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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 1” Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Summit snow stake)
  • 1” Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 6” Sunday Night to Tuesday (December 8-10)

• Snowpack
  • 93% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 17 of 23 lifts
  • 79 of 181 trails

Storm Recap

The storm on Monday and Tuesday performed well with 6 inches at mid-mountain and about 11 inches at the summit. The storm wrapped up on Tuesday with light snow, lingering clouds, and cold temperatures.

Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday and Thursday will be partly cloudy with times of clouds filtering/blocking the sunshine, and daytime high temperatures will be in the 20s, which is nicely warmer than the past two days.

Next Storms

While the weather pattern will not be favorable for significant snow, at least we'll see a few weak storms bring snow to the mountain during the next seven days.

• Friday, December 13: Snow is likely on Friday into Friday evening with 2-4 inches of accumulation. The softest conditions could be Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.
  
  
• Sunday, December 15: Snow is likely on Sunday midday, afternoon, and evening with 2-4 inches of accumulation. The softest conditions could be Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.
  
  
• Wednesday, December 18: I have low confidence about the forecast for this storm. Stay tuned.

Longer Range

The weather pattern will likely be unfavorable for significant storms through most of the rest of December, but we at least could see additional snowfall from a storm around December 23-25. Then the longest-range forecasts show a higher chance for colder and stormier weather during early January, but that's nearly one month into the future, so take that outlook with a big grain of salt.

In terms of snow quality, we have a solid base and the low sun angle of December will continue to preserve our snowpack, so we're in an okay spot even if we do not see significant storms for the rest of the month.

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• Rabbit Ears Pass (9,500 ft)
• Town of Hayden (6,400 ft)

My next update will be on Thursday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com