High winds often blow snow off mountain peaks, but alpine areas sheltered from wind and sun may keep their snow throughout the year. Seasonal snow cover is found at elevations as low as 7,500 feet in the northwestern part of the state and above 9,800 feet on some of the eastern slopes of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Seasonal snow covers about 26 percent of the area in Colorado, mainly along the high mountains that traverse the center of the state. North-facing slopes face away from the sun, so they are more likely to keep snow on the ground through the winter than south-facing slopes.Īt higher elevations Colorado has seasonal snow, which lasts throughout the winter.
In these areas, snow does not always stay on the ground throughout the winter. Intermittent snow also covers most of the northwestern corner of the state. At intermediate elevations above 6,500 feet, mountain slopes tend to have intermittent snowcover. These low snow areas cover 49 percent of the state, mostly on the Front Range and eastern plains.
The lowest elevations of the state (below 6,500 feet) have limited snowfall and snow accumulation because they stay warm enough that snow only falls a few times per winter and usually melts within a few days. The extent of snow cover in Colorado is mapped with satellite data. Snow falls in the winter in all parts of Colorado, and the deepest snowpacks are in the high mountainscrossing the center of the state. Loveland (8 miles west-northwest) 3.1 inchesįort Collins (1.9 miles east): 3.Colorado is known for its snow, which sustains the ski industry and supplies much of the water that flows into major rivers of the American West. Loveland (2.4 miles northwest): 3.9 inchesīerthoud (3.2 miles west-southwest): 3.5 inchesįort Collins (2 miles northwest): 3.5 inchesįort Collins (1.9 miles east): 3.3 inches Timnath (1.8 miles south-southeast): 4 inchesįort Collins (4.7 miles north-northeast): 4 inches Red Feather Lakes (7 miles northwest) 4.5 inchesĬarter Lake (2 miles north-northwest): 4.3 inches Horsetooth Reservoir (2 miles southeast): 4.5 inches Loveland (2.3 miles northwest): 4.7 inchesįort Collins (3.1 miles south): 4.5 inches (5 inches was projected)įort Collins (5.4 miles west-southwest): 4.5 inches Greeley (0.5 miles north-northwest): 4.8 inches Horsetooth Reservoir (3 miles north-northwest): 7 inchesĬameron Pass: (1 mile north-northwest): 6 inchesĮstes Park (1 mile south-southeast) 5.5 inchesīuckhorn Mountain (3 miles east-southeast) 5 inches Gould (9 miles south-southeast): 10.5 inchesĬameron Pass (7 miles south-southeast): 7.5 inches (The miles and direction indicators tell where weather gauges are stationed.) Snow totals for Fort Collins and surrounding area
Here are the snowfall totals and by the National Weather Service and Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network for this week's storm, sorted from the most snow reported to the least. The National Weather Service's winter weather advisory for the northern Front Range and northeastern plains has ended but a winter storm warning for the northern mountains remains in effect until 5 p.m.
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