Weather Pattern

Two storms will track south of Colorado this week. While this track isn’t favorable for intense snow at Steamboat, we should still see light snow with a few chances for more intense snow.

Monday

We’ll see some snow showers and also maybe some sunshine. A few stronger showers could hit later in the evening or at night.

Tuesday

Again expect light snow showers and maybe some sunshine. Then as the storm moves to the east of Colorado, we’ll see a favorable wind direction from the west and northwest on Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening, and this time will be the best chance for a couple inches of snow.

Wednesday

We might have a few fresh inches in the morning and then the next storm will approach with any breaks of sunshine maybe turning to snow showers.

Thursday

More of the same. Some snow showers and some sunshine as the next storm approaches Colorado from the southwest.

Friday

The southern storm will eventually move over and east of Colorado, once again turning winds to blow from the favorable west and northwest direction. This means that we have a good chance for steadier and/or more intense snowfall from some point on Friday into Friday night.

Saturday

We should wake up to fresh snow from later Friday and Friday night. The rest of the day could be dry and sunny.

Sunday and beyond

More snow. A cool pattern with a favorable west and northwest wind could hang around through the middle of next week (February 27) so there could be multiple days of snow.

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)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 1” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 1” on Sunday morning (February 17)

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

Snowpack compared to 30-year average:
* 117%