometime during the weekend of January 8-9.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 8” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 4” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 36” Sunday – Friday (Dec 26-31)

Terrain
* 22 of 23 lifts
* 121 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 95%

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