Thursday morning’s 7-8 inches of powder was thick and surfy, which is good for building the base.

Then after a mostly dry day on Thursday, a quick 3 inches fell on Thursday evening, so you’ll find a little bit of fresh snow on the hill now on Friday morning.

Snow Friday afternoon and Saturday

Friday will start dry then snow should begin by late morning or midday and continue through Saturday afternoon. The last run on Friday should be soft with a few inches of new snow, and thanks to additional snow on Friday night and more through the day on Saturday, I think Saturday will be a fun powder day and the snow quality should be fluffier than on Thursday due to colder temperatures. Total snowfall through Saturday afternoon should be 5-10 inches. Enjoy!

Sunday and Monday

This storm will track over southern Colorado and will generally miss Steamboat. Also, a wind blowing from the east on Sunday could great strong, gusty conditions that may affect lift operations (often with a strong wind from the east, the Gondola is slowed or is closed).

On Monday, the wind direction will swing around to blow from the northwest, and we could see snow showers with light accumulations

Outlook

It appears that a lot of next week will be dry, then we could see light snow late in the week, sometime between Thursday evening through Saturday (December 6-8). After that, expect dry weather for about 3 days, then the next storm should arrive around December 12th.

Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!

Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Contact me: [email protected]

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 3” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 3” on Thursday night (November 29)

Terrain
* 7 of 18 lifts
* 67 of 169 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to 30-year average:
* 130%