January Storms Continue to Sweep Through High Country

DENVER, Colo. – Jan. 31, 2008 – Thanks to a steady pulse of storms streaming across the state this month, Colorado ski resorts are seeing record amounts of snowfall, abundant powder days and robust mid-season conditions. All 26 resorts have received fresh snow in the last 24 hours and season-to-date snowfall totals have surpassed 28 feet in some areas.

Combined, Colorado’s 26 member resorts have received 4,750 inches of snow this season, equaling roughly 395 feet. Since December 1, 2007, it snowed at Colorado resorts 59 out of 62 days, resulting in 51 official powder days (calculated as at least one resort receiving 5 or more inches of new snow).

January snowfall records were broken at both Crested Butte and Snowmass. Crested Butte broke their record after they received 41 inches of new snow this past week and Snowmass broke their record after receiving 38 inches of new snow.

This week in Southwest Colorado, Wolf Creek received 60 inches of fresh snow, Silverton 47 inches of snow, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort 42 inches, and Telluride 32 inches of snow.

The Central Rockies have also been getting fresh snow with 26 inches at Monarch Mountain this week. On the Western slope, 31 inches of new snow fell on Powderhorn Resort and nearly two feet has fallen on Sunlight Mountain. Aspen Highlands received 32 inches of new snow, Aspen Mountain 30 inches and Buttermilk 24.

Steamboat and Howelsen Hill in Northern Colorado have received 23 inches and 8 inches of new snow respectively in the past week.

Along the Front Range this week recent snowfall brought 28 inches of powder to Breckenridge, 22 inches to Beaver Creek, 21 inches to Copper, 19 inches to Vail, 17 inches to Ski Cooper, 16 inches to Loveland, 13.5 inches to Winter Park. Arapahoe Basin and Keystone both received a foot of new snow and 9 inches fell at Eldora, 8 inches at SolVista Basin, and 3 inches at Echo Mountain.

The National Weather Service forecasters are calling for snow to continue falling throughout this weekend in Colorado.