Colorado Steamboat surpasses 60” for October

[Ron]

From Steamboat resort

“We surpassed 5 feet of total snowfall for the month of October last night but more impressive is our snowmaking team who braved the negative temps to lend Mother Nature a hand.”

 

[RJS]

That's awesome! Is there any chance that Steamboat would open early to capitalize on their abundance of snow, or are they strict about sticking to their scheduled opening day?

 

[Ron]

They will stick to the program. Keep in mind that it’s still October and there’s a lot of time until any resort really gets going with more than a couple of runs. The current forecast for the next 10 days is dry with highs in the upper 30’ to low 40’s. Night time temps will Be good for snow making though.

 

[Decreed_It]

Hmmmm. Way too early but might have to reconsider that Telluride Spring break. How's Steamboat in 1st half of March?

Note: I've only every skied Crested Butte in CO, so I've got little to no reference. Utah, a good bit (LCC Alta-bird 99%, Park City 1%). Thanks!

 

[Ron]

Always a guess! Mid March on tends to be crowded due to spring break. Otherwise, I would be guessing as to the weather.

 

[Noodler]

This was all over the news tonight. 63" in October; surpassing the previous record of 40". That's a huge increase over the previous record. Go Steamboat!