Snow-starved Colorado has skiers and riders begging for powder.
Luckily, Mother Nature answered this weekend by dumping 26 inches in the southwestern part of the state.
Wolf Creek Ski Area, known for being one of the snowiest spots in the state, is now up to 122 inches for the season. It marks the first resort in Colorado and one of the first in the United States to surpass the 100 inch mark. Jackson Hole reported 129 inches on Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
The few inches of snow most of Colorado saw this weekend was a warm welcome at ski resorts. Many had 18 inches of snow or less at their base depth on Friday. . Many mountaineers are hopeful this weekend’s storms are a sign of a change in the weather pattern.
Telluride, Steamboat and Aspen all reported more than 7 inches of new snow on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The storms brought each place’s summit depth to over 20 inches. Still, nearly all ski areas across the state have runs closed because of a lack of snow.
