It's a massive upside surprise with 17"+ of new fluffy snow falling at the summit on Friday night.

I don't need to write much more - get out early on Saturday morning and enjoy the fluff. While the wind direction, temperature, and moisture were all favorable for snowfall on Friday night, 17"+ is WAY more than expected, and this is another Steamboat Surprise.

Snow could continue through late morning, so we'll probably see more accumulation than what I list here.

After Saturday morning's snow, we'll move into a somewhat drier weather pattern on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday with just light snow likely from Sunday into Monday as the next storm tracks well to the south of Colorado.

On Wednesday and Thursday, another storm should bring snow with potential powder on both days.

And then from Friday, January 12 to Monday, January 15, we should see more snow, but uncertainty in the forecast is high based on the track of very cold that will move close to or over Colorado. Ideally, we want this very cold air to stay away as it will limit moisture and the potential for snow.

Temperatures for the next 7-10 days should mostly be in the single digits and teens, as long as the very cold air doesn't move into Colorado.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com

Snow conditions as of Saturday morning

New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 14” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 9” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)

New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 17” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 15” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 19-22” Thursday Night to Saturday Morning (Jan 4-6)

Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 170 of 181 trails
* Latest update

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 75%