Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 3 years ago March 15, 2021
Monday morning snow, and tracking two more storms for Steamboat
Summary
We’ll start the week with fresh turns on Monday morning, then additional storms should deliver more snow for Wednesday morning as well as next Sunday into Monday.
Short Term Forecast
Sunday and Sunday night brought snow showers with the official report noting 3 inches at mid-mountain and 7 inches at the summit. The snow stake cameras show less snow but can be affected by wind. Much of this reported snow fell on Sunday night and the good news is that now on Monday morning, snow is continuing to fall and first chair on Monday should be soft and fun. This snow on Monday morning should end by mid-morning or midday and then we’ll transition to drying and clearing weather by Monday at sunset.
The break in the weather will not last long, though, as the next storm will push clouds and snow showers back into the sky by Tuesday midday or Tuesday afternoon. We should see snow showers on Tuesday night through Wednesday morning with a few more inches of accumulation and the best chance for some powder will be Wednesday morning’s first chair.
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, we will transition back to springtime with dry weather, more sunshine, and high temperatures in the 30s and 40s.
Extended Forecast
Snow will return starting around Saturday night and we should see snow accumulate through Sunday and into Monday. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday, I am not sure what will happen as a second storm could move in from the northwest with more snow, or the second storm may not come to fruition and in this case, we would see a return back to dry and warm springtime conditions.
Thanks for reading and check back each morning for daily updates!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Monday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 3” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 2” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit:
* 7” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 6” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 13” Saturday to Monday (Mar 13-15)
Terrain
* 16 of 18 lifts
* 169 of 169 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 82%