North/south split for Western Slope snowpack and streamflow forecasts - Aspen Journalism

North/south split for Western Slope snowpack and streamflow forecasts - Aspen Journalism

It was a tale of two winters for the mountains containing the Colorado River’s headwaters, with the northern ranges seeing an above-average snowpack peak, while the southern half of the state lagged behind with below-normal snowpack. As the season came to a close, the snowpack for the Yampa/White/Little Snake River basin in the northwest corner of the state and the headwaters of the Colorado River mainstem both peaked around April 9 at 113% and …

#Colorado #Snowpack Approaches Seasonal Peak

Click the link to read the release on the NRCS website: April 8, 2025 As Colorado approaches the seasonal peak of its snowpack, data as of April 1 show statewide snow water equivalent at 85 percent of median, down from 112 percent this time last year. March delivered 105 percent of median precipitation across the state, improving snowpack totals in many basins. As of April 1st Colorado’s snow water equivalent (SWE) is at 85 percent of median, c…