Sunday was another beautiful day with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures in the low 30s.

Now on Monday morning, the skies are just beginning to cloud over as moisture from the next storm heads into Colorado.

The main story this week will be multiple days of snowy weather and cold temperatures. The incoming storm will stay to the south of Colorado and this is generally not a good setup for big snow here at Winter Park. But, because the storm will stick around for multiple days, and because it will push a lot of storm energy across the state, I still think that we will have a chance to wind up with respectable double-digit snow totals.

The best chances for snow will be from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, maybe some snow during the day on Tuesday, and then a better chance for snow from Tuesday night through Wednesday night. During each of these periods, we could see 2-6 inches of snow, and there could be powder on Tuesday, Wednesday, and also Thursday morning. If we get lucky and a few stronger cells/squalls hit the mountain, we'll see deeper totals, and we could also get unlucky as well. Total snowfall in the 8-15 inch range continues to seem like a reasonable forecast, and my picks for the best powder could be Wednesday thanks to a soft base and snow continuing to fall during the day and also Thursday morning as there could be some fluffy accumulation on Wednesday night. One other part of the forecast to mention is temperatures, which will be in the teens on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the single digits on Thursday.

Following the main storm, there will be another weaker storm on Thursday night into Friday. Friday will be cloudy with continued cold temperatures and maybe a few inches of fluffy snow accumulation.

Saturday should be drier and just a little warmer, then we will see sunny weather and much warmer temperatures starting on Sunday (February 27) and continuing through about Thursday (March 3).

Our next chance for a significant storm will be sometime during the March 4-8 timeframe, though I have virtually no confidence in any details about this storm, so I'll just leave the forecast vague for now and we'll hope for the best.

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:
* 4” Wednesday (Feb 16)

Terrain
* 20 of 23 lifts
* 161 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 88%