It was a long time coming, but Colorado ski resorts are about to get walloped by much-needed snow.

Early-season snowfall has been sparse and infrequent , but Steamboat is forecast to receive 30 inches from Friday through Sunday, with other northern mountains receiving a foot or more. The central mountains can expect 6-12 inches, while the southern mountains should receive 3-8 inches.

The OpenSnow forecasting and reporting service is forecasting 18 inches for Vail, 16 for Beaver Creek, 15 for Copper Mountain, 14 for Arapahoe Basin and Loveland, 13 for Breckenridge and 11 for Winter Park, Crested Butte and the Aspen areas.

In his Thursday morning update for Colorado, OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel Gratz wrote that Friday will see light to moderate snow for the northern and central

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