Winter Weather in Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet, Colorado

Here are observations from the storm, Estes Park 1.8 S 8.7 inches, 7 NW Red Feather Lakes 7.8 inches, 7 W Four Corners 7.8 inches, Estes Park 1.7 SW 7.5 inches, 2 SW Estes Park 7.0 inches, Lyons 5.9 NW 6.5 inches, Lyons 8.9 WNW 6.0 inches, and Drake 4.3 WSW 5.5 inches.

Strong westerly flow aloft transported a plume of Pacific moisture in the Central Rockies, producing heavy mountain snow across Colorado. Snow moved into the central and north central mountains early morning on the 26th. Snow persisted through early afternoon on the 27th. Total snowfall for the mountains were generally range 18-24 inches. A weak trough then brought snowfall east of the mountains Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The foothills and Palmer Divide areas saw the heaviest snow from this, with 3 to 3 inches of snowfall.