Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 9 months ago February 3, 2024
Saturday Powder
Summary
Snow fell on Friday night, and Saturday will be a powder day with flakes accumulating through Saturday night.
Update
Friday
Friday was mostly dry as we waited for the storm to arrive.
Friday Night
Snow fell during most of the night and I see about 8 inches on the snow stakes as of Saturday at 3 am. The snow quality is likely on the thicker side due to warmer temperatures.
Saturday
Snow should fall throughout the day on Saturday with 4-8 inches of accumulation. Temperatures will be in the low 20s and should cool through the day, so snow quality could become fluffier.
Saturday Night
I think that snow will continue to fall through at least midnight and maybe through early Sunday morning and we could receive another 3-6+ inches during this time. Due to continued cooling temperatures, the snow quality should be pretty fluffy.
Sunday
Sunday morning should be fun with fluffier snow on top of the soft snow from Saturday. Snow should end by the morning and we'll see sunshine during the day with a high temperature in the teens.
Monday
Monday will be dry and sunny with a high temperature in the 30s.
Storm Cycle Tuesday, February 6 to Sunday, February 11
Multiple storms will likely bring snow to Colorado for six days from Tuesday to the following Sunday. The first few days of this storm cycle may not bring that much snow due to an unfavorable wind direction, and then we'll have a higher chance for more snow later during this cycle. I'll have more details about this potential snowfall in the coming days.
My next update will be on early Sunday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Saturday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 8” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 300am)
* 8” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 300am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 8” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 300am)
* 8” (Overnight Friday 400pm to Saturday 300am)
Last snowfall:
* 8” Friday Night (Feb 2-3)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 181 of 181 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 97%