Colorado, snow totals and winter storm
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Some areas in Colorado's high country have received over 20" of snow during this most recent storm, but many people chose to brave the weather to celebrate the holidays.
Winter returned to Colorado’s high country over the weekend, especially in the southern and central mountains. The state’s snowpack is slowly rebounding as well, with the median average moved above 33%.
After a historically slow start to winter, Colorado’s ski resorts could be on track for a comeback with some forecasting as much as 20 inches of snow this weekend. Snow totals already saw some
A winter storm is brewing and ready to head toward the high country starting Friday night. The potential for dangerous driving conditions is very high in the mountains.
In terms of precipitation, Colorado Springs and Pueblo broke that record. This is the measurement of actual water that fell from the sky, and not snowfall. Colorado Springs received 0.34" of precipitation while Pueblo had 0.48". This is very much needed after how dry we have been over the past few months.
After the holiday weekend brought one of the latest first snows on record for metro Denver, winter storms are finally making their way to Colorado.
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 storm system that moved through on Sunday left behind a couple inches of snow across the area. Here's a list of the reports.