Winter Weather — Grand & Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Colorado

2011-02-07 to 2011-02-08 · Grand & Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Another winter storm brought a period of moderate to heavy snow to the areas in and near the North-Central Mountains, Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide. In the mountains and foothills, storm totals included: 14 inches at Conifer, 11.5 inches, 3.6 miles northeast of Grandby; 11 inches at Eldora Ski Area and Tower SNOTEL; 10.5 inches at Breckenridge; 10 inches at Loveland Ski Area and Zirkel SNOTEL; 8.5 inches near Grand Lake; 8 inches at Arapahoe Basin and Copper Mountain; with 7 inches at Stillwater Creek.

Along the Urban Corridor and Palmer Divide, storm totals included: 8 inches, 2 miles southeast of Highlands Ranch, 2.2 miles north-northeast of Castle Pines and 2 miles west-northwest of Beverly Hills; 7 inches, 5.4 miles south-southeast of Franktown; with 6 inches at Limon, 10.2 miles west-southwest of Littleton, 2 miles west-southwest of Parker and Ralston Reservoir.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 285324. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.