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Weather
Temp °F 54 52 48 46 44 43
Snow Level ft 12,900 12,900 12,900 12,900 12,800 12,800
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Wind Gust mph 15 10 10 5 5 5
Cloud Cover % 40 40 40 40 50 20

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Wed
9/28
0" Mostly Sunny
55°F
12,600ft
W 5mph
10mph
40%
0" Partly Cloudy
39°F
12,900ft
SW 5mph
5mph
40%
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9/29
0" Mostly Cloudy
52°F
12,900ft
W 10mph
15mph
60%
0" Mostly Clear
37°F
12,700ft
SW 5mph
10mph
30%
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9/30
0" Rain
47°F
12,500ft
WSW 5mph
10mph
70%
0" Rain
35°F
12,000ft
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5mph
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10/1
0" Rain
47°F
11,500ft
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10mph
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0" Mostly Clear
34°F
11,300ft
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5mph
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10/2
0" Mostly Cloudy
48°F
11,700ft
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15mph
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0" Mostly Cloudy
34°F
11,800ft
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10mph
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10/3
0" Partly Cloudy
45°F
11,800ft
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10mph
50%
0-1" Mostly Cloudy
31°F
11,100ft
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5mph
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10/4
0" Mostly Cloudy
45°F
11,000ft
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5mph
60%
0" Partly Cloudy
30°F
10,200ft
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5mph
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10/5
0" Mostly Sunny
46°F
10,500ft
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5mph
20%
0" Clear
30°F
10,000ft
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5mph
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10/6
0" Sunny
49°F
10,500ft
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5mph
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0" Clear
30°F
9,700ft
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5mph
10%
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10/7
0" Sunny
49°F
10,600ft
W 5mph
5mph
20%
0" Mostly Clear
30°F
10,400ft
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5mph
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Forecast Elev: 9,850ft Base Elev: 8,120ft Summit Elev: 11,570ft Updated: 1 minute ago

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Resort Reported at Sun May 1

Current Weather

54°F
Temperature
10mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Wednesday Sep 28 @ 5:00pm MDT

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Wednesday Sep 28 @ 6:00am MDT
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 11 miles of Vail at an average elevation of 10413ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Vail and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.
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Daily Snow Forecasts

US and Canada
All eyes on Hurricane Ian, warm but unsettled out West
Updated 10 hours ago Alan Smith
Hurricane Ian is set to make landfall in Western Florida on Wed as a major hurricane. As this storm slowly moves north, it will bring heavy rains & gusty winds to the Southern Appalachians Fri to Mon. The West has been very warm recently, but a slow-moving storm will bring showers, t-storms, & a little bit of high elevation snow to the PNW & Rockies over the next several days.
Colorado
Snow on Sep 30 & Oct 1, plus dates for in-person...
Updated 2 days ago Joel Gratz
The forecast for rain around Sep 20-21 came through with 1-2 inches of precipitation in the central and southern mountains. For this last week of September, we'll start dry, then we'll see midweek rain showers and then end-of-week rain and snow showers with some accumulating snow above about 11,000 feet.
Western US
Labor Day heat wave, cooling trend late next week
Updated 3 weeks ago Alan Smith
A significant late-season heatwave will persist across the West throughout the holiday weekend before eventually relenting mid to late next week. Daily record highs are likely across much of the West and some areas will break Sept monthly records as well. Smoky conditions have also become more widespread across the Northwest & Northern Rockies. Cooler temps will finally arrive late next week.
Vail
The final post of the 2021-2022 season
Updated 5 months ago Joel Gratz
Thanks for reading this season, and best wishes for a wonderful spring, summer, and fall!
Chase Powder
Final Post - 21/22 Recap, Highlights, & State of the...
Updated 5 months ago Powderchaser Steve
It's always sad to sign off for the season. This season was full of upside and downside swings, large events followed by drought periods. Chasing Powder was essential to staying in the deep and that even included a last-minute trip to Austria. There is some snow in the forecast!
I-70
2021-2022 Season Recap
Updated 5 months ago Sam Collentine
That's a wrap on the 2021-2022 season! Make sure to follow our summer service, OpenSummit, to always catch the best weather window for your next adventure. Thank you so much for your continued support of OpenSnow and we'll see you back here in November 2022.

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Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
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Watch for signs of unstable snow such as recent avalanches, cracking in the snow, and audible collapsing. Avoid traveling on or under similar slopes.

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