The past few days have brought more snow across the Continental Divide and this has kept our snowpack consistent. The past five days have had some decent snowfall totals with the highest amounts in Clear Creek county along the peaks. That entire front range got a good amount of snow to help us remain steady with our statewide snowpack.
From last week, we were sitting at 90% for the statewide snowpack and this week we dropped to 88%. Even though we had this slight dip, these past few storms have prevented this number from dropping any lower.
The southern portion of our state is not doing as well with most of those basins around 60-70% of average. The Arkansas River Basin is currently sitting at 76%. The southern and southwestern portion of the state is only around 65%.
Luckily, the next week looks to bring some beneficial snow to areas where the snowpack is at its lowest. The Wolf Creek area has the potential to see around 27 inches of snow over the next week. Telluride will also likely see some fresh powder.
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