Winter Storm in Western Chaffee County Between 9000 & 11000 Ft, Colorado

A strong, slow moving storm system produced widespread snow across southern Colorado. Some of the higher snow totals follow: 6 to 10 inches in and around...Trinidad...Aguilar...Walsenburg...Colorado Springs...Nathrop...Crestone...Maysville...Salida...Cripple Creek...Divide...Monarch Pass and La Veta...12 inches of snow was noted 12 miles north-northeast of Texas Creek in Fremont County...8 miles west of Westcliffe in Custer County and in Beulah in Pueblo County...13 inches 5 miles south of Rosita in Custer County...14 inches in and near Cuchara...15 inches around San Isabel...17 inches around Rye...and finally...not to be outdone...18 inches at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral County.