Winter Storm — La Garita Mountains, Colorado

1998-03-28 to 1998-03-29 · La Garita Mountains, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm system moved from the Great basin across southern Colorado, bringing heavy snow to the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains on the 28th through midday of the 29th. Wolf Creek Pass reported a storm total of 19 inches, and was closed because of deep snow and strong gusty winds. Creede and Santa Maria Reservoir reported 9 to 10 inches of snow. The storm continued to track east, bringing snow to the Sangre De Cristo mountains, the Wet mountains, Teller county, and the nearby foothills and plains on the 30th. Across this area snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 10 inches, with Woodland Park in Teller county reporting a storm total of 8 inches. Cuchara, in the southern Sangre de Cristo mountains, Beulah and Rye in the Wet mountains, and Walsenburg saw 8 to 10 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5632623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.