Rabbit Ears Pass

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Weather
Temp °F 49 52 55 56 57 58
Snow Level ft 11,400 11,500 11,600 11,700 11,800 12,100
Wind Speed mph
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Wind Gust mph 5 10 10 15 15 20
Cloud Cover % 10 30 10 20 40 60

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Tue
5/17
Mostly Sunny
59°F
11,900ft
WNW 10mph
15mph
40%
Rain Showers
40°F
11,700ft
WNW 10mph
15mph
70%
Wed
5/18
Sunny
56°F
10,800ft
WNW 10mph
20mph
10%
Mostly Clear
44°F
11,300ft
W 10mph
20mph
40%
Thu
5/19
Mostly Sunny
58°F
11,500ft
WSW 25mph
50mph
30%
Rain/Snow
24°F
↓ Base
W 20mph
35mph
90%
Fri
5/20
Snow
28°F
↓ Base
WNW 10mph
20mph
80%
Snow
18°F
↓ Base
NE 5mph
10mph
50%
Sat
5/21
Mostly Sunny
36°F
↓ Base
WSW 5mph
10mph
40%
Mostly Cloudy
31°F
↓ Base
WSW 10mph
10mph
60%
Sun
5/22
Cloudy
42°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
20mph
70%
Rain/Snow
33°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
15mph
90%
Mon
5/23
Light Rain/Snow
41°F
↓ Base
WNW 5mph
10mph
70%
Partly Cloudy
34°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
10mph
50%
Tue
5/24
Sunny
54°F
10,800ft
W 15mph
30mph
10%
Mostly Clear
42°F
12,100ft
W 10mph
20mph
30%
Wed
5/25
Sunny
61°F
12,500ft
W 15mph
25mph
10%
Clear
47°F
13,100ft
W 10mph
10mph
20%
Thu
5/26
Mostly Sunny
64°F
12,700ft
W 10mph
20mph
40%
Mostly Clear
49°F
12,900ft
WSW 20mph
30mph
30%
Forecast Elev: 9,510ft Base Elev: 9,510ft Summit Elev: 9,510ft Updated: 46 minutes ago

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Estimated at Tuesday May 17 @ 5:00am MDT

Snowfall History
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Estimated at Tue May 17 @ 5:00am MDT

Current Weather

49°F
Temperature
5mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Tuesday May 17 @ 8:02am MDT

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Tuesday May 17 @ 6:00am MDT
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 7 miles of Rabbit Ears Pass at an average elevation of 9365ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Rabbit Ears Pass and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.
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Snowfall estimates generated by OpenSnow. Base Depth estimates provided by NOAA.

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Daily Snow Forecasts

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The final post of the 2021-2022 season
Updated 2 weeks ago Joel Gratz
It was a season of ups and downs with a slow start, a remarkable comeback just before the new year, a pretty slow January and February, then a ramp-up to end the season. There were dry and frustrating periods, there were deep powder days, and most importantly, we all got out to ride. Thanks for reading, and best wishes for a wonderful spring, summer, and fall!

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Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Danger
Moderate (2)
Valid Sunday, May 15th 6:00pm MDT 1 day ago
Until Tuesday, May 17th 5:30pm MDT

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Steamboat Zone forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

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