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By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago February 12, 2021

Snow through Saturday Night at Steamboat

Summary

Snow will continue on Friday into Saturday morning, then another storm will bring snow on Saturday afternoon through Saturday night.

Short Term Forecast

On Thursday we saw light snow with about 2 inches, then on Thursday night, we saw steadier snow with 2-6 inches across the mountain.

Today on Friday, we should see snow all day and this snow will continue throughout Friday night and likely end (or at least slow down) by Saturday morning. Total snowfall on Friday and Friday night should reach double-digits and the snow could get softer and deeper throughout the day on Friday with potentially the deepest-feeling snow on Saturday morning.

On Saturday, snow should wind down during the morning, it could stop during the midday, then snow could ramp back up on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night as the next storm moves in. On Saturday night, even though the wind direction will not be favorable, enough storm energy could hang around to create at least a few inches of snow with accumulations between about 1-6 inches (yes, that’s a big range, as the forecast is very uncertain).

Then on Sunday, frigid air will push in with temperatures on either side of 0°F, and we’ll likely see an end to the snowfall.

On Monday, cold temperatures will slowly warm and the next storm should bring more snow from Monday night through Wednesday with flakes possibly sticking around into Thursday.

Extended Forecast

The longer-range forecast shows two storms. The first should be later next week, sometime between Thursday night to Saturday morning. The second storm should be sometime between Sunday and Monday (February 21-22). Let the powder party continue!

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Friday morning

New snow mid-mountain:
* 4” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

New snow summit:
* 8” (24 hours Thursday 500am to Friday 500am)
* 6” (Overnight Thursday 400pm to Friday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 19” Tuesday to Friday (Feb 9-12)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 76%

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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