Winter Weather — Flattop Mountains, Colorado

2025-03-03 to 2025-03-04 · Flattop Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amount up to 16 inches at Burro Mountain.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure trough tracked across the Great Basin with strong dynamics and instability ahead of it, resulting in moderate snowfall favoring the southern and central Colorado mountains with lighter amounts across the north. This system was fairly mild which limited snowfall amounts in the lower valleys.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1248485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.