latest forecast for Vail calls for snow developing Jan. 21 later in the day, with snow showers likely through the weekend.
This graph shows the Vail area is significantly behind in snowfall during the current “water year,” which runs from roughly October through May.
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Kris Sanders, a forecaster at the Grand Junction office of the National Weather Service, said it looks like the weekend snow could be “fairly widespread” over the Western Slope, particularly on Saturday.
What’s needed, though, is a return to the Vail area’s historic pattern of a few inches of fresh snow every few days.
Friday is the next chance for snow Eagle County. A storm could bring 3 to 6 inches of powder.
There’s been a lot to love about this week’s weather, with fresh snow opening new terrain at Vail and Beaver Creek. But there isn’t much new snow coming before Christmas.
Brianna Bealo, a forecaster at the Grand Junction office of the National Weather Service
, said the Dec. 18 forecast gives Eagle County a chance for a few inches of fresh snow. But, Bealo added, there isn’t much in the forecast after that.
“It doesn’t look like the next system comes in until Christmas or a little past,” Bealo said.
Eagle River Fire Protection District recommends decorating your home safely for the holidays.
At about 4 a.m. on Thursday, Eagle River Fire Protection District crews were dispatched to a report of smoke in a structure in a townhome on Deer Boulevard in EagleVail. Crews were able to knock it down in about 30 minutes, thanks to an offensive attack.
The unit was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation; however, it appears the fire originated in the area of the fireplace hearth, according to a news release from ERFPD.
ERFPD and Vail Fire & Emergency Services responded, and were assisted by the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle County Paramedic Services, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Vail Public Safety Communications Center.