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Conditions

• New Snow (Mid-mountain snow stake)
  • 3” Thursday 5:00 am to Friday 5:00 am (24 hours)
  • 3” Thursday 5:00 pm to Friday 5:00 am (12 hours)

• New Snow (Summit snow stake)
  • 4” Thursday 5:00 am to Friday 5:00 am (24 hours)
  • 4” Thursday 5:00 pm to Friday 5:00 am (12 hours)

• Last Snowfall
  • 3-4” Thursday Night (Apr 17-18)

• Snowpack
  • 92% of the 30-year median

• Terrain
  • 13 of 23 lifts
  • 134 of 184 trails

Friday

Friday's first chair will have 3-4 inches of new snow on top of a firm base. On-mountain temperatures are in the upper teens to low 20s, so dress like it's winter and not spring.

On Friday during the day, storm energy will rotate over Colorado, so another 1-3+ inches may fall, though the setup for the storm isn't perfect for Steamboat, so luck will be needed to get higher totals.

Friday Night & Saturday

On Friday night and Saturday, the second part of the storm will continue to bring snow to Colorado, though I think that the highest snow totals will be well east and south of Steamboat as the storm tracks south of the state.

Plan for just a little bit of new snow by Saturday morning, and Saturday's high temperature will be in the 20s with some times of sunshine.

Sunday Closing Day

For Sunday's closing day festivities, the weather should be pretty darn good with a high temperature in the 30s to low 40s, partly-to-mostly sunny skies, and just a bit of a gusty wind at the summit.

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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 Friday evening/night.

Thanks for reading!

JOEL GRATZ
Meteorologist at OpenSnow.com