Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago February 25, 2023
Dry on Saturday, snow on Sunday afternoon
Summary
Following snow on Friday morning, we'll see dry weather on Saturday with warmer temperatures, and then snowflakes should return by Sunday afternoon.
Update
On Friday morning, the final piece of energy from the storm cycle moved across Colorado and we managed to grab 2 inches of snow at mid-mountain.
Then Friday afternoon and Friday night were dry, and now on Saturday morning, the sky is partly to mostly cloudy. During the day on Saturday, we will likely see the partly-to-mostly cloudy skies continue and temperatures will be warmer than past days with a high of around 30°F.
Then on Sunday, the first half of the day should be dry, and then the next storm will bring snow from Sunday afternoon through Monday mid-morning. We might see a little snow accumulation by the end of the day on Sunday, then more snow will fall on Sunday night into Monday morning when the wind direction becomes more favorable (from the west or west-northwest). By Monday mid-morning we could see 5-10 inches of accumulation, so keep your eye on Monday morning for a chance of softer turns thanks to this new snow.
For the rest of next week, we will see more snow from Monday evening through Thursday morning and there could be enough snow for legitimate powder at some point, though I still have low confidence in the details. I will keep a close watch on the forecast during the middle of next week (roughly February 28 - March 2) and will of course keep you updated.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Saturday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 2” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 2” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 14” Sunday to Friday (Feb 19-24)
Terrain
* 21 of 21 lifts
* 171 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 129%