Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 6 months ago March 4, 2024
Monday morning powder
Summary
About 9 inches of new snow fell on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, which means that Monday will be the second powder day in a row.
Update
Sunday
Sunday morning offered 7 inches of powder, then we saw a lull in the snow, and then snowfall ramped up from Sunday afternoon through Sunday night.
Monday
The snowfall on Sunday night was 9 inches at mid-mountain and 13+ inches at the summit, and this will be untracked for Monday morning's first chair.
On Monday, we may see waves of snow during the first half of the day, and then the snowfall should wane during the second half of the day as the storm slowly tracks north and east of Colorado. The high temperature will be in the teens.
Tuesday & Wednesday
On Tuesday and Wednesday, unorganized storm energy will cross Colorado from west to east, generating additional snow. I have low confidence in this part of the forecast, and I'll estimate a broad range of 1-6+ inches of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. The high temperature will be in the 20's.
Thursday & Friday
On Thursday and Friday, a more organized storm will arrive, and its track south of Colorado could deliver 1-5 inches of snow. The high temperature on both days will be in the 20s.
Saturday & Sunday (March 9-10)
I think Saturday and Sunday will be dry with high temperatures close to 30°F.
Next Week (March 11-15)
The first part of next week should be on the drier side, and then a storm may cross Colorado sometime between Wednesday, March 13, and Friday, March 15. I continue to have low confidence in the forecast for this storm, and it'll likely take at least another few days for the forecast to become clearer.
My next update will be Tuesday morning.
Thanks for reading!
JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com
Snow conditions as of Monday morning
New snow mid-mountain (from the snow stake):
* 9” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 9” (Overnight Sunday 500pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 13” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 12” (Overnight Sunday 500pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 16” Saturday Night to Sunday Night (Mar 2-4)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 181 of 181 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 111%
About Our Forecaster
Joel Gratz
Founding Meteorologist
Joel Gratz is the Founding Meteorologist of OpenSnow and has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 2003. Before moving to Colorado, he spent his childhood as a (not very fast) ski racer in eastern Pennsylvania.
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