Heavy snow fell across the North-Central Mountains. Storm totals included: 14 inches at Loveland Ski Area, 11 inches at Berthoud Ski Area, 10 inches at Arapahoe Basin, 8 inches at the Eisenhower Tunnel, and 7 inches at the Copper Mountain, Eldora and Keystone Ski Areas.
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The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
Heavy snow fell across the North-Central Mountains. Storm totals included: 14 inches at Loveland Ski Area, 11 inches at Berthoud Ski Area, 10 inches at Arapahoe Basin, 8 inches at the Eisenhower Tunnel, and 7 inches at the Copper Mountain, Eldora and Keystone Ski Areas.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, December 2000
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160499, 5160500.