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Winter Weather in Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado
Winter Weather May 5, 2026 – May 6, 2026 · Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 20 inches at Tower.
The wider storm
Above normal moisture ahead of a strong cold front that pushed southward across the western Colorado Divide resulted in light to moderate snowfall accumulations across the western Colorado mountains along the Divide with locally heavier accumulations and rates. Better snowfall accumulations and impacts occurred above 9000 feet with some gusty winds to 50 mph at higher elevations along the cold front.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336525. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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