Steamboat Winter Weather update : Storm = Powder = :-)

You will know when you get here - if it's not snowing too hard

It’s been a beautiful spring break week in Steamboat but that is all about to change.  Latest news from a variety of sources is that it is about to dump on Steamboat Springs, CO in a very large way and we are thrilled for our guests coming in this weekend.  What better way to kick off your trip then to come in as a new layer of Colorado Freshies slathers the mountain.

It’s time to invoke the Powder Clause and if you still need Steamboat lodging we have a couple of homes still available with great last-minute pricing.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
447 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010
…SNOW RETURNS TO THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS EVENING…
.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL

DIVE INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP OVER NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO
THIS EVENING…AND THEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 BY FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 6000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING FOR

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VALLEYS.
A COLD UNSTABLE NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL IN
THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…FAVORING THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

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ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…COLUMBINE…TOPONAS…ASPEN…VAIL…

SNOWMASS…BUFORD…TRAPPERS LAKE
447 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING

TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.
* TIMING…THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…8 TO 18 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON
NORTH-FACING SLOPES.
* WINDS…GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL

SHIFT TO NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS…ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED TONIGHT. GUSTY
WINDS MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER
HIGH EXPOSED TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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