True spring skiing and riding conditions will begin across Colorado starting Monday and remain that way for the entire week.

A chance of light but wet snow for the northern mountains is in the forecast for the second half of next weekend.

More potential snow is forecast from Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18.

Recap:

The sun returned to Colorado’s high country on Sunday after a multi-day storm dropped one to two feet of snow, with the highest amounts in the southern and southeastern mountains.

Temperatures remained cool on Sunday, with the National Weather Service in Boulder recording a high of 32 degrees at Copper Mountain and the NWS office in Grand Junction recorded a high of 31 degrees at Telluride for its closing-day events.

Forecast:

•  From Monday to Sunday, sunny skies, warming temperatures, some wind and melting, and spring-snow will be the name of the game across all three mountain zones of Colorado.

High temperatures at most base areas will be in the 40s and at most summits in the 30s. Low temperatures will still drop below freezing each night, creating a freeze/thaw cycle each day as well.

South facing slopes will take a beating during the week, however, the snow will soften from southeast to southwest throughout the day, making for some fun manky, mashed potatoes or even corn snow to ski or ride on after about 10 a.m.

North faces should soften up throughout the day as well due to the ambient air temperature but shouldn’t melt much until late afternoon.

Long-term forecast:

• Sunday night, storm energy is trending toward development and pushes into Colorado from the northwest, lasting through Monday night. Snow showers develop across the northeastern mountains north of Interstate 70.

This system is a long time out and certainly could change over the next seven to nine days, however, the forecast is looking like some instability in the air will lead to storminess for the second half of the second weekend and first few days of mid-April.

From Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18, heavy snow is showing on the ‘way-too-early’ forecast for the eastern half of the state, including the northern Front Range, eastern Sawatch Mountains, and Sangre de Cristo and Wet mountains in the southeastern mountains. Lighter accumulations in the other mountain zones are forecast as well.

More details will become known for this potential mid-April storm as dates near.

Today’s 24-hour snow totals for Colorado ski resorts:

Arapahoe Basin – 0″

Aspen Highlands – 0″

Aspen Mountain – 0″

Beaver Creek – 0″

Breckenridge – 0″

Buttermilk – Closed for the season

Cooper – 0″

Copper Mountain – 0″

Crested Butte – Closed for the season

Echo Mountain – 0″

Eldora Mountain – 0″

Granby Ranch – Closed for the season

Hesperus – Closed for the season

Howelsen Hill – Closed for the season

Kendall Mountain – Closed for the season

Keystone – Closed for the season

Loveland – 0″

Monarch – 0″

Powderhorn – Closed for the season

Purgatory – 0″

Silverton – 0″

Snowmass – 0″

Steamboat – 0″

Sunlight – Closed for the season

Telluride – Closed for the season

Vail – 0″

Winter Park – 0″

Wolf Creek – Closed for the season