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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago February 9, 2021

Snow coming to Steamboat, amounts are very uncertain

Summary

Snow is possible from Tuesday through Saturday though I have low confidence in the timing of the most intense snow and the amount of accumulation.

Short Term Forecast

Monday was partly to mostly sunny and the strong winds continued with gusts of 40+ mph at the summit.

On Tuesday into Wednesday, we were looking forward to potentially significant snow, though I am now much less certain about this. As of Tuesday at sunrise, the snow has not yet begun, and the latest forecast models are all over the place with snow totals ranging from almost nothing to 6+ inches. With the downward trend in the latest models, unfortunately, I would recommend keeping expectations very, very low for snow on Tuesday into Wednesday, but maybe the atmosphere will come through after all.

From Wednesday night to Saturday, another storm will bring snow to northern Colorado. Most models continue to show significant amounts especially on Friday and Friday night, though this is another uncertain situation like Tuesday and Wednesday’s storm, and it’s far too early to get super excited about big snow totals.

Extended Forecast

All models show the storm track moving close to or over Colorado from Sunday, February 14th to Sunday, February 21st. As a long-range forecast, all we can ask for is to be in this situation, with chances for snow continuing 1-2 weeks into the future. Let’s hope these storms deliver.

Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Tuesday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Monday 400pm to Tuesday 500am)

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

Last snowfall:
* 47” Wednesday to Sunday (Feb 3-7)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 73%

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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