Winter Park Daily Snow

Heads up, there may be fresher snow! Read the latest Winter Park Daily Snow

By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 2 years ago January 3, 2022

Snow Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Summary

Sunday was dry, Monday will be dry, then on Tuesday, we will see snow return and flakes should fly through the end of the week.

Short Term Forecast

Sunday was a sunny day with warming temperatures that reached the teens and low 20s. 

Monday will also be a sunny day with warming temperatures that are likely a few degrees warmer than Sunday.

As for snowfall, the mid-mountain snow stake is dry, but only for now. 

On Tuesday, expect more clouds and snow to begin to fall around midday or afternoon. 

On Tuesday night and Wednesday, snow could increase in intensity to a moderate level, and there could be soft conditions and maybe even some fresh powder during the day on Wednesday.

Then on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, I am cautiously excited that a round of more intense snow could fall as colder air moves in and the winds shift to the west-northwest and northwest which are decent wind directions for us. If this works out, then Thursday morning could be a fun powder morning with a soft base from the snow on Tuesday and Wednesday and plenty of freshies (10+ inches) from the snow on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

While I do think that Winter Park will be in the direct path of the storm track, there is the caveat that if the storm track moves a bit north, we may miss out on the most snow. And also, during the snowfall, winds could be gusty, so the best conditions might be in the trees and the strong winds could affect lift operations now and again.

Looking ahead, there will likely be more snow on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but I still have low confidence around the timing and amount of any snow that does fall during these days.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Monday morning

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

Last snowfall:
* 37” Sunday – Saturday (Dec 26-Jan 1)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 97%

About Our Forecaster

Joel Gratz

Founding Meteorologist

Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.

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