Friday, December 01, 2023

Multipart storm front brews, bringing promise of fresh snow to Colorado’s mountains

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According to Joel Gratz , Open Snow founding meteorologist, a multipart storm will follow the dry conditions observed at the beginning of the week. The storm will begin on Thursday and is expected to deliver scattered snow showers through the weekend until Monday.

Gratz is predicting that the storm has the power to deliver 7-16 inches or more of snow across most of the High Country. With many forecast models showing at least 10 inches of snow in multiple places, Gratz’s confidence is high that the storm has the potential to give skiers and riders a taste of early season powder.

“Even with limited terrain, there will be the potential to enjoy some powder, with powder possible/likely on Friday and Saturday, probably favoring the central and southern mountains, and then more powder possible/likely on Sunday and Monday, probably favoring the northern and central mountains,” Gratz wrote in his report.

With all of Summit County’s ski areas in the northern mountain range — alongside Clear Creek County’s Loveland Ski Area — ski areas could see 10-plus inches in a five-day span, with snowfall helping to drastically improve ski areas’ terrain footprint. 

Once the storm leaves the area on Monday, the next chance for a snow storm will occur in the date frame of Dec. 8-11 — with a 50/50 chance of seeing decent snowfall.

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