Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 9 to 11, 2000

Name: Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 9 to 11, 2000
Start: 2000-02-09T16:00
End: 2000-02-11T08:00
Location: Colorado

February 9 to 11, 2000 · NWS GJT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A moist airmass preceding and occurring with a Pacific trough produced 10 to 18 inches of snow in most mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier reported amounts include 26 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area and 21 inches at Snowmass Ski Area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.

The radar

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau

When: February 9, 4:00 PM MST to February 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where: Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta

When: February 9, 4:00 PM MST to February 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where: Grand and Battlement Mesas / X Sc Garfield / E Mesa Except X Ne / N Delta forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.159, -108.078 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part)

When: February 9, 4:00 PM MST to February 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part) forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison

When: February 9, 4:00 PM MST to February 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc to Ec Gunnison forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.643, -107.721 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel

When: February 9, 4:00 PM MST to February 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where: Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta

When: February 9, 4:00 PM MST to February 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where: Southwestern San Juan Mountains / C E Dolores / San Juan / S Hinsdale / N la Plata / Ne Montezuma / E N Archuleta forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.594, -107.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, February 2000

Sources

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: 5134073, 5134074, 5134075, 5134076, 5134077, 5134078.