Winter Park Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 day ago December 10, 2024
Storm update
Summary
Going into the storm, I had low expectations, but there were some hints of higher totals, and I'm thankful that we saw 6.5 inches of snow at mid-mountain.
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Conditions
- New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
- 1.5” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
- 0.5” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)
- Last Snowfall
- 6.5” Sunday Night to Monday Night (December 8-10)
- Snowpack
- 106% of the 30-year average
- Terrain
- 18 of 24 lifts
- 87 of 171 trails
Monday Recap
The snow began on Monday morning before sunrise and topped out around 6 inches just before lifts opened. This was a lovely refresh.
Then on Monday night, another 0.5 to 1.0 inches of snow accumulated at mid-mountain.
Tuesday
Dress warmly as temperatures will be in the single digits all day, skies will be cloudy, and an additional coating to 1 inch of snow could accumulate through the afternoon (temperatures will generally be too cold for us to see a significant amount of additional snow). Also, winds will gust to 35-45 mph at the summit. Brrrr!
Wednesday & Thursday
Wednesday and Thursday will be partly cloudy with times of clouds filtering/blocking the sunshine, and temperatures will be warmer with daytime highs in the 20s.
Next Storms
- Thursday night into Friday: My early snow total estimate is in the 1-2 inch range. So, not a big storm, but maybe a small refresh on Friday.
- Sunday night into Monday: Again, maybe a few inches of accumulation, with a refresh on Monday.
- Wednesday (Dec 18): Another refresh is possible for Wednesday.
Longer Range
There will be another chance for snow around December 22-25. That's a long way away, so my confidence is low, but maybe it'll be a Christmas / Chunukkah miracle.
We have a solid base and the low sun angle of December will continue to preserve our snowpack, so we're in an okay spot for December even if we do not see significant storms for the next 1-2 weeks.
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My next update will be on Wednesday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
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Joel Gratz
Founding Meteorologist
Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.
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