OpenSnow Tracking Two Weekend Storms For Colorado

The slow start to the winter season in Colorado is expected to change this weekend as two storms are on track to blanket the mountains. According to OpenSnow, a trusted source for the most accurate U.S. weather forecasts, snow reports, and weather maps, the first system will arrive Friday night, favoring the northern mountains with 3-6 inches of snow. Starting Sunday afternoon, a second system will bring snow through Monday morning, with the potential for 3-6 inches in the northern mountains, 4-7 inches in the central mountains, and 3-12 inches in the southern mountains.

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“Snowpack is at a near record low across Colorado, but November is very early in the ski season and we have 5-6 months of potential snowfall coming up,” said OpenSnow forecaster Joel Gratz. “With storms in the forecast, there’s a chance that a decent amount of terrain could be open by the busy late December timeframe. And for the rest of the season, anything could happen, so it’s far too soon to worry.”

In his I-70 forecast, OpenSnow meteorologist Sam Collentine reported today that “the Sunday system that we’ve been tracking will dig further south and be slightly stronger compared to the Friday night wave. It will also feature colder temps that will, in turn, bring very fluffy snow quality.”

OpenSnow’s detailed forecasts indicate additional snow is likely between December 3-13, with the northern mountains likely to be favored, though it will depend on the storm track.

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