Thursday was sunny and warm with on-mountain temperatures in the 40s to low 50s.

The first half of Friday will be similar to Thursday with sunny and warm weather.

Then on Friday afternoon, we'll see more clouds and gusty winds, with snow beginning to fall during the evening. Snow showers will continue on Friday night.

By Saturday morning, we should have 1-4 inches of new snow on the ground which could ride nicely on the groomed runs. During the day on Saturday, more snow showers will occur, with the most intense showers likely during the afternoon and on Saturday evening with another 3-6 inches of accumulation. This means that the last run on Saturday afternoon and more likely the first run on Sunday morning should be when we'll enjoy the softest snow from this storm.

Sunday and Sunday night will be mixed with likely dry weather on Sunday morning followed by snow showers later on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. The snow showers on Sunday night could be intense and may drop 6+ inches on the mountain or just to the southeast of the mountain. It'll be something to watch to see if we can eke out additional soft turns on Monday morning when only the Mary Jane side will be open.

Looking ahead to Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29, it'll be dry and very warm with high temperatures in the 40s and 50s. With spring coming in full force, I will wind down my daily writing after this storm and will publish my final post of the season next week.

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 7” Saturday Night to Sunday Night (Apr 16-17)

Terrain
* 14 of 23 lifts
* 127 of 166 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 82%