Winter Storm — La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

2015-03-01 to 2015-03-03 · La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A long duration winter storm produced very heavy snow and strong winds at times...especially over the higher elevations of the eastern San Juan and La Garita Mountains...and the eastern Sawatch Range. Some of the higher reported snow totals included 13 inches near the summit of Monarch Pass in Chaffee County and an impressive 58 inches near the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 567778. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.