Winter Storm — La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

2009-12-07 to 2009-12-08 · La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Two winter storm systems generated heavy amounts of snow...especially over the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains. Some of the heavier snow amounts were...6 to 9 inches near Walsenburg (Huerfano County)...Poncha Springs (Chaffee County)...Pueblo West (Pueblo County)...Fountain and the Air Force Academy (El Paso County)...12 to 15 inches in and near Crestone (Saguache County)...Monarch Pass and Buena Vista (Chaffee County)...Farista (Huerfano County)...Westcliffe (Custer County)...17 to 18 inches near the summit of La Veta Pass (Huerfano County) and 14 miles southwest of Creede (Mineral County)...and finally...an impressive 59 inches along Wolf Creek Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 206663. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.