COLORADO, USA — The first snowstorm for the 2023-24 season swept into Colorado over the weekend.
The first snow fell in the Denver area and eastern Colorado plains Saturday and Sunday. The storm started on Friday in the mountains of Colorado west of Denver.
Most people around Denver awoke Saturday to find a dusting to around a quarter- to half-inch of snow. After an overcast morning, the sun peeked out for about an hour, and then the main part of the storm system began moving in.
Snow started up again around 2 p.m. Saturday in Denver and steadily began ramping up with some heavy bands forming around 5 p.m.
Totals accumulated overnight, leading to double-digit totals in many areas. The snow ended around noon Sunday.
Snow totals reported to the National Weather Service as of 1 p.m. Sunday:
- Copper Mountain - 16.9 inches
- Breckenridge - 16 inches
- Silverthorne - 15.6 inches
- Loveland Pass - 14 inches
- Eldora - 14 inches
- Leadville - 13.7 inches
- Estes Park - 13 inches
- Blue River - 13 inches
- Green Mountian Reservoir - 13 inches
- Berthoud Pass - 13 inches
- Alma - 12 inches
- Security - 12 inches
- Kittredge - 12 inches
- Evergreen - 11.5 inches
- Tiny Town - 11 inches
- Colorado Springs - 11 inches
- Fairplay - 11 inches
- Castle Pines - 10.6 inches
- Aspen park - 10.4 inches
- Aurora - 10.4 inches
- Chatfield Reservoir - 10.3 inches
- Meeker Park - 10.3 inches
- Columbine - 10.2 inches
- Ken Caryl - 10.1 inches
- Castle Rock - 9.8 inches
- Bailey - 9.6 inches
- Ponderosa Park - 9.5 inches
- Cherry Creek Reservoir - 9.5 inches
- Gould - 9.1 Inches
- Bear Lake - 9.1 inches
- Sedalia - 9 inches
- Golden - 9 inches
- Greenwood Village - 9 inches
- Conifer - 9 inches
- Englewood - 8.7 inches
- Elizabeth - 8.5 inches
- Kassler - 8.5 inches
- Parker - 8.3 inches
- Genesee - 8.3 inches
- Centennial -8 inches
- Highland Park - 8 inches
- Georgetown - 8 inches
- Southwest Denver - 8 inches
- Littleton - 8 inches
- Sheridan - 8 inches
- Skyway - 8 inches
- Rand - 7.8 inches
- Trail Ridge - 7.8 inches
- Lakewood - 7.8 inches
- Cherry Hills Village - 7.5 inches
- Grant - 7.5 inches
- Cheesman Reservoir - 7.5 inches
- Arapahoe Park - 7.3 inches
- Highlands Ranch - 7 inches
- Mountain View - 7 inches
- Denver International Airport - 6.5 inches
- Strasburg - 5.5 inches
- Iliff - 5 inches
- Powderhorn - 5 inches
- Bennet - 4.6 inches
- Elkdale - 4 inches
- Dillion - 3.8 inches
- Arvada - 3.5 inches
- Beecher Island - 3.5 inches
- Superior - 3.4 inches
- Louisville - 3.2 inches
- Fort Collins - 3.1 inches
- Longmont - 2 inches
- Edgewater - 2 inches
- Monument - 1.5 inches
- Hayden - 1 inch
- Nederland - 1 inch
The snow was a special gift for Colorado's ski areas. Arapahoe Basin's snow stake showed 11 inches of new snow.
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