Tuesday was a winter-like day with about 4 inches of snow for first chair, an additional 2 inches of new snow during the day, and the temperature was cold, staying in the single digits.

The mid-mountain snow stake cam shows the 2 inches of snow that accumulated during the day on Tuesday.

Wednesday will start cold with a temperature near or below 0°F, and then the air will warm into the 20s during the day with sunny skies.

Thursday will also be sunny and the temperature will be warmer with a high in the 30s.

For Friday and Saturday, I expect more clouds and high temperatures in the 30s.

Then we will see a period of active/stormy weather starting around Sunday evening and continuing through at least the first half of Thanksgiving week. This storm cycle will bring a lot of moisture to Colorado, which may translate into a lot of snow, though another aspect to keep in mind is that warmer temperatures will accompany this moisture, so the snow quality could be thick/dense. That's okay, though, as a deep, dense storm would be a big help to improve/deepen our base.

While most forecast models agree about the potential for a lot of snow next week, there is no agreement about the forecast details, like when we could see the most snow and the snow totals, so we'll be patient for now, and I think we'll be able to better dial in next week's weather by the end this week.

My next update will be on Thursday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 2” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 6” Monday Night & Tuesday (November 18-19)

Terrain
* 6 of 24 lifts
* 10 of 178 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 123%