A dried poppy pod wears a snowy bonnet Easter Sunday in Frisco, Colorado.
Seven inches at A-Basin, soft-slabs possible in the backcountry
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY — The Easter Bunny delivered exactly what Summit County skiers are looking for, bringing 7 inches of fresh snow to A-Basin and at least an inch or two to most other local areas. On top of the snow that fell Friday night and Saturday, storm totals reached 12 inches at places like Monarch, Silverton Mountain and Steamboat. Here’s the snow report.
Look for snow showers to continue the first part of Sunday, tapering off in the afternoon and into Monday, when flow shifts to the southwest ahead of a Pacific storm moving in from California. Snowfall in the first part of the week will favor the western ranges, with a winter storm watch in effect starting Monday evening from the Gunnison area north Steamboat. 
The backcountry avalanche danger remains similar to the past few days, with pockets of considerable danger on north through east through south aspects near and above treeline. In the Vail-Summit zone, the chance for triggered and natural slides is probably greatest along the Continental Divide, including the Loveland Pass area, where the most snow fell. Highway workers Saturday triggered some soft slabs in the Seven Sisters paths, on the east side of the pass.
As temperatures warm back up to above freezing Monday, look for the renewed chance of loose and wet snow slides in the layers of fresh snow. The southwest winds are forecast to blow steadily at 20 to 30 MPH and gust up to 50 MPH, and will move the new snow around to starting zones facing east to northeast.
Check in with the CAIC on a daily basis for the full forecast or call the local hotline at (970) 668-0600.
To the east, a Red Flag fire warning continues on parts of plains east and southeast of Denver, and to the west, the big storm rolling into California could bring 1 to 2 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada and several inches of rain to lower elevations, with showers spreading all the way into Southern California.
Along with skiers, water officials are hoping April will bring more moisture to make up for a season-long deficit. Since October, every month has been below normal for snow and moisture. See the March weather wrap-up, with a video interview of Breckenridge weather-watcher Rick Bly here.
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