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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid Mountain snow stake)
  • 4” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 2” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Summit snow stake)
  • 7” Monday 500am to Tuesday 500am (24 hours)
  • 4” Monday 500pm to Tuesday 500am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 5” Sunday Night to Monday Night (December 8-10)

• Snowpack
  • 91% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 17 of 23 lifts
  • 79 of 181 trails

Tuesday

On Monday morning, the snow subsided, but then on Monday afternoon and Monday night, a favorable temperature and wind direction helped the snow to restart.

On Monday night, about 2-3 inches fell at mid-mountain and 4-7 inches fell at the summit, so there will be soft snow to ride now on Tuesday morning.

Dress warmly as temperatures will be in the single digits all day, and an additional 1-4 inches could accumulate through the afternoon (maybe more at the summit as the temperature and wind direction will remain favorable).

Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday and Thursday will be partly cloudy with times of clouds filtering/blocking the sunshine, and temperatures will be warmer with daytime highs in the 20s.

Next Storms

• Thursday night into Friday: My early snow total estimate is in the 2-5 inch range. So, not a big storm, but maybe a refresh on Friday.
  
  
• Sunday night into Monday: Again, maybe a few inches of accumulation, with a refresh on Monday.
  
  
• Wednesday (Dec 18): Another refresh is possible for Wednesday.
  

Longer Range

There will be another chance for snow around December 22-25. That's a long way away, so my confidence is low, but maybe it'll be a Christmas / Chunukkah miracle.

We have a solid base and the low sun angle of December will continue to preserve our snowpack, so we're in an okay spot for December even if we do not see significant storms for the next 1-2 weeks.

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• Steamboat Resort (9,500 ft)
• Buffalo Pass (10,200 ft)
• Rabbit Ears Pass (9,500 ft)
• Town of Hayden (6,400 ft)

My next update will be on Wednesday morning.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com