Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon will provide a quick respite from snow (boo!), but then a system from the WNW looks to bring some more snow by midday Thursday. Here are the model forecasts:
2” – European, WRF, and Icon Models
1” – Canadian, UK Met, and American Models
Thursday afternoon and Friday look to be sunny, with the next storm coming in on Saturday. That storm looks to be long lasting and cold (especially on Sunday), but not that snowy. Here are the model snow forecasts for Saturday to Monday:
3” – Icon Model
2” – Canadian, UK Met, and European Models
1” – American Model
Retrospective Discussion:
The Eldora Snowcam showed 3” new on Monday morning and 2” new on Tuesday morning, so the Icon Model nailed the forecast, with UK Met, European, and WRF all being close enough. The American and Canadian Models were a bit low.
Cheers.
-Jordan (Tuesday 1/7/25 morning)
Geeky Notes:
References to the American Model are to the American (GFS) Model grid including Brainerd Lake with an average elevation of 9,439’. References to the Canadian Model are the Canadian (GDPS) Model grid including Brainerd Lake with an average elevation of 10,253’. References to the WRF Model are the CAIC WRF Hi-Res Model point forecast for Eldora Ski Area with an elevation of 9,189’. References to the European Model are to the European (ECMWF) Model on a point with my cursor at my best estimate of Eldora Ski Area. For big picture overviews, I tend to rely on the American Model, not because I think it is the most accurate, but because (i) it is free and (ii) I like its interface.
