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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 0” Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Summit snow stake)
  • 0” Tuesday 500am to Wednesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 0” Tuesday 500pm to Wednesday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 15-27” Saturday Night to Monday Night (Jan 4-6)

• Snowpack
  • 106% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 21 of 23 lifts
  • 173 of 184 trails

Wednesday

Wednesday will be dry and mostly sunny.

The morning temperature is chilly, close to 0°F, and the high temperature will be in the teens.

Thursday

Thursday should bring light snow, especially in the morning, but the storm will only brush by Colorado and I expect just low-end accumulation. The temperature will be in the teens.

Friday

Friday should be dry and partly sunny with a high temperature in the teens.

Saturday

The next storm will bring snow from Friday night through Saturday evening.

On the downside, the storm will lack moisture.

On the upside, the storm will bring the ideal temperature (5°F near the summit) and wind direction (from the west-northwest) for Steamboat to receive a lot of snow. 

Our multi-model average forecast shows 6-12 inches, and I think this is reasonable. Saturday could get deeper throughout the day, with snow lingering into Saturday evening.

Sunday

On Sunday, soft conditions and snow showers could persist and the temperature will stay in the single digits.

Monday & Tuesday

Monday and Tuesday should be dry and cold with high temperatures in the 10-15°F range.

Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday and Thursday will be dry and warmer with high temperatures in the 20s.

Next Storm

Sometime between Friday, January 17, and Monday, January 20, a storm should bring more snow to Colorado. We will be on the edge of the storm track, and a slight deviation in the storm's track (from January 17-20) will mean the difference between little/no snow and potentially significant snow. Stay tuned.

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• Town of Hayden (6,400 ft)

My next update will be on Thursday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com