Copper Mountain Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 19 days ago December 6, 2024
Sunny through Sunday, then snow and colder on Monday
Summary
After the weekend, the streak of dry weather will come to an end with light snow and colder temperatures on Monday and Tuesday.
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Conditions
- New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
- 0” Thursday 500am to Friday 500am (24 hours)
- 0” Thursday 500pm to Friday 500am (12 hours)
- Last Snowfall
- 25” Monday Night to Wednesday (November 25-27)
- Snowpack
- 147% of the 30-year average
- Terrain
- 16 of 24 lifts
- 88 of 178 trails
Friday
Friday will be yet another day with a morning temperature inversion.
On Friday morning, temperatures at the base will be colder (5-15°F) with warmer air at the summit (25-30°F).
For the rest of Friday, expect sunshine and warmer temperatures with a high in the low-to-mid-30s.
Also, here is a terrain update:
- Kokomo Express & West Village carpets: opening 12/6. West Village will be fully open with shuttle service, guest services, Copper Sports West, and West Village Café.
- Medium Line of Central Park: opening 12/7
- Lumberjack: expected to open 12/7
- Miner’s Progression Park (previously Dino Ridge): expected to open 12/7
- Golf Course Loops Cross Country trail is also now open.
Saturday & Sunday
The forecast is unchanged throughout the weekend.
Saturday will be dry and mostly sunny, and temperatures will be comfortable with daytime highs in the low-to-mid-30s.
Sunday will also be dry, with more clouds during the afternoon, and a cooler high temperature in the 20s.
Monday and Tuesday
On Monday and Tuesday, I have high confidence in the temperature forecast. The high on Monday will be in the teens, and the high on Tuesday will be in the single digits. Dress warmly.
Unfortunately, I have low confidence in the snow forecast. Some models show little snow (1-3 inches) and some models show more snow (3-6 inches). Due to the storm's cold temperature, lack of moisture, and splitting energy, I will side with the lower end and I expect just a few inches of snow on Monday, with perhaps a bit softer conditions at some point on Monday, and light snow showers likely hanging around through Monday night and Tuesday.
Longer Range
From Wednesday, December 11, to Friday, December 13, I expect dry weather with temperatures warming back into the teens and 20s.
Then from Saturday, December 14, to Friday, December 20, two storms may move through the Rockies and each could bring snow to Colorado. At the moment, the chance is low for a lot of snow from either system, but we'll be happy with any new snow.
In the meantime, we have a solid base, the low sun angle of early December will help to preserve our snowpack, and more terrain should open over the coming days and weeks, so we're in an okay spot for early December, despite the ten days of dry weather that is following Thanksgiving.
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My next update will be on Saturday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
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