We were thinking that Wednesday afternoon would be fun with a few inches of new snow and that there would be a few inches of new snow on Wednesday evening as well, with maybe a chance to see more snow than this due to a favorable wind direction. What actually happened was on the lower side, with 2 inches accumulating on Wednesday and another 2 inches accumulating on Wednesday night.

Conditions now on Thursday morning should be reasonably soft thanks to the powder that was skied on Wednesday and the additional 2 inches of fluff on top from Wednesday night. Dress warmly as temperatures on Thursday morning will start around 0°F and only warm into the teens.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be dry with a high of around 20°F on Friday and highs around 30°F on Saturday and Sunday. 

Looking ahead to next week, we will see a chance for snow every day from Monday, February 21 through Friday, February 25 due to storm energy stalling near and to the southwest of Colorado during most of the week. This pattern with storm energy to our southwest is not the most favorable for us to see significant snow totals, but at least some snow should fall on most or all days of the week, which should lead to soft and fun conditions.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Thursday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 4” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 4” Wednesday (Feb 16)

Terrain
* 18 of 23 lifts
* 159 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 89%