From CBS Denver (Chris Spears):
Fall 2016 was a great lesson in patience for snow lovers across Colorado.
For weeks it seemed like the snow would never fly as unseasonably warm and dry weather gripped the region. Adding to the somber mood was the forecast for a La Niña winter, which is a weather pattern that can sometimes steer the main storm track away.
But as soon as the calendar flipped to December the weather pattern changed and nature’s snow machine came to life…
[Statewide snowpack] rose to over 6 inches in just three weeks. Every major river basin went from well below average to well above.
Colorado has roughly four months left in the snow accumulation season with March and April being very important as spring storm systems cross the Central Rockies.