Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 8 months ago April 13, 2024
Warm through Sunday, then snow on Monday night
Summary
The weekend will be warm and sunny - enjoy the spring conditions! Then we should see snow and colder temperatures on Monday night and Tuesday.
Short Term Forecast
Friday
Friday was sunny and warm with a high temperature in the 40s and 50s. It was classic spring skiing with soft snow around late morning, then slushy snow during the afternoon.
Saturday & Sunday
On Friday night, skies were mostly cloudy which kept temperatures above freezing. This means that Saturday morning's conditions will not be crunchy as the snow generally did not freeze overnight.
The weather on Saturday and Sunday will be more of the same with sunny skies and warm high temperatures reaching the 50s.
Snow Monday & Tuesday
Monday will start dry and sunny, then clouds will increase later in the day and we'll see snow from Monday evening through Tuesday morning or midday. This storm will be cold enough for snow to fall across the mountain on Monday night, and while some models show 10+ inches of snow, others are backing off and show just 3-6 inches of accumulation.
Tuesday morning will offer fresh snow, but it is NOT a lock if we'll see the higher-end snow totals (which would make Tuesday a powder day) or if we'll see lower snow totals and enjoy just a few inches of new snow on top of the groomers.
Longer Range
For later next week through closing weekend, April 20-21, odds favor a return to dry and warm weather, but there is still a chance that the forecast changes with moisture and cooler air lingering over Colorado. It'll take another few days until we can figure this out.
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:
* 1.5” Tuesday Night & Wednesday (April 9-10)
Terrain
* 15 of 23 lifts
* 181 of 181 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 116%