What a turnaround, writes meteorologist Chris Tomer. In the last 3 months, the southern Mountains have gone from the worst snowpack in Colorado to the best.
Wolf Creek Ski is reporting a 44″ storm total and a summit depth of 135″. Purgatory has a 7-day storm total of 49″, and a 90″ base.
Silverton Mountain has over 400″ for the season so far.
Whether the south is better than the north or not, currently the entire state of Colorado has a better than average snowpack, which bodes well for the reservoirs, rivers, and wildfire risks this summer.