As was expected, big snow hit Colorado and it keeps coming. While Colorado Springs escaped this one without much of an impact, the Denver metro area and northern Colorado got hit hard. The National Weather Service has cautioned the public about traveling under snowy trees, as this wet and heavy snow is expected to cause limbs to break. Winter storm warnings remain active in the Denver metro area and northern Colorado into Wednesday afternoon.
Snow in recent days has pushed Colorado above record-low snowpack levels for the first time since February 26. As of 12 a.m. on May 6, the state is at 23 percent of the typical snowpack for the date. That said, with a snow-water equivalent of 2.7 inches, that’s above the previous record low for the date of 2.1 inches. A 2.7-inch snow-water equivalent is on par with what’s typically seen on June 1. With more snow on the way over upcoming days, it’s likely the gap between Colorado’s current snowpack and previous record lows will continue to increase in a way that benefits the state.
Here’s a look at snowfall totals around the state of Colorado – and keep in mind that many of these reports came in during early morning hours on May 6. Snow continues to fall in many places, thus some numbers could increase as the day continues. These numbers come from the National Weather Service reporting system unless otherwise noted:
- Allenspark: 23.3 inches
- Arapahoe Basin: 9 inches (from resort website)
- Arvada: 8.5 inches
- Aspen Park: 8.9 inches
- Aspen Springs: 16.5 inches
- Aurora: 5 inches
- Bear Lake: 20.4 inches
- Bellvue: 12 inches
- Berthoud: 9.1 inches
- Boulder: 12 inches
- Breckenridge: 8.7 inches
- Brookvale: 12.7 inches
- Broomfield: 6.3 inches
- Buckhorn Mountain: 13.8 inches
- Buena Vista: 2.3 inches
- Cameron Pass: 14.4 inches (later updated to 31.2 inches)
- Castle Rock: 6.3 inches
- Cedar Cove: 17.4 inches
- Chatfield Reservoir: 8 inches
- Cherokee Park: 14 inches
- Cherry Hills Village: 4.8 inches
- Colorado Springs: 2 inches
- Copper Mountain: 9 inches
- Crescent Village: 13 inches
- Crested Butte: 2.3 inches
- Denver: 5 inches
- Denver International Airport: 5.8 inches
- Drake: 13.5 inches
- Edgewater: 6.5 inches
- Edwards: 1.5 inches
- Elbert: 4.5 inches
- Erie: 4.5 inches
- Estes Park: 28 inches (later updated to 31 inches)
- Evergreen: 15 inches
- Federal Heights: 7 inches
- Floyd Hill: 7 inches
- Fort Collins: 5.5 inches
- Genesee: 10.2 inches
- Georgetown: 7.8 inches
- Golden: 8.5 inches
- Greeley: 3.5 inches
- Highlands Ranch: 6.4 inches
- Horsetooth Mountain: 18 inches
- Jamestown: 16.3 inches
- Ken Caryl: 10.3 inches
- Kittredge: 14.5 inches
- La Veta Pass: 3 inches
- Lafayette: 9 inches
- Lakewood: 8 inches
- Laporte: 7.5 inches
- Leadville: 1.9 inches
- Littleton: 5.4 inches
- Lone Tree: 6.8 inches
- Longmont: 8.5 inches
- Longs Peak: 33.8 inches
- Louisville: 9 inches
- Loveland Pass: 11 inches
- Lyons: 13 inches
- Mead: 4.4 inches
- Meeker Park: 26.1 inches
- Monument: 4 inches
- Mountain View: 7.1 inches
- Mount Audubon: 27.3 inches
- Nederland: 13 inches
- Nunn: 4.2 inches
- Niwot: 9.3 inches
- Parker: 7.5 inches
- Pinewood Springs: 23.7 inches
- Ponderosa Park: 6.1 inches
- Poudre Park: 7 inches
- Pueblo West: 1.5 inches
- Rabbit Ears Pass: 13 inches
- Rollinsville: 9.4 inches
- Salida: 3.8 inches
- Spicer: 14.8 inches
- Steamboat Springs: 2 inches
- Sunshine: 14.3 inches
- The Pinery: 6.7 inches
- Tiny Town: 8 inches
- Trail Ridge Road: 18 inches
- Vail: 3.8 inches
- Walden: 6.5 inches
- Wellington: 9 inches
- Westminster: 8.2 inches
- Wheat Ridge: 7 inches
- Windsor: 6.2 inches
- Woodland Park: 4.4 inches
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