Winter Weather — Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

2025-12-04 to 2025-12-05 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 15.6 inches of snow at Whiskey Park.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough on the heels of a series of disturbances accompanied an increase in moisture from the northwest to produce moderate snowfall across the Elkheads and Park Range Mountains in northwest Colorado due to persistent northwest orographic flow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.