Winter Park Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 7 months ago April 11, 2024
Sunny and warm through Sunday, then cooler with snow next week
Summary
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be sunny and warm with classic spring snow conditions. Then we'll see colder weather and snow on Monday into Tuesday and maybe again later next week.
Update
Wednesday
On Wednesday morning, we saw a few snow showers, and then the rest of the dry transitioned to dry weather with clearing skies.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
As of Thursday morning, the storm that delivered snow showers has moved away, and we are looking forward to four days of dry, sunny, and warm weather.
The high temperature on Thursday will be in the upper 30s, and then the high temperatures on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will soar into the 40s and perhaps the low 50s.
With warm temperatures and clear skies, snow conditions will be typical of spring - crunchy in the morning, soft during the late morning and midday, and slushy later in the afternoon.
Stormy Next Week
There will be two chances for snow next week.
The first storm should bring snow from Monday into Tuesday, and there could be enough snow for softer conditions on Tuesday morning on low-angle slopes or previously groomed runs (in other areas, the base will be crunchy).
The second storm could bring snow at any time between Wednesday and Saturday, and I still have low confidence in the details of this system
Looking ahead to closing weekend for the Winter Park side, April 20-21, odds favor a return to dry and warm weather, but the latest longer-range forecasts now show a low-end chance that moisture and cooler air will linger over Colorado, so the weather forecast might be more complex than I previously thought.
My next update will be Friday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Thursday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 0.5” Tuesday Night (April 9-10)
Terrain
* 17 of 24 lifts
* 142 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 113%