Heavy Snow — Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

2025-12-05 to 2025-12-07 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

Generally 10 to 30 inches fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 36 inches at Tower.

Wider weather episode

A surge of deeper moisture moved across the area accompanied by a strong low pressure trough and upper level jet. This resulted in moderate snow across the central Colorado mountains and I-70 corridor from south of Glenwood Springs towards Basalt and Carbondale. The heaviest snow occurred across the northwest Colorado mountains where the Elkheads and Park Range Mountains received up to 2 to 3 feet of snow. The strong jet also resulted in some strong wind gusts in the mountains resulting in blowing snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308297. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.