A weather disturbance deposited at least 6 inches of snow around Monarch Pass in Chaffee county and around 8 inches of snow around the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral county. The snow extended briefly into the new calendar year.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
A weather disturbance deposited at least 6 inches of snow around Monarch Pass in Chaffee county and around 8 inches of snow around the summit of Wolf Creek Pass in Mineral county. The snow extended briefly into the new calendar year.
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 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, December 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5483345, 5483346.