On Tuesday, a narrow band of snow sat directly over Steamboat in the morning, adding an additional 4 inches of unexpected accumulation. I hope you enjoyed it! The storm total from Sunday night through Tuesday morning was 12 inches, and as if that isn’t good enough news already, a lot more snow is in the forecast.

Today, Valentine’s Day (Wednesday, February 14), clouds have moved back over Colorado’s northern mountains and we could see flurries and light snow showers during the day due to a combination of moisture and weak storm energy that’s drifting over Colorado.

On Wednesday night, the next storm will move toward Steamboat and another narrow band of intense snow might set up over the mountain. In addition, the wind direction will be from the west, and the temperature will be cooling, and this is a great setup for significant snow at Steamboat. The same factors (wind from the west, cooling temperatures) will persist through a lot of the day on Thursday, and the snow on Wednesday night and Thursday could add up to 8-18 inches. Thursday has a very, very, very good chance of being a powder day. Wake up early, check the snow report, look at the snow stake camera, and know that we’ll get more snow through the day. Enjoy!

Snow should end by late Thursday afternoon, with perhaps a bit of snow falling after lifts close on Thursday evening. Then Friday should be dry and sunny, with a bit of light snow again on Friday night with accumulations between 1-3 inches.

The weekend will be dry, and yet another storm should arrive on Sunday night and potentially bring snow through Tuesday.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for an update each morning!

JOEL GRATZ, Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com