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Snow Reports from Thursday's & Friday's Snowfall
(posted by Keno at 325 am on March 15, 2024)

 

As I type this snow report up, a new round of snow from the same storm that hit yesterday (Thursday) has reentered our area, so this is a long, ongoing event that isn't over yet, and all of this was noted in the forecast to happen. While we didn't see as much snow as was first forecasted, we did see the least amount of snow that was, so while I feel we forecasters didn't get the totals correct for Thursday (in this area, anyway) in reality, we actually did if you only count the lower amounts noted in the forecast. So, here's the totals as of Thursday nite, and any new totals that fall on Friday will be added in to these totals since again, this is the same exact storm that hit yesterday, and at this time, the storm is still to our west, as it has stalled out.

 

First, at the Crestone Weather Center, located one block from the Baca Firehouse in Chalet 1,  at 8,085 feet, at total of 6.0" of snow fell, with 0.37 of an inch in melted down water. Then also in Chalet 1 at the east end of the Baca at 8,600 feet: 7.5". Then also in Chalet 1 on Arrowhead Way at around 8,200 ft: 6.7". Then last but not least from Chalet 1, at  Panorama and Chaparral, (around  7,800 ft): 4.0", however, that reading was taken at 8am when it was still snowing, so chances are more fell after the reading was taken. Next, out off T Road at the  Ranchettes, elevation 7,732 ft, 5.0". Then our finial local report in was taken out in the Grants off Camino Real and Willow Trail at 7,681 feet, where 5.3" fell.

 

Now, one special report from well south of here at the bottom of La Veta Pass (east of Fort Garland), at around 8,200 feet. I usually don't report here on my daughter's readings since the location where she and her family lives is over an hour away from here (south, of course), but at their place, they saw 6.8" fall.

 

Two new, late reports to add, that came in this (Friday) morning for Thursday: From Chalet 2, near Two Trees at 8,000 feet: 7.2"; and then from the Grants, on Brook Trout Rd west of Wagon Wheel at 7,200ft: 6.4" counting 0.1" that was recorded this morning. For that matter, I might as well update my own report from the Crestone Weather Station, as here we also saw another 0.1" this morning (so far), and along with yesterday's total, that makes for here at the station, seeing one of the least snow amounts from this snow event so far (at 6.1" now).

 

Friday's Snowfall Reports
(posted by Keno at 105 am on March 16)

 

Day 2 of this snow event, with the snow totals from Friday (plus with the storm still to our west, we should see more snow from this one until it passes our area): Only a few reports have come in so far for day 2: First from the Crestone Weather Center, in Chalet 1,  at 8,085 feet, 0.7" of new snow, with a 2 day total of 6.7", while the snowpack is down to 2.5", thanks to a sunny afternoon on Friday. Liquid precip Friday was 0.06" with a grand 2 day total of 0.43". Then in Chalet 1 at our highest location in the Baca, at 8,600 feet: 0.8" and a 2 day total of 8.3", with 0.31" of melted down snow. Over in the Grants, off Camino Real and Willow Trail at 7,681 feet, 0.5" new, plus a 2 day total of 5.8". Plus also in the Grants, at Brook Trout Rd west of Wagon Wheel at 7,200ft: 0.6" new with a grand 2 day total there of 6.9". Plus, since I noted the report above from my daughter's place at the bottom of La Vetta Pass, they ended up with a 2 day total there of 7.2". When I get some more reports in from Friday's snow, I'll update what I receive here at that time. But overall, yes, we saw a lot less snow here than what so many other areas in Colorado saw, with 2 to 4 feet of snow reported in many locations, mainly north of here, when the southern part of the state was suppose to see more. But it just didn't work out that way - for the most part.

 

I thank all of our spotters for their time in getting their reports in to me!

 

Keno

 

 

 

 

 


 




 

 

 

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