It's Monday morning and temperatures are chilly, in the single digits, with a few mountain-wave clouds overhead (these clouds are created by air flowing over the higher mountains of the continental divide). 

Monday will be mostly sunny with comfortable temperatures in the teens and 20s.

Tuesday will be a mixed day with some clouds and snow showers. I have low confidence if these snow showers bring just a few flakes or a few inches of snow accumulation through Wednesday morning.

Wednesday will be the lead-up to the storm with some clouds, some snow showers with maybe light snow accumulation, and increasing wind speed, especially during the afternoon.

Wednesday night is when we'll see the storm move through with intense snow of 1-2 inches per hour and fast wind gusts of 40-60+mph. This could cause low visibility and temporary road closures.

By Thursday morning, I expect 4-8 inches of wind-affected powder from Wednesday night's snowfall. If you head out on Thursday to enjoy the new snow, dress warmly as temperatures will likely be colder than 0°F for the entire day and the wind could still be gusty at 20-40mph.

After Thursday, we might see weak storms and light snow from Friday into Saturday and again from Sunday into Monday, but my confidence is low about these systems, so we'll wait another day or two to figure out the details.

Thanks for reading!

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:
* 11” Monday Night to Thursday Night (Dec 12-15)

Terrain
* 20 of 23 lifts
* 123 of 171 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 100%