Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 2 years ago December 5, 2022
Snow Monday & Tuesday
Summary
A complex storm will bring powder potential early this week.
Update
Sunday was dry, mostly cloudy, and warm with a temperature around 30 degrees.
Now on Monday morning, the snow began to fall as the lifts started to spin.
Monday will likely be a snowy day thanks to a cold front stalling near the mountain. This cold front could be the focus for moderate to intense snow throughout the day with 4-8 inches of accumulation.
On Monday afternoon or evening, we might see a brief lull in the snow as the cold front retreats to the north.
Then on Monday night into Tuesday morning, the cold front should move south again and this will cool temperatures and put us in a favorable flow from the west and west-northwest. We should see another 4-8 inches of snow on Monday night into Tuesday morning and there could be more snow than this if all of the atmospheric factors perfectly align.
On Tuesday, there should be powder in the morning and snowfall will likely wane throughout the day as moisture diminishes.
On Wednesday, we'll likely see drier weather or just light snow as we wait for the next piece of the storm.
Then on Wednesday night, expect another round of snow with at least a few inches of accumulation, and this should create soft conditions on Thursday morning with maybe some powder.
After that, there could be some snow during the weekend of December 10-11, though the more likely scenario is that we'll see a higher chance for snow early the following week between around December 11-13.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Monday morning
New snow mid-mountain:
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit:
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 2-3” Saturday & Saturday Night (Dec 3-4)
Terrain
* 12 of 21 lifts
* 109 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 118%