Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago January 6, 2021
Sunny and soft snow at Steamboat
Summary
Tuesday’s storm brought snow throughout the day and into Tuesday night, so turns on Wednesday morning will be soft. A few flakes may return on Thursday night and on Saturday.
Short Term Forecast
Tuesday was a snowy day. We saw 4-6 inches accumulate during the day, and then after a break, an additional 3-5 inches fell on Tuesday night. The snow on Tuesday night was more than I expected, and, thanks to cold temperatures and light winds, this Tuesday night snow looks very fluffy on the cams. Enjoy soft turns on Wednesday morning!
Wednesday and Thursday will be dry and sunny.
On Thursday night, a weak storm may bring a few flakes, but accumulations are unlikely.
Friday will be a flip back to dry weather.
On Saturday, a storm will take an unfavorable track to the south of Colorado and we’ll likely see just clouds and maybe light snow showers.
Extended Forecast
The longer-range outlook has not changed much from my previous forecast.
From Sunday, January 10 to Sunday, January 17 will be mostly dry. We might see a storm try to sneak in around Tuesday, January 13th, but the odds of big snow are low. Otherwise, this period looks mostly dry.
The week from Monday, January 18 to Sunday, January 24 has a better chance for snow as a stormier pattern tries to push from the southeast back westward to the northern Rockies. I am watching the weekend of January 16-17 through this week of the 18-24th as a time when we could transition to a stormier pattern.
The week of Monday, January 25 to Sunday, January 31 looks like it could be stormy over the Rockies, and hopefully, this translates into significant snow for us. Most longer-range models show this stormy pattern to close out January, and we could sure use it. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Wednesday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 8” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 3” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)
New snow summit:
* 9” (24 hours Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am)
* 5” (Overnight Tuesday 400pm to Wednesday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 9” Tuesday to Tuesday Night (Jan 5-6)
Terrain
* 16 of 18 lifts
* 138 of 169 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 71%
About Our Forecaster
Joel Gratz
Founding Meteorologist
Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.
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