Steamboat Daily Snow
By Joel Gratz, Founding Meteorologist Posted 7 months ago March 25, 2024
Monday morning powder
Summary
Sunday night's storm delivered 6 inches of snow, and we'll see snow showers continue on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before warmer weather returns later this week and during the upcoming weekend.
Update
Sunday
Sunday was mixed with some snow showers and mostly dry weather.
Sunday Night
On Sunday night, the storm strengthened to our east, delivering periods of intense snow with 5-7 inches accumulating across the mountain.
Monday
On Monday, get out early to enjoy the new snow. While we will likely see clouds and snow showers during the day, any breaks of sunshine will quickly hurt the snow quality due to the high angle of the late March sunshine. The high temperature should be around 20°F.
Tuesday & Wednesday
On Tuesday and Wednesday, snow showers and clouds will stick around and we may see a few inches of accumulation on Tuesday, again on Tuesday night, and during the first half of Wednesday. While the amount of new snow may not be that deep, the quality of the snow surface could stay soft and fun as long as the snow showers and clouds prevent us from seeing much sunshine. The high temperature will be in the low 20s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
These four days will be warmer with a high temperature in the 30s to low 40s. We may see times clouds and snow showers during these days, but I think most of the time will be dry and at least partly sunny. It'll be back to feeling like spring.
Longer Range
The next storm should bring snow to Colorado from Monday, April 1 to Wednesday, April 3. The latest forecasts show this system tracking south of Colorado, and this storm track usually does not bring a lot of snow to Steamboat. After that system, we could see another storm between Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7.
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):
* 6” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 6” (Overnight Sunday 500pm to Monday 500am)
New snow summit (from the snow stake):
* 7” (24 hours Sunday 500am to Monday 500am)
* 5” (Overnight Sunday 500pm to Monday 500am)
Last snowfall:
* 6.5” Saturday Night to Sunday Night (Mar 23-25)
Terrain
* 23 of 23 lifts
* 181 of 181 trails
* Latest update
Snowpack compared to the 30-year average:
* 110%