Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago February 13, 2023
Close but not quite?
Summary
Two storms this week will bring snow to Colorado, but we'll be on the northern edge of both systems.
Update
Sunday was mostly sunny with a comfortable high temperature between the mid-20s to the mid-30s. It was another wonderful (non-powder day) to be on the hill:-).
Monday morning at dawn also has clear skies, though we'll see more clouds later in the day and the high temperature will be around 30 degrees.
From Monday evening through Wednesday evening, two storms will bring snow to Colorado. Both systems will track near or south of Colorado, and the deepest snow will fall to our south.
That said, there are two chances for snow here at Steamboat.
For the first chance of snow from Monday evening through Tuesday morning, I think most of the snow will stay to our south and east though the surge of moisture associated with this storm could bring us a few inches of snow if we are very lucky.
For the second chance of snow from Tuesday midday through Wednesday evening, the storm will not track in a favorable way for us, though we still could see some accumulating snow on Tuesday, then likely dry weather with gusty winds on Tuesday night, and then maybe more snow showers on Wednesday.
Following the two storms this week, we'll see dry weather from Thursday, February 16 to Saturday, February 18.
Then from about Sunday, February 19 to about Monday, February 27, all longer-range forecast data continues to show multiple storms moving through the western U.S. and the Rockies, and this should translate into multiple chances for snow here in Colorado.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Monday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Sunday 400pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 9” Wednesday Night to Thursday (Feb 8-9)
Terrain
* 21 of 21 lifts
* 171 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 140%