Winter Weather — Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

2025-11-28 to 2025-11-29 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 4 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 13 inches at Tower. Wind gusts were in the 45 to 53 mph range at Storm Peak Lab.

Wider weather episode

A jet streak and associated frontal boundary tracked over northwest Colorado, resulting in light to moderate snowfall accumulations and gusty winds over the Park Range Mountains, with lesser amounts elsewhere.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1301184. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.