COLORADO, USA — The arctic front that brought sub-zero temperatures to Colorado over the last weekend in January also left some impressive snow totals across the region.
The highest snow amounts have been recorded near the Colorado-Wyoming border, where 40 inches of snow were reported near Centennial, Wyo., and 37.5 inches at Mount Zirkel.
Rabbit Ears Pass, near Steamboat Springs, has also seen a report of 22.5 inches, and 16.5 inches of fresh snow has fallen at Cameron Pass.
Denver International Airport (DIA) has reported 1 inch of new snow as of Monday morning.
Here are some snow totals for the January storm, as of 11 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service:
- Mount Zirkel - 40 inches
- Rabbit Ears Pass - 22.5 inches
- Cameron Pass - 16.5 inches
- Gould - 15 inches
- Spicer- 15 inches
- Glendevey - 15 inches
- Longs Peak - 13.5 inches
- Arapahoe Peak - 13.5 inches
- Green Mountain Reservoir - 13.5 inches
- Steamboat Springs - 10.3 inches
- Eldora - 9 inches
- Mount Audubon - 9 inches
- Rand - 9 inches
- Berthoud Pass - 9 inches
- Winter Park - 9 inches
- Copper Mountain - 9 inches
- Loveland Pass - 9 inches
- Milner - 8.5 inches
- Breckenridge - 8.1 inches
- Brainard Lake - 7.5 inches
- Meeker Park - 7.5 inches
- Grand Lake - 7.5 inches
- Berthoud Falls - 7.5 inches
- Climax - 7.5 inches
- Silverthorne - 7.5 inches
- Ward - 6 inches
- Cheyenne - 5 inches
- Hayden - 5 inches
- Pingree Park - 4.5 inches
- Blue River - 4.5 inches
- Guanella Pass - 4.5 inches
- Redstone - 3.5 inches
- Virginia Dale - 3.4 inches
- Boulder - 3 inches
- Alma - 3 inches
- Pueblo West - 3 inches
- Crested Butte - 3 inches
- Red Feather Lakes - 3 inches
- Glenwood Springs - 2.5 inches
- Jamestown - 2.3 inches
- New Castle - 2.3 inches
- Loveland - 2.2 inches
- Iliff - 2 inches
- Fort Collins - 2 inches
- Allenspark - 2 inches
- Oak Creek - 2 inches
- Pueblo Reservoir - 2 inches
- Longmont - 1.9 inches
- Campion - 1.8 inches
- Cattle Creek - 1.8 inches
- Tabernash - 1.7 inches
- Estes Park - 1.6 inches
- Niwot - 1.6 inches
- Phippsburg - 1.5 inches
- Westminster - 1.5 inches
- Edwards - 1.5 inches
- Skyway - 1.5 inches
- Pitkin - 1.5 inches
- Eagle - 1.4 inches
- Cedaredge - 1.4 inches
- Greeley - 1.3 inches
- West Denver - 1.3 inches
- Avon - 1.3 inches
- Carbondale - 1.3 inches
- Drake - 1.2 inches
- Wellington - 1.1 inches
- Longmont - 1.1 inches
- Thornton - 1.1 inches
- Ouray - 1.1 inches
- El Jebel - 1.1 inches
- Berthoud - 1 inch
- Lafayette - 1 inch
- Elizabeth - 1 inch
- Northglenn - 1 inch
- Brighton - 1 inch
- Centennial - 1 inch
- Denver International Airport (DIA) - 1 inch
- Vail - 1 inch
- Littleton - 0.7 inches
- Englewood - 0.7 inches
The bitter cold temperatures will continue in the Denver area, Interstate 25 corridor and eastern Colorado through Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service (NWS) expanded the coverage of its Winter Weather Advisory to include the Berthoud and Loveland area Monday morning. NWS said a strong band of snowfall dropped heavy snow Monday, reducing visibility on the roads.
Wind chills dropped to -20 to -25 degrees Monday morning. Frost bite is possible on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
More than two dozen schools, businesses and offices across Colorado were on delayed start, remote start or closed on Monday due to the frigid temperatures.
More than 250 flights were been canceled and delayed at DIA.
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Colorado chain and traction laws
The CDOT urged travelers to be aware of chain and traction law codes before heading out on the roadway:
- Code 18/Commercial Chain Law: Commercial vehicles and trucks must have chains. Vehicles without chains can often lose traction, causing traffic delays and sometimes road closures. For the safety of the traveling public, it's critical to use chains to comply with Colorado's chain law.
- Code 15/Passenger Traction Law: All passenger vehicles must have appropriate all-weather tires with 3/16-inch depth. Vehicles must have one of the following: winter tires, tires with mud/snow (M+S) designation, chains or alternative traction devices such as an autosock. 4WD and AWD vehicles must have winter tires or all-weather tires.
- Code 16/Passenger Chain Law: All passenger vehicles need chains, except for 4WD and AWD vehicles with all-weather tires with 3/16-inch tread depth.
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