Saturday Recap

I had high expectations (5-10 inches) for Saturday, but added the caveat that there is "just a low chance that thunderstorms over the eastern plains of Colorado disrupt the storm's rotation enough to bring lower-than-expected snow amounts.

Unfortunately, we came in well below the low end of the forecast range with just 2 inches of snow on Saturday morning (on top of the 2 inches that fell on Friday night).

I have seen this type of low result before and in the future, I will be more cognizant of going against large forecasted snow totals when there will be convection (thunderstorms) to our east.

Saturday Night & Sunday

Saturday night and Sunday will bring a mix of snow showers and dry weather. Sunday's first turns will have variable snow quality, ranging from fun/firm groomers to some crunch if we can freeze overnight. The rest of Sunday will be warmer with a high temperature in the mid-30s.

Upcoming Week

Monday will be dry, Tuesday and Wednesday could deliver some showers, and then we will likely see cooler temperatures and some accumulating snow on Thursday and/or Friday.

Next Update

With no significant cold storms in the foreseeable future, this will be my final daily update for the season, and I'll post one more time on Monday, April 29 to wrap up the season.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday evening

New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (12 hours Saturday 500am to Saturday 500pm)

Last snowfall:
* 10” Thursday Night to Saturday (April 25-27)

Terrain
* 6 of 24 lifts
* 75 of 171 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 104%