Friday

Friday was mostly sunny and warm with a high in the low 30s. Winds became stronger late in the afternoon.

Saturday

Saturday will be partly sunny with a high temperature in the low 30s, and expect gusty winds at the summit reaching 30-50+ mph.

Saturday Night to Monday

Intense snow will begin on Saturday night around 9 pm and the snow should continue through early Sunday with 6-12 inches by Sunday mid-morning.

From Sunday midday through Monday midday, waves of snow should continue, and we'll likely see another 5-10 inches of accumulation.

This means that both Sunday and Monday should be powder days.

There is some upside potential to this forecast on Sunday if the cold front moves farther north closer to Steamboat, and/or if we can get a "Steamboat Surprise" on Sunday night due to a favorable wind from the west and temperatures cooling to around 5°F at the summit.

Tuesday to Friday

I have low confidence in the forecast for these four days.

Tuesday and Wednesday could range from "dry" to "continued snow showers with a few inches of accumulation".

On Thursday and Friday, the next storm should move through the Rockies, though this system may track too far to the south to deliver a lot of snow. We'll see.

Longer Range

From Saturday, March 9 to Tuesday, March 12, we should see drier weather.

Then from Wednesday, March 13, to Friday, March 15, another storm will move through the Rockies and our chances for snow will increase.

My next update will be 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):
* 0” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Friday 500pm to Saturday 500am)

New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 0” (24 hours Friday 500am to Saturday 500am)
* 0” (Overnight Friday 500pm to Saturday 500am)

Last snowfall:
* 7” Monday Night to Tuesday (Feb 26-27)

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

Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 109%