Spotters for the weather service :

• 0.9 inches at Denver International Airport at 6 a.m.
• 1 inch in Boulder at 7 a.m.
• 1.5 inches in Cherry Hills Village at 6:44 a.m.
• 1.8 inches in Lakewood at 7 a.m.
• 2 inches in Littleton at 7 a.m.
• 2.1 inches in Wheat Ridge at 7 a.m.
• 2.2 inches in Arvada at 6 a.m.
• 2.5 inches in Sheridan at 7:09 a.m.
• 2.7 inches in Edgewater at 7 a.m. 
• 2.5 inches in Denver at 7 a.m.
• 3 inches in Lone Tree at 7:18 a.m.
• 3.2 inches in Aurora at 7 a.m.
• 3.6 inches at Cherry Creek Reservoir at 7 a.m.
• 3.5 inches in Nederland at 6:45 a.m.
• 3.7 inches in Foxfield at 7 a.m.
• 3.9 inches in Castle Pines at 7 a.m.
• 4.5 inches in Parker at 10 a.m.
• 5.5 inches in Castle Rock at 8 a.m.

Snow totals were not immediately available Sunday for Colorado’s mountains, where snowfall is expected to continue through 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the weather service. Snow will pause overnight and resume early Monday morning, . The second wave of snow starting Monday is expected to continue into Tuesday afternoon on the state’s mountain passes and peaks.

In Denver, snow was forecast until 5 p.m. Monday, but minimal accumulation was expected after 6 a.m., according to the weather service. A trace to 1/2 inch of new snow was expected between 6 a.m. and the storm’s end, .

Wolf Creek led the way with 44 inches from the storm cycle that began Wednesday, , and another 12 inches is forecast to fall there on Friday. Purgatory received 30 inches with six more due Friday. Telluride picked up 21 inches with seven more in store.

Colorado snow totals for Feb. 20, 2026

Other impressive snow totals included 25 inches at Crested Butte and 20-22 at the Aspen Snowmass mountains. Resorts receiving more than a foot included Vail, Beaver Creek, Steamboat and Sunlight.

Areas closer to the Front Range received more modest totals of five to nine inches. The exception was Loveland, which received 12.

Most of the snowfall predicted for Friday falls in the single-digit range.

Most resorts still have base depths that are 40% below normal or worse.

"Following this week's snowfall, our snowpack should improve to be just a little better than the historically lowest snowpack, but we will still be far below average for this time of year," OpenSnow founding meteorologist Joel . "And with just a modest (and warm) storm next week and then no strong systems into early March, it doesn't appear that we'll get anywhere close to average anytime soon. But at least there was powder to ride this week."

The is warning backcountry travelers that avalanche danger is the highest it has been this winter.

"Many slopes will be prime for human-triggered avalanches, and CAIC is very concerned about the potential for avalanche accidents this weekend," said CAIC spokeswoman Theresa Graven. "This week’s storm delivered up to three feet of snow in some areas, combined with wind gusts exceeding 70 mph. That new snow fell on top of a historically shallow snowpack.

"Weak layers formed during repeated dry spells are now failing under the added weight," she added. "We are now transitioning from an intense loading event into a weekend with fresh powder and strong pent-up demand from recreationists."