Colorado Is On Track For Its Worst Snowpack on Record Colorado, a state known for its mountains, is currently experiencing its worst snowpack in recorded history. Records only date back to 1987, but as we approach the midpoint of the season, things don’t look great. Why is snowpack so important? A lower snowpack could mean water cuts, but experts say not to worry yet. According to water managers in Colorado, […] Industry News travellinquinn | January 18, 2026 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2 Storms Will Dump Up to 15” of Snow on Colorado Resorts on Thanksgiving Weekend Source: maps.weatherbell.com The Rocky Mountains have received well below-normal snowfall so far this season, and Colorado is no exception. The snowpack across the Northern half of the state is currently at about 25% of normal, while the Southern half of the state is performing only slightly better, at about 65% of normal. The snowpack has suffered as a result of both […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 27, 2025 0 Comments
What is the State of the U.S. Snowpack as We Near the End of Winter? The end of February is upon us, and spring will be here in three short weeks, so let’s take a look at the current snowpack across the Western U.S. and see how it compares to historical averages. The snowpack comprises layers of snow from various storms that coalesce throughout the winter while temperatures are cold and snow storms are plentiful. […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 28, 2025 0 Comments
Drought Persists in Colorado: Western Part of State’s Snowpack Drops to 61% of Median, Bringing Statewide Snowpack Down to 79% Colorado’s snowpack has been drying up in the past few weeks—quickly. The statewide snowpack, calculated as snow water equivalent, is at 79 percent of the to-date median. Part of this number is brought up by the South Platte River Basin (including Denver, Fort Collins, and Boulder) which sits at 100 percent of the to-date median snowpack. But it’s also brought down […] SnowBrains | April 27, 2021 0 Comments
Colorado Snowpack Update + What To Expect The Rest of The Season Depending on where you have been able to ski this season in Colorado, you probably saw two very different snowpacks. La Niña winters are typically hard to predict snowfall patterns in Colorado. The overall trend is that La Niña patterns slightly favor the northern mountains while the southern mountains see slightly warmer and less precipitation than average. Again, this is […] Conditions Report Ryan Flynn | March 8, 2021 0 Comments
Current Colorado Snowpack is Insanely Above Normal The current Colorado snowpack as measured by SNOTEL is off the charts. One reading yesterday even came up with southwest Colorado having a snowpack 8,650% of normal… Today, the SNOTEL graph left that 8,650% zone without a value so we can assume that was some sort of error. Nevertheless, north central Colorado is sporting a snowpack 585% of average and that’s hugely above average. Central Colorado is at 323% of average, southwest Colorado is at 151% above average, and south central Colorado is at 233% above aver Industry News SnowBrains | June 12, 2015 5 Comments
Colorado Snowpack 140% of Normal Right Now: Colorado’s mountain snowpack is 140% of normal right now. It’s up about 80% right now as compared to this time last year. The National Weather Service (NOAA) in Denver just released these numbers today. They’re great, they’re impressive, and they’re true. We’ll let NOAA do the talking. NOAA:The mountain snowpack is above average across Colorado, and much better than a year ago: […] Weather SnowBrains | November 27, 2013 0 Comments
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