Heavy Snow — Middle Park, Colorado

2000-04-22 to 2000-04-23 · Middle Park, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A heavy, wet snow fell in portions of mountains and high valleys. In Grand County, the heavy snow broke the cross arms of several power poles and toppled about a dozen poles completely. Widespread electrical outages were reported; it took approximately 30 hours to restore power to the area. Storm totals included: 18 inches at Copper Mountain, 12 inches at Keystone ski area, with 10 inches at Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge and Granby.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5137667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.