Winter Weather — Flattop Mountains, Colorado

2025-01-17 to 2025-01-18 · Flattop Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with amounts up to 10.8 inches at Trapper Lake.

Wider weather episode

A strong arctic front and its associated shortwave trough of low pressure moved across western Colorado from north to south, producing light to moderate snowfall across the northern and central Colorado mountains. Locally higher amounts were seen in the Uncompahgre Gorge area of the Northwest San Juan Mountains due to favored northerly orographic lift and efficiently cold temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233019. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.