Winter Weather in Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Generally 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of 12 to 15 inches of snow at Upper San Juan and Wolf Creek Summit on the eastern portions of the Southwest San Juan Mountains. Wind gusts were in the 45 to 50 mph towards the latter portion of the event.

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.