More snow may be in store for Summit County Wednesday as another system moves in, but forecasters say it won't be as strong as last weekend's storm.
Conservative estimates put the total accumulation for Wednesday at about 1 inch, while Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecasts called for a trace to 2 inches of new snow.
The snow is supposed to end by Wednesday night.
Temperatures will likely cool down as the system moves in Wednesday with highs in the teens or low 20s before noon and then falling to 11 degrees later in the day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
Winds between 10 and 20 miles per hour will make the temperature outside feel closer to -1.
The mercury is expected to dip down to zero Wednesday night.
But sunshine and warmer weather should be back by Thursday, according to NWS forecasts. Conditions are expected to stay clear with highs in the low to mid 30s through the Martin Luther King Day weekend.
With the scant snowfall this season, avalanche danger in the backcountry has remained low to moderate in Summit County, though the storms this weekend and today's storm have increased the risk slightly, according to CAIC reports.
Breckenridge Ski Resort reported 7 inches of accumulation after Saturday's snowfall, while Copper Mountain reported 8 and Keystone Resort and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area each claimed 5 inches of fresh powder.
Conservative estimates put the total accumulation for Wednesday at about 1 inch, while Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecasts called for a trace to 2 inches of new snow.
The snow is supposed to end by Wednesday night.
Temperatures will likely cool down as the system moves in Wednesday with highs in the teens or low 20s before noon and then falling to 11 degrees later in the day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
Winds between 10 and 20 miles per hour will make the temperature outside feel closer to -1.
The mercury is expected to dip down to zero Wednesday night.
But sunshine and warmer weather should be back by Thursday, according to NWS forecasts. Conditions are expected to stay clear with highs in the low to mid 30s through the Martin Luther King Day weekend.
With the scant snowfall this season, avalanche danger in the backcountry has remained low to moderate in Summit County, though the storms this weekend and today's storm have increased the risk slightly, according to CAIC reports.
Breckenridge Ski Resort reported 7 inches of accumulation after Saturday's snowfall, while Copper Mountain reported 8 and Keystone Resort and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area each claimed 5 inches of fresh powder.


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