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As ski areas across Colorado inch closer to opening day, snow showers continue to dust mountain peaks, and weather professionals say more inches could be on the way.
Longer-range forecasts from OpenSnow, an organization that tracks snow and weather conditions across the United States, report several inches of snowfall for ski areas in and around Summit County in the coming days.
Within the next six to 10 days, Keystone Resort, Breckenridge Ski Resort and Copper Mountain Resort are predicted to get 2 inches of snow on Wednesday, Oct. 12. In that same period of time, Loveland Ski Area is looking at 5 inches over the next 10 days, and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is predicted to have 4 inches of snow fall on its peaks.
Farther west and north, expectations are lower. At Vail, the six- to 10-day outlook predicts 1 inch, and the same amount is expected for Aspen Mountain. Winter Park is expected to get about 1 inch, and Steamboat Ski Resort is not expected to have significant snow in the next 10 days.
“For this week, Oct. 3-7, wet-bulb temperatures will be borderline at the highest mountains that typically make snow in October — A-Basin, Copper, Keystone (and) Loveland,” Joel Gratz, founding OpenSnow meteorologist, said in a forecast. “While I am not expecting a lot of efficient snowmaking, maybe some of these mountains will fire up their snowmaking systems for brief periods.”
