Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 4 years ago December 9, 2019
Update
On Sunday during the day, snow fell but accumulations were only about 1 inch. Then on Sunday afternoon, a cold front arrived and we saw a burst of snow right around sunset that dropped 4-5 inches. Then snow showers continued on Sunday night through we were only able to generate another inch of accumulation. Total snowfall from the storm came in at 5-6 inches, which was on the low end of my 5-10 inch forecast.
Now on Monday morning, you’ll find soft snow across the mountain thanks to the snow during the past 24 hours, and I hear that some new terrain is opening on the upper-mountain. Through the day, expect clouds, more snow showers, and eventually maybe some breaks of sunshine.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be dry with high temperatures in the 20s and at least partly sunny skies.
Then we have a very good chance of seeing significant snow from Thursday night through Sunday thanks to the combination of multiple storms, a cold front, and the jet stream. Snow totals should be over one foot and the best chance for the deepest powder should be on Saturday and Sunday. I’ll provide more details during the next few days leading up to this series of storms.
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:
* 6” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 5” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit:
* 5” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 4” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 6” from Sunday to Sunday Night (Dec 8-9)
Terrain
* 8 of 18 lifts
* 52 of 169 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 128%