Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 1 year ago April 13, 2023
Powder possible?
Summary
Thursday will be warm and mostly cloudy, then snow on Friday into Saturday morning could deliver late-season powder.
Update
Wednesday was another warm day with readings in the 40s and 50s and skies clouding up during the day.
Thursday will be a transition day with cooler temperatures in the 40s, partly-to-mostly cloudy skies, gusty winds, a few showers, and even some possible dust blowing in from the southwest.
Thursday night to Saturday morning will deliver snow, and the storm looks like it has the potential (not the guarantee) to deliver enough snow for some late-season powder.
The first round of snow on Thursday night into Friday could bring at least a few inches of accumulation with some new powder on top of a firm base.
Then more snow from later Friday afternoon to Saturday morning could bring another burst of accumulation, yielding fun powder on Saturday morning.
We should be in the 4-8 inch range for total snowfall, though 10+ inches is not out of the question. It will be worth watching the snow stake cam to see if this storm will bring us a powder morning on Saturday.
Saturday will feel more like winter than spring with morning snow showers, temperatures in the teens and 20s, and maybe some sunshine later in the day.
Following the storm, Sunday through early next week will be sunny, dry, and warmer with highs from the mid-30s to the mid-40s.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Thursday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Wednesday 500am to Thursday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Wednesday 400pm to Thursday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 14” Monday Night to Wednesday Night (Apr 3-6)
Terrain
* 9 of 21 lifts
* 144 of 171 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 134%