Winter Park Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago November 5, 2023
Snow Wednesday to Thursday, but how much?
Summary
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday will be dry and rather warm. Then a storm will bring a few inches of snow on Wednesday, with more snow possible on Wednesday night into Thursday.
Update
Lifts are spinning and of course, open terrain is limited with 4 trails available.
On Sunday morning, we can see on the base webcam image that some snowmaking is ongoing, though temperatures are only borderline cold enough for snowmaking at the moment and these warm-ish temperatures will continue through Tuesday.
Looking ahead, a storm will cross Colorado on Wednesday, November 8.
I have high confidence that we will see 1-4 or 2-5 inches of snow from late Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon.
I then have lower confidence about what will happen from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday midday. Some forecast models show the storm slowing down and pushing a band of intense snow right over the mountain, which could deliver 6+ inches of additional snow. Other models show the storm either staying to our north with no additional snow, or dropping farther to the south with just another inch or two of accumulation.
For now, I would plan on a couple of inches of snow on Wednesday, the *potential* for more snow on Wednesday night into Thursday, and the *potential* for fresh snow / powder on Thursday. We'll be able to dial in the forecast at some point in the coming days, but today is not that day, as uncertainty abounds.
Following the storm around November 8-9, we will see dry yet colder weather on Thursday, Friday, and maybe Saturday with favorable snowmaking conditions 24/7, then our next chance for natural snow will be sometime during the November 15-19 time frame.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Sunday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Saturday 500am to Sunday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Saturday 400pm to Sunday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 10-15” Saturday to Sunday (Oct 28-29)
Terrain
* 3 of 24 lifts
* 4 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 90%