Epic Snow in Steamboat Springs

It has been an EPIC December in Steamboat Springs.

Over 120" of new snow fell on the Yampa Valley this month, bringing smiles to the faces of winter enthusiasts of all ages. What do you do with all that snow??

Build the coolest tubing course possible.

Yesterday's recent weather system in Steamboat was the most ferocious we've seen so far this year. We woke up light snow falling across the valley. Around 1 PM, a stronger storm front moved into Steamboat, sculpting snow into drifts that even the biggest snowblower could barely handle. When a storm blows a few feet of snow OFF your roof, that's a powerful storm. It made for miserable driving and skiing conditions, but still managed to drop 11 inches of new snow at the Steamboat Ski Area.

Tuning into the Bronco's game yesterday afternoon was especially ironic. As the game was played under sunny skies at Mile High Stadium in Denver, the view out or window was snow blowing sideways, with a visability distance of about 18 inches.

Rabbit Ears Pass and many of the ski area lifts were closed, and a few hours later this storm delivered its fury to the rest of the Colorado Rockies. Most of the major roadways throughout Colorado's high country were closed due to adverse weather conditions, and many of them are still closed as I type this post.

The good news....

The sun is breaking through the skies in Steamboat Springs, and mild weather is in the forecast for the next few days.

Time to get out and play!