Winter Weather — Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

2025-12-20 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 5 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 16.8 inches of snow at Tower.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary coupled with an increase in moisture led to moderate snow across the Elkheads and Park Range Mountains. Temperatures were a bit too warm south of this frontal boundary which resulted in little to no snow across the rest of the mountain areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.