Winter Weather — Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-02 · Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 10 inches of snow reported at Red Mountain Pass. Winds generally gusted in the 55 to 80 mph range at elevations above 11,800 feet with a peak wind gust of 81 mph at Eagle on April 1 at 8:00. The peak wind gust at Eagle on March 31 though was 78 mph at 23:00.

Wider weather episode

A closed low pressure system over the Pacific Northwest brought a strong cold front across the area that moved through from northwest to southeast. Light to moderate snowfall fell over most mountain areas of eastern Utah and western Colorado with heaviest amounts favored among the Uncompahgre Gorge of the northwest San Juans as well as some northwest favored slopes. The northwest Colorado valleys also saw light to moderate snowfall with lesser amounts elsewhere. In addition strong winds led to impacts due to blowing snow and low visibility with gusts in the 60 to 80 mph range across some higher mountain areas and gusts of 40 to 60 mph across the northwest Colorado valleys in addition to the snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1248868. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.