It has been a dismal start to the snow season for the mountains and ski resorts. However, there is good news on the horizon as a strong low pressure system moves in tomorrow with several locales in the High Country seeing snowfall. How much? Will it be enough for a powder day? Read on for our first PowderCAST forecast of the season.

A strong low pressure system moves across Colorado Thursday and Friday, with snow beginning in the mountains Thursday morning. The system is a fast mover, moving out by late Friday night. Below shows the accumulated snowfall from the GFS from Thursday through Friday. It shows a large swath of snow across much of the high country, which includes several ski resorts. The GFS forecast would suggest the pontential for 3-7″ over the mountains. The GFS model is also indicating our first potential snow over the Plains. More details on that will be in a later post today…so stay tuned for that!

GFS accumulated snowfall through Friday

GFS accumulated snowfall through Friday

For a more in-depth comparison to see which resorts will get the most snowfall, here is a breakdown of the forecasted snow, high and low temperatures, weather conditions, and wind speeds for all the big resorts in Colorado. This product is a sign of a new feature set to launch here on BoulderCAST in the very near future: real-time PowderCAST forecasts updated four times per day for your skiing needs! Stay tuned! Our particular forecast today is showing anywhere from 3-5″ over several of the resorts. We would suggest skiing Friday as a result, which looks to be a good powder day! Unfortunately, with the lack of snowfall we have received this fall, conditions will likely not be ideal, but we will take what we can get. Besides, only a couple resorts are open so far anyways. Have a great day and happy snow!

Snowfall and weather forecast comparison for all 17 ski resorts in Colorado for today and Thursday

Snowfall and weather forecast comparison for all 17 ski resorts in Colorado for today and Thursday

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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