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Conditions

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

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

• Last Snowfall
  • 4” Tuesday (December 17)

• Snowpack
  • 85% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 16 of 23 lifts
  • 100 of 184 trails

Thursday to Monday

Thursday will be similar to Wednesday with mostly sunny skies and a high temperature in the mid-30s.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be similar with mostly sunny skies and comfortable high temperatures in the mid-30s.

Next Week

Good news!

Next week, multiple storms from the Pacific Northwest should push into Colorado with a respectable total snowfall of potentially 6-18 inches.

While no single storm in this series will likely bring significant/deep snow, the combination of light-to-moderate snow totals across 5+ days should create fun and softer conditions, especially here in the northern mountains of Colorado.

• Monday/Tuesday, December 23-24. A weak storm could bring a few inches of snow.
  
  
• Wednesday/Thursday, December 25-26. A stronger storm could bring moderate snow totals.
  
  
• Friday/Saturday, December 27-28. A single storm or multiple weaker storms may bring moderate snow totals.
  
  
• Monday, December 30 to Thursday, January 2. Another storm, or a series of storms, may again deliver moderate snow totals.

During the next few days, it'll be fun (and potentially frustrating) as we watch the model forecast trends and try to dial in the details of the likely snowfall next week. Stay tuned!

Tap below to see our forecasts:

• Steamboat Resort (9,500 ft)
• Buffalo Pass (10,200 ft)
• Rabbit Ears Pass (9,500 ft)
• Town of Hayden (6,400 ft)

My next update will be on Friday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com