Saturday was another warm and sunny day, but again, overnight lows at the base are cold enough for snowmaking, so we have that going for us.

Sunday will be a cooler day with high temperatures in the 30s and 40s. We'll also see gusty winds as a storm passes by to our north.

Coming up this week, there will be two storms.

For the first storm, snow will begin on Monday between noon and sunset, we'll see steady snow on Monday evening and overnight, and then snow showers will continue on Tuesday. Thanks to a favorable wind direction from the west (pretty much the best wind direction for Steamboat to get snow), I'll keep my forecast in the 4-8 inch range. Some models show up to 10 inches, but I don't like setting expectations too high.

From Tuesday night through Wednesday night, we'll be in between storms. There could still be a few snow showers that hang around. 

The second storm of the week will be Thursday through Friday. This storm has a lot of potential. There will be good moisture, storm energy will track near or over Colorado, the jet stream will be overhead, a cold front will move through, and the combination of all of this is getting me excited. If all the factors align, we could see 10-20 inches of snow. If all the factors do not align, we could see much, much less. We need this storm to come through for us to get more terrain open.

Following the storms this week, our next chances for snow would be around December 14-16 and around December 18-20.

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

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Sunday morning

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

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

Last snowfall:
* 3-4” Tuesday Night (Nov 23-24)

Terrain
* 2 of 17 lifts
* 5 of 170 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 88%