Winter Storm — Pikes Peak Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

2017-01-04 to 2017-01-06 · Pikes Peak Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A potent weather system generated heavy snow and blowing snow across many areas. Some of the higher reported snow totals included: 6 to 9 inches in Beulah and Colorado City (Pueblo County), Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Alamosa, Westcliffe and Rosita (Custer County), and Texas Creek (Fremont County); 10 to 12 inches near Trinidad (Las Animas County) and Rye (Pueblo County); 23 inches near Leadville (Lake County); around 29 inches near Monarch Pass and Maysville (Chaffee County), and an impressive 42 inches impacting Wolf Creek Pass (Mineral County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671459. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.