I have returned to the internet following my four-day, three-night hut trip in the mountains west of Leadville. Thanks to Sam Collentine for writing the Steamboat Daily Snow while I was gone.

The calendar shows that we are clearly into springtime, but four storms will likely bring snow to Steamboat during the next 10 days, so ski season is far from over!

The first storm will spread light snow over Steamboat through the day on Monday. If we are lucky, accumulations might be in the 1-3 inch range. Then on Monday night, the storm will take a track to the south of Colorado, and the wind direction will switch to blow from the east. A wind from the east effectively shuts off the snow for Steamboat, so expect dry weather on Monday night with gusty winds likely on the mountain.

Following dry weather on Monday night through Tuesday afternoon, the second storm will bring a few snow showers on Tuesday night and Wednesday, with intense snow likely on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Accumulations from this system could be 3-6 or 4-8 inches with powder likely on Thursday morning.

After dry and sunny weather from Thursday afternoon to Saturday, the third storm should bring snow from Sunday through Monday, with the best chance for powder on Sunday afternoon or Monday morning and storm totals again in the 3-6 or 4-8 inch range.

Then the fourth storm should hit Colorado on or around April 5-6th.

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

JOEL GRATZ, Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com