#Colorado’s low snow December could carry its dry spell into the beginning of January — Steamboat Pilot and Today #snowpack

Click the link to read the article on the Steamboat Pilot & Today website (Kit Geary). Here’s an excerpt:

December 30, 2023

Colorado’s mountains are experiencing one of their lowest snow Decembers in recent history, and this is anticipated to carry into next week…Western areas of Colorado, such as Routt and Moffat counties, will see some clouds next week and could get a dusting of snow at higher elevations according to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. 

The last time Colorado saw this little snow in December was 2013…In terms of the recent dry spell in the Rockies, Hiris said, “We’re not too far below normal at this point for most of Colorado, most of the bigger basins are sitting somewhere between 60 and 80% of snowpack.”

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OpenSnow meteorologist Joel Gratz reported on the blog that the next potential significant snowstorm in the Rockies could come the week of Jan. 8.