Sunday was dry and sunny with soft snow across the mountain. Then light snow began late on Sunday night and continued into now on Monday morning.

Monday and Monday night

A weak storm will bring light snow through the day on Monday and on Monday night. This storm will lack moisture, but other factors, including a favorable wind from the west, instability on Monday afternoon, and the jet stream on Monday night should allow the atmosphere to drop 3-6 inches of snow. This new snow will keep conditions soft on Monday, and if enough of the snow falls on Monday night (and if more snow falls than expected, which is possible), then Tuesday morning could be a sneaky fun midweek powder day!

Tuesday

We will see dry, cold weather on Tuesday with a high temperature around 10-15F. The morning could offer sneaky fun powder (see above).

Wednesday

A weak system will move across northern Colorado and Steamboat might be able to eke out 1-3 inches later in the day.

Thursday and Friday

A storm will move over New Mexico, and this storm track is usually much too far south to bring significant snow to Steamboat. Expect some snow showers with light accumulations and high temperatures in the 20s.

Saturday (December 8) to Tuesday (December 11)

Aside from lingering snow showers early in the weekend, we should see dry and sunny weather during this time.

Storms return around December 12

All forecast models are staying consistent in their expectation that snow should return to Colorado starting around Wednesday, December 12th with the opportunity for storms to continue through the middle of December. The first storm around the 12th could drop too far south to bring much snow to Steamboat, but additional storms after this one could be more favorable.

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 Monday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 1” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 1” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 1+” Monday morning (December 3)

Terrain
* 10 of 18 lifts
* 99 of 169 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to 30-year average:
* 138%