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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid-Mountain snow stake)
  • 1” Wednesday 5:00 am to Thursday 5:00 am (24 hours)
  • 1” Wednesday 5:00 pm to Thursday 5:00 am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 1” Wednesday Night (Apr 16-17)

• Snowpack
  • 89% of the 30-year average

• Terrain
  • 14 of 24 lifts
  • 127 of 171 trails

Thursday

On Thursday morning, there will be a dusting of new snow on the upper mountain. This snow fell on Wednesday night as showers formed near and north of the mountain.

Most of Thursday will be dry with partly cloudy skies and a high temperature in the upper 30s to low 40s.

Some showers will hang around early and late in the day, but I don't think they will bring much accumulating precipitation.

Thursday Night & Friday

On Thursday night and Friday morning, I think there will be 1-3 inches of snow accumulation, which means that there could be some fresh snow to enjoy for Friday's first chair. Also, more snow will likely fall west of the mountain, but the deeper totals should eventually get to Winter Park.

During the day on Friday, 3-7 inches should accumulate, and a lot of this snow may fall during the late afternoon or early evening. This could create a 'last chair, best chair' type of setup, but I have low confidence in the timing of the snow, and if the timing of the snow is pushed back just a few hours, then the deeper accumulations will occur after lifts close.

Friday's temperature will be in the upper teens to low 20s, making it feel more like winter than late April, and snow conditions could wind up being decently soft if the snow totals come in on the higher end and/or if the afternoon snow begins a little earlier.

Friday Night & Saturday

On Friday night and Saturday, the second part of the storm will continue to bring snow to Colorado, and Winter Park should experience a period of intense snow on Friday evening. I'll pencil in 2-5 inches of additional snow on Friday night, though again, I have low confidence in the timing, so some of this snow may fall on Friday afternoon and not Friday night.

If totals come in on the higher end of the range, and/or if more of Friday afternoon's snowfall is pushed back to Friday evening, then Saturday morning could offer soft/deep/fun conditions. At worst, though, even if Saturday morning's conditions are not deep, they should be pretty soft due to cold temperatures and ~24 hours of snowfall.

Saturday's temperature will be in the 20s with snow showers ending and a chance for some sunshine later in the day.

Longer Range

Sunday's weather should be pretty darn good with a high temperature in the 30s and partly-to-mostly sunny skies.

Then, during the final two weeks of April, there could be a weak storm around April 21-22 and maybe a stronger storm around April 28-30.

And remember that the mountain will be open for a while longer, with the Winter Park side open through April 27 and the Mary Jane side open ALAP (As Late As Possible).

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My next update will be on Friday.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com