Winter Park Daily Snow

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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 day ago December 26, 2024

Multiple storms through New Year's Eve

Summary

The forecast continues to look good with three storms between now and New Year's Eve. Woohoo!

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Conditions

  • New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
    • 2” Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am (24 hours)
    • 1” Wednesday 500pm to Thursday 500am (12 hours)
  • Last Snowfall
    • 2” Wednesday & Wednesday Night (December 25-26)
  • Snowpack
    • 92% of the 30-year average
  • Terrain
    • 22 of 24 lifts
    • 127 of 171 trails

Thursday

On Thursday morning, there will be a little fresh snow from the 2 inches that accumulated on Wednesday night. On Wednesday night, we just missed the higher snow totals which fell just south of the mountain.

Thursday should be mostly cloudy with a high temperature in the low 20s.

Thursday Night

On Thursday night, expect multiple rounds of light-to-moderate snow with 1-3 inches of accumulation. The storm energy will be weak, but multiple rounds of snow should produce decent accumulation.

Friday

Friday morning could offer fresh and softer turns due to the snow that fell on Thursday night. The weather on Friday should start dry with maybe a few breaks of sunshine, then snow should start again on Friday midday or afternoon with a little accumulation possible by the last chair. The high temperature on Friday will be around 20°F.

Friday Night

On Friday night, the strongest storm of the week will bring snow with a possible 3-6 inches of accumulation.

Saturday

Saturday morning should offer powder for the first chair due to the snow that fell on Friday night, and a few inches of snow may accumulate during the day as snow showers continue. Get out early and expect the high temperature to be in the low-to-mid 20s.

Saturday Night

On Saturday night, another storm should deliver an additional 1-3 inches of snow accumulation.

Sunday

Sunday will likely start with soft conditions if enough snow falls on Saturday night. Then during the day on Sunday, expect mostly dry weather, perhaps some breaks of sunshine, and a high temperature in the low 30s.

Sunday Night to Tuesday

The final storm in the series should deliver another 3-6+ inches of snow accumulation, mostly on Sunday night into Monday, so Monday could offer powder during the morning with conditions staying soft throughout the day. Some snow could continue to accumulate on Monday night as well. Wind speeds will be fast on Sunday night and Monday, and Monday's temperature will be cooler with a high of around 20°F.

Longer Range

January 1-4 should be dry, then our next chances for some snow will be around Sunday, January 5, and then in the January 8-10 timeframe.

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My next update will be on Friday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ

About Our Forecaster

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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