In the last 30 days we’ve had (by my count) 74” of snow at the Eldora snow stake, the last 13” of which fell in this last system. What an amazing mid-April to mid-May! But, all good things come to an end, and as I gaze out into forecast fairyland, there’s no more big snows […]
Warm and sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Sunday will be a transition day with a touch of snow as a system approaches from the northwest. That system will bring another spring snowstorm to our patrol zone late Sunday to Tuesday. The best morning for powder should be Tuesday morning, but it’ll be heavy powder. My […]
We’re in a wonderful cycle, with a few days of heavy snow, followed by a few days of warm and sun, and then repeated over and over again. It’s great! A powerful system comes from the northwest, generating a low pressure centered in southwestern Colorado spinning moisture (with winds from the favorable easterly direction) into […]
What a great spring season so far! Roughly four feet of snow in our patrol zone in the last 2½ weeks, and lots more snow in the forecast! This not only means powder now and water to combat the drought later, but it also means that we’ll likely see a good summer ski season. Spring […]
After a warm Monday, a powerful system comes in from the northwest Tuesday to Wednesday morning, with some wrap-around moisture, that should give our patrol zone a shot of heavy springtime snow. Here are the various model snow forecasts for our patrol zone: 18” – UK Met Model 15” – NAM Model 13” – American […]