Tuesday morning freshies

We finally saw light snow begin late on Monday afternoon and evening with 3 inches of accumulation. Then the wind swung around to blow from the north-northeast and this created gusty conditions, especially near the summit. So on Tuesday morning, expect a few inches of powder on some parts of the mountain with wind-affected snow near the summit.

Snow Wednesday & Wednesday Night

Expect snow to ramp up on Wednesday morning with possibly intense snow on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. I like the look of this storm – we’ll have adequate moisture, a temperature of 5-10F at the mountaintop, and a wind direction from the west and west-northwest. These are all the perfect ingredients for snow at Steamboat. Right now I’ll keep the forecast conservative at 4-8 inches, but some higher-resolution models are calling for 10-15 inches of deep, fluffy powder. Conditions will be soft on Wednesday afternoon with likely very, very good powder on Thursday morning.

Light snow through Saturday

While the most intense snow should end on Thursday morning, additional light snow should fall from Thursday through Saturday with a few inches possible each day and night as storm energy tracks across northern Colorado. Conditions should stay soft and fun and maybe deep!

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 Tuesday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 3” on Monday night (January 21)

Terrain
* 16 of 18 lifts
* 169 of 169 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to 30-year average:
* 113%