How does the mountain hold up . . .

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Permalink Reply by Luv2Ski007 on March 14, 2009 at 8:27am

spring skiing, summer conditions . . . especially mid to lower mtn. It's what you get with late March visits. Buy sun block, lip balm before you come to save $$.

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Permalink Reply by skisteamboat on March 14, 2009 at 9:38am

Top should be fine, Bottom gets slushy in the afternoon.
You can ski all day at the top and in the morning at the bottom. I always take the Gondola down if I ski past two o'clock or later.
Sometimes the top is warmer (inversion) but usually it is about 10 or more degrees colder.

We can get big dumps at anytime so who knows the specifics. Last year, the last week had over a foot of new snow.

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Control freaq on March 17, 2009 at 11:53am

I will be here from the 19th to 23rd. Ihave similar concerns about conditions. When u say spring conditions is it safe to assume we won't have powder this weekend? I'm coming from the east coast and was hoping for a good CO experience. Please calm my nerves and tell me what to expect

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Permalink Reply by Luv2Ski007 on March 17, 2009 at 2:56pm

Steamboats exposure is favorable so you will have snow . . . to ski on. Whether it snows for you to experience deep powder is uncertain, and looking at the longer range forecast not likely. Next week base temps up in the high 50s. Ouch. http://www.snowforecast.com/Steamboat is a good place for info. As I said above buy sunblock and lip balm before you come to save $$ and use it often. Maybe throw in the shorts too.

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Permalink Reply by Luv2Ski007 on March 17, 2009 at 3:00pm

sorry double post . . . can't delete once I start?

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Permalink Reply by Kup on March 18, 2009 at 6:02am

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.46157664398329&...

above is a link for the actual top of the mt. forecast. As many noted temps vary GREATLY from bottom to top. When we were there a few weeks ago, it was 50s at base and the top was high 20s with everything still frozen and wonderful.
That was a great tip to ski the top and ride the gondy down in mid afternoon. The one day I did decide to ski to the bottom, I was already tired, adn having to navigate thru mashed potatoes for the last mile or so to the base was extremely tiring , thus warranting significantly more beer to recouperate from the strenuous activities.

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Permalink Reply by Control freaq on March 18, 2009 at 7:15am

thank you both for your advice. If drinking more beer is the worst outcome, I'm gonna be a happy guy

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