Heavy Snow — Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

2023-03-01 to 2023-03-02 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Event narrative

Santa Fe Ski measured 10 inches of snow. There were various other reports of 3 to 7 inches of snow across the zone.

Wider weather episode

An upper low winter storm system tracked over southern portions of New Mexico. Moderate to heavy snow amounts were observed atop the peaks of the southwest mountains, Jemez Mountains, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains from this event. These totals ranged from 10 to 11.5 inches. Already present snow packed and icy roads from prior events were exacerbated by this winter storm event, keeping hazardous winter travel conditions going for many high elevation mountain passes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1074288. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.