BY JOHN MEYER, JMEYER@DENVERPOST.COM

Take heart, skiers and snowboarders, we may see increased snowfall in the mountains in a couple of weeks. OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel Gratz, who pores over sophisticated weather models to generate his highly respected mountain forecasts, reports that "signs continue to point toward stormier weather starting around Feb. 10 and lasting into late February." There is hope!

Heads up

Weekend weather in the metro area will be sunny with forecast highs in the upper 40s on Friday, mid 50s on Saturday and upper 50s on Sunday. Little to no snow is expected for ski country until next week.

Breckenridge resort picked up 13 inches of fresh snow last weekend. Other Colorado resorts receiving more than a foot included Vail, Wolf Creek, Snowmass, Purgatory, Aspen Mountain and Beaver Creek. (JP Douvalakis/Provided by Breckenridge Resort)

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Worth Your Time

Ty Hall and his wife, Roxanne, spent three decades building the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center, Cookhouse & Sleep Yurts from virtually nothing into a thriving backcountry resort on the Continental Divide 10 miles north of Leadville. (Justin Talbot/Provided by Tennessee Pass Nordic Center)

Cross country ski resort high on Continental Divide now owned by group of Leadville locals

Get Yourself Outdoors

Monarch Mountain opened an exciting new terrain expansion on Thursday, making it the rare ski area spanning the Continental Divide with skiing and riding on both sides. The 377-acre No Name Basin expansion will add 12 runs with a new lift, Monarch’s first terrain on the west side of the Divide, with nearly 1,000 feet of vertical drop. This photo was taken from the Divide, facing west overlooking the Gunnison Valley. (Provided by Monarch Mountain)

Monarch is now one of the few ski areas spanning both sides of the Continental Divide

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DOG OF THE WEEK

Nala

"Nala is a rescue dog we have been lucky to have as a family member for the last 10 years. We are convinced she was a human in a prior life," owners Lynn and Michael Short write.

If you want your pup featured, email a photo and short description to tfries@denverpost.com.