Snow accumulation mode activated

As of 8 p.m., downtown Aspen had gotten about an inch of fresh snow laid down, picking up the winter-wonder-land charm factor a bit. The weather/snow forecast now has 2 to 4 inches coming tonight, 2 to 4 inches Tuesday and 1 to 3 on Wednesday, which is optimistically 11 inches of fresh. And that’s at the airport. The Highlands Bowl forecast, tailored to 11,595 feet right on the peak, is calling for 7 to 11 inches tonight, 4 to 8 inches Tuesday and 2 to 4 inches on Tuesday night. Highlands, as you know, opens Saturday. The forecast discussion from the NWS includes this classic line: “Current winter highlights look good with most areas already in snow accumulation mode.” Snowmass had a 32-inch base and 493 acres open today and Aspen Mountain had a 15-inch base and 200 acres. Hopefully those figures will grow quite a bit this week. We're recommending going up to see for yourself.