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 will once again welcome Joel Gratz of OpenSnow to share more about winter weather with a special evening titled “Chasing Powder: Snow Forecasting and Finding Powder Days.”

The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in The Westin Riverfront Lobby. 

The founding meteorologist at OpenSnow, Gratz will share insights on the nuances of mountain weather forecasting, along with helpful tips and tricks for finding the best snow conditions, with an emphasis on the Vail Valley. Gratz will discuss his outlook for the upcoming season, how far out one can trust forecasts, what shifts that they are seeing in the climate, and new weather technology that is being developed by OpenSnow. 

The event is free to attend and open to the community, with a suggested donation to , which offers programs that combine outdoor exploration, positive adult mentorship, leadership skills and community service.

OpenSnow is a mobile app and website that provides snow forecasts, travel advice and year-round weather data to millions of skiers, snowboarders, and adventurers every year. Gratz graduated from Penn State with a degree in meteorology and then earned his MS and MBA from the University of Colorado. As a die-hard skier and powder seeker, Gratz spent years studying local weather patterns and made his first public snow forecast in 2007 to an email list of 38 people. When he’s not forecasting and running the business, Gratz talks excitedly about weather to anyone who will listen and he also finds plenty of time to enjoy the outdoors through skiing, biking, hiking, and even chasing and photographing thunderstorms and tornadoes. 

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