Windy. Cold. Snowy. Skied off quick by the hungry horde. Some opening shots coming?

Snowing steadily in town at 11:30 a.m.. The Dipsy Headwall opened today, which is nice, and no doubt a few other runs will be christened today. Could be some good late laps as the snow fills in and the early eager riders and skiers retreat for cocoa and cookies. The SkiCo mid-day snowfall tally shows 9 inches so far at Snowmass, 4 inches at Aspen Mountain and 10 inches at Highlands in the North Woods. Seems right, at least on Aspen Mountain. NWS service mid-day forecast was calling for 2 to 4 inches this afternoon, 1 to 3 inches tonight and an inch on Wednesday. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has posted an avalanche watch through Wednesday at 9 a.m., noting that “forecasted new snow and high winds, as well as a weak old snowpack, will combine to create dangerous avalanche conditions in the backcountry. Large avalanches possible in areas that received over a foot of new snow.”