DENVER—A winter storm brought frigid temperatures and dropped over a foot of snow in parts of Colorado’s mountains Sunday. More snow is in the forecast this week.
Silverton Mountain reported 21 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours while Crested Butte’s resort got 18 inches while Aspen reported 15 inches.
The new snowfall prompted an avalanche warning for the San Juan Mountains in the southwest and the Elk and West Elk ranges in central Colorado.
At Vail Mountain, a skier was caught in a slide Sunday within the bounds of the resort, which picked up 14 inches of new snow. He was buried up to his waist on the Lover’s Leap trail but wasn’t injured, said Scott Toepfer of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
In Utah, a skier in her 20s died in a slide at Snowbird resort.
The storm also brought up to 5 inches of snow to the Denver metro area along with frigid temperatures.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating whether a fatal accident Sunday afternoon in the Boulder County foothills was related to the weather. Karen Seibert, 60, of Lyons lost control of her Toyota RAV4, went off U.S. 36 and landed in St. Vrain Creek. A passerby jumped in and pulled her out of the water but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
More snow is expected on Monday, with over a foot expected in parts of the mountains. The National Weather Service also says the mountains and valleys could get more snow from systems moving through the state Wednesday through Saturday.
