Winter Weather in West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Colorado

Generally 3 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 9 inches at Porphyry Creek. Wind gusts were in the 45 to 50 mph range at elevations above 11,900 feet with a peak wind gust of 54 mph at Monarch Pass.

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.