2 Colorado mountain towns buried in over 5 feet of snow

DENVER (KDVR) — The National Weather Service in Boulder released its official storm summary for the recent snowstorm, revealing that two Colorado mountain towns were buried in over five feet of snow.

Snowfall started late Wednesday and lasted through Friday morning, making it the biggest snowstorm Colorado has seen since 2021. Significant snow fell across the foothills, mountains, Palmer Divide and the Denver metro area.

Why some Colorado areas got no snow during biggest snowstorm in 3 years

According to the NWS storm summary, Denver got just over a foot of snow. About 15 miles west, Golden got 28.9 inches of snow.

Meanwhile, over five feet of snow piled up about 30 miles west of Denver in Aspen Springs and Evergreen.

Gilpin and Clear Creek counties got the most snow. NWS recorded 61.5 inches of snow in Aspen Springs and 61 inches in Evergreen.

On Thursday, Clear Creek County declared a local disaster emergency due to the snow and stranded motorists. The declaration allowed the county to activate response plans and made the county eligible for funds and resources from the state.

Here are a couple of photos that FOX31 viewers took in Evergreen during the storm.

  • Floyd Hill snow (Credit:Scott Markham)
    Floyd Hill snow (Credit:Scott Markham)
  • Evergreen snow (Taylor Davenport)
    Evergreen snow (Taylor Davenport)
  • Gilpin and Clear Creek counties got the most snow during a storm on March 13 and 14, 2024. (Photo: Ellen Fern)
    Gilpin and Clear Creek counties got the most snow during a storm on March 13 and 14, 2024. (Photo: Ellen Fern)
  • Gilpin and Clear Creek counties got the most snow during a storm on March 13 and 14, 2024. (Photo: Ellen Fern)
    Gilpin and Clear Creek counties got the most snow during a storm on March 13 and 14, 2024. (Photo: Ellen Fern)

March is usually the snowiest month of the year for Denver. The recent storm brought a March month’s worth of snowfall, with about a foot. This exceeded the average 11.5 inches of snowfall for the month.

  • NWS map shows where snow fell on March 13 and 14, 2024.
    The western and southern suburbs of Denver got the most snow out of the metro area, with totals ranging from 14-22 inches. Over the northeastern parts of Denver, including Denver International Airport, snow totals were in the 5-10 inch range as rain didn’t change to snow until Thursday morning. (National Weather Service)
  • NWS map shows where snow fell on March 13 and 14, 2024.
    Snowfall started late Wednesday, lasting through Friday morning and making for the biggest snowstorm Colorado has seen since 2021. Significant snow fell across the Foothills, mountains, Palmer Divide and the Denver metro area. (National Weather Service)

Notably, this storm will not go down in history as one of the biggest snow events in Denver, as the NWS takes official measurements from Denver International Airport, which got significantly less snow than downtown Denver.

Why was the ‘official’ snow figure for Denver only 5.7 inches on Thursday?

Here are the statewide snow totals reported by the National Weather Service:

County

Location

Snowfall

Adams

Westminster 1.6 NE

18.6

Adams

Westminster

18.5

Adams

1 NNW Federal Heights

17.0

Adams

1 NE Westminster

14.8

Adams

Thornton 2.1 N

13.8

Adams

2 NE Thornton

10.8

Adams

3 SE Federal Heights

10.6

Adams

3 SW Todd Creek

10.5

Adams

Aurora 4.5 NW

7.8

Adams

Thornton 7.3 N

7.5

Adams

2 NW Strasburg

5.0

Adams

Brighton 4.0 WNW

5.0

Adams

Brighton 1.9 NNW

4.3

Arapahoe

Aurora 3.8 SSE

21.0

Arapahoe

Denver 9.4 S

20.6

Arapahoe

Centennial 3.9 W

19.7

Arapahoe

Centennial 2.0 SW

19.5

Arapahoe

2 N Highlands Ranch

19.0

Arapahoe

Littleton 1.4 ENE

18.6

Arapahoe

3 S Aurora

17.3

Arapahoe

Aurora 6.6 SSE

17.0

Arapahoe

Greenwood Village 2.1 NE

17.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 6.6 SSE

17.0

Arapahoe

3 SW Aurora

16.8

Arapahoe

1 SE Littleton

16.5

Arapahoe

3 N Foxfield

16.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 4.1 S

15.8

Arapahoe

Aurora 3.3 S

15.7

Arapahoe

Foxfield 3.7 ESE

15.6

Arapahoe

2 NE Foxfield

15.0

Arapahoe

3 NNE Foxfield

15.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 10.0 SSE

15.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 2.7 WSW

15.0

Arapahoe

Centennial 5.5 E

15.0

Arapahoe

Littleton 5.0 ESE

15.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 10.0 SSE

15.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 2.7 WSW

15.0

Arapahoe

Centennial 5.5 E

15.0

Arapahoe

Littleton 5.0 ESE

15.0

Arapahoe

Denver 6.3 SSE

14.6

Arapahoe

Aurora 3.3 SE

14.5

Arapahoe

Centennial 3.7 W

14.5

Arapahoe

Aurora 3.3 SE

14.5

Arapahoe

3 NE Foxfield

14.0

Arapahoe

Aurora 0.7 WSW

13.5

Arapahoe

Aurora 2.1 ESE

13.3

Arapahoe

1 NW Aurora

13.0

Arapahoe

3 SSE Aurora

13.0

Arapahoe

Denver 5.2 S

12.0

Arapahoe

Englewood 1.4 N

11.1

Arapahoe

Aurora 2.1 W

10.2

Arapahoe

Aurora 5.7 E

9.5

Arapahoe

Bennett 10.8 SSW

5.0

Arapahoe

Strasburg 11.9 S

4.0

Boulder

4 ENE Nederland

53.0

Boulder

Pinecliffe 2.5 WNW

48.1

Boulder

Nederland 4.3 ENE

47.5

Boulder

1 WSW Eldora

46.0

Boulder

Ward 4.6 NE

45.9

Boulder

3 W Jamestown

45.5

Boulder

Nederland 2.8 NE

45.1

Boulder

Nederland 3.7 ENE

43.6

Boulder

Nederland 4.2 E

43.1

Boulder

Allenspark 0.9 W

41.9

Boulder

Nederland 5.8 E

40.1

Boulder

1 ESE Nederland

35.8

Boulder

1 SSW Meeker Park

34.2

Boulder

2 S Wallstreet

33.0

Boulder

3 SSW Boulder

30.0

Boulder

Boulder 3.7 WNW

28.9

Boulder

Louisville 1.2 NNW

23.0

Boulder

2 NNW Louisville

22.7

Boulder

Boulder 4.4 S

22.5

Boulder

Boulder 3.5 S

22.1

Boulder

Lafayette 2.3 WNW

22.0

Boulder

Boulder 1.6 S

21.9

Boulder

Boulder 3.0 SSW

21.5

Boulder

Boulder 4.7 E

21.4

Boulder

1 NNW Louisville

21.0

Boulder

2 SSW Boulder

20.5

Boulder

Lyons 1.8 N

20.0

Boulder

1 NW Louisville

19.0

Boulder

Boulder 2.9 S

18.8

Boulder

Boulder 3.2 S

18.0

Boulder

Boulder 6.0 ESE

17.9

Boulder

Lafayette 0.4 WSW

17.6

Boulder

Boulder 1.7 N

17.4

Boulder

Louisville 1.6 NNE

17.4

Boulder

2 NNW Marshall

17.0

Boulder

Boulder 5.2 NE

15.9

Boulder

Boulder 4.7 ENE

15.7

Boulder

Niwot 1.8 SSW

15.7

Boulder

Lafayette 1.3 WNW

15.5

Boulder

Boulder 1.8 NW

15.2

Boulder

1 SSW Lafayette

15.0

Boulder

Lafayette 1.5 NW

15.0

Boulder

1 NNW Boulder

14.7

Boulder

Lafayette 0.7 WSW

14.3

Boulder

Boulder 1.5 WNW

14.2

Boulder

Boulder 1.6 NW

13.6

Boulder

Lafayette 0.8 WSW

13.5

Boulder

1 WSW Lafayette

13.1

Boulder

2 SSW Lafayette

13.0

Boulder

Louisville 1.2 NNW

13.0

Boulder

1 N Louisville

12.4

Boulder

Boulder 2.3 N

12.4

Boulder

Niwot 2.2 SW

12.4

Boulder

Boulder 1.3 NW

12.1

Boulder

Erie 1.7 WNW

12.1

Boulder

Boulder 1.3 NW

12.1

Boulder

Boulder 1.4 W

12.0

Boulder

Lyons 0.3 NNE

11.6

Boulder

1 NW Niwot

11.5

Boulder

Longmont 2.6 NW

10.5

Boulder

Longmont 1.8 ENE

9.9

Boulder

Longmont 3.3 SW

8.3

Boulder

Longmont 3.0 SW

8.0

Boulder

Longmont 0.4 SW

7.9

Boulder

Longmont 2.1 N

7.6

Boulder

Longmont 1.8 E

7.5

Boulder

Longmont 4.0 WSW

7.3

Broomfield

Superior 2.8 S

21.3

Broomfield

2 W Broomfield

21.0

Broomfield

1 E Superior

20.9

Broomfield

1.2 NE Broomfield

19.4

Broomfield

1 NW Broomfield

17.3

Broomfield

1 ENE Superior

17.2

Broomfield

Broomfield 3.2 NNE

15.3

Clear Creek

Evergreen 5.4 NW

61.0

Clear Creek

Idaho Springs 4.7 SSE

53.7

Clear Creek

Evergreen 6.5 WSW

42.6

Clear Creek

1 SSE St Marys Glacier

40.5

Clear Creek

Evergreen 3.4 WNW

39.9

Clear Creek

Evergreen 5 W

37.5

Clear Creek

Evergreen 3.5 W

36.3

Clear Creek

Dumont 2.0 WNW

29.4

Clear Creek

1 E Idaho Springs

28.0

Clear Creek

1 N Georgetown

22.5

Denver

Denver 5.1 SSE

16.1

Denver

Cherry Hills Village 2.1 N

15.8

Denver

Denver 2.1 ENE

14.1

Denver

Denver 5.2 S

14.0

Denver

Denver 5.6 W

13.0

Denver

Denver 5.3 NW

12.8

Denver

Denver 5.3 SW

12.2

Denver

1 ESE Mountain View

12.0

Denver

Denver 2.0 ESE

12.0

Denver

Denver 3.2 SSE

12.0

Denver

4 E Denver

11.0

Denver

Denver 0.2 NNW (Botanic Gardens)

10.0

Denver

3 NNE Englewood

9.5

Denver

6 N Aurora

9.0

Denver

Denver 6.7 NE

7.7

Denver

Denver 1.3 NE

7.5

Denver

1 SSW Denver Intl Airport

5.7

Douglas

1 SE Kassler

33.2

Douglas

1 NNW Roxborough Park

30.0

Douglas

Castle Pines 2.2 NNE

28.3

Douglas

Sedalia 3.5 SSE

28.0

Douglas

Surrey Ridge 0.2 SSW

27.0

Douglas

Castlewood Canyon 2.2 NW

26.0

Douglas

Castle Rock 1.7 E

25.7

Douglas

3 WNW Castle Rock

25.5

Douglas

Castle Rock 0.5 NNW

25.0

Douglas

Sedalia 6.8 S

25.0

Douglas

Castle Rock 0.8 N

24.9

Douglas

Castle Rock 8.6 SSE

24.8

Douglas

3 SSW Castle Pines

24.6

Douglas

Castle Rock 4.1 NW

24.6

Douglas

2 WSW Lone Tree

24.5

Douglas

Highlands Ranch 3.0 WSW

24.2

Douglas

Castle Pines 2.8 ENE

24.0

Douglas

Castle Rock 1.7 SSW

23.9

Douglas

Perry Park 3.7 ESE

23.7

Douglas

2 W Lone Tree

23.2

Douglas

Highlands Ranch 2.7 SE

23.2

Douglas

Lone Tree 0.6 SSE

23.1

Douglas

1 WSW Highlands Ranch

23.0

Douglas

Highlands Ranch 2.4 S

22.8

Douglas

Castle Rock 2.6 SE

22.5

Douglas

Highlands Ranch 3.2 ESE

22.5

Douglas

Parker 2.1 WNW

22.3

Douglas

2 SE Chatfield Reservoir

22.1

Douglas

Castle Rock 4.6 NNW

21.9

Douglas

Franktown 2.1 ENE

21.3

Douglas

Parker 2.0 WSW

20.7

Douglas

Castle Rock 2.7 ENE

20.5

Douglas

1 SSW Parker

20.0

Douglas

The Pinery 0.5 WNW

20.0

Douglas

Franktown 3.5 NE

19.4

Douglas

2 E Lone Tree

18.0

Douglas

5 NE Parker

17.3

Douglas

3 NW Parker

17.0

Douglas

Parker 3.5 WNW

16.2

Elbert

1 WNW Ponderosa Park

22.0

Elbert

Elbert 3.7 W

16.4

Elbert

2 N Ponderosa Park

16.0

Elbert

Elizabeth 2.1 NW

15.0

Elbert

Elizabeth 2.0 NNE

13.5

Elbert

Elbert 4.6 SSE

10.8

Elbert

Elizabeth

10.0

Elbert

Elizabeth 4.1 NE

9.6

Elbert

9 NE Ponderosa Park

9.0

Elbert

Elizabeth 10.5 NNE

8.0

Elbert

Kiowa 12.7 ENE

6.1

Gilpin

 Aspen Springs

61.5

Gilpin

1 W Aspen Springs

57.0

Gilpin

Rollinsville 1.1 SSW

54.4

Gilpin

Rollinsville 0.1 WNW

50.7

Gilpin

Pinecliffe 2.0 ESE

42.0

Gilpin

Floyd Hill 3.7 N

40.1

Jefferson

4 SSE Pinecliffe

50.7

Jefferson

Golden 12.5 NW

50.7

Jefferson

1 NNW Genesee

45.7

Jefferson

Aspen Park 1.9 ENE

45.0

Jefferson

Conifer 5.2 WNW

44.7

Jefferson

4 W Conifer

44.0

Jefferson

Evergreen 2.5 SSW

44.0

Jefferson

3 S Evergreen

43.0

Jefferson

Kittredge 2.5 SSE

42.2

Jefferson

1 SSW Crescent Village

42.0

Jefferson

Evergreen 4.2 SSE

42.0

Jefferson

Morrison 5.4 SSW

42.0

Jefferson

Conifer 3.2 SW

41.3

Jefferson

Golden 1.6 SW

39.7

Jefferson

Evergreen 2.6 S

38.0

Jefferson

Evergreen 5.3 S

36.8

Jefferson

Evergreen 2.0 ESE

36.7

Jefferson

Conifer 2.9 S

35.5

Jefferson

Golden 4.8 NW

35.3

Jefferson

1 SSE Evergreen

35.0

Jefferson

Conifer 3.9 SE

34.5

Jefferson

Genesee 1 SW

34.5

Jefferson

Evergreen 1.8 N

34.3

Jefferson

Deermont 1.2 ENE

34.2

Jefferson

Evergreen 3.5 SE

33.8

Jefferson

Golden 9.4 WNW

33.1

Jefferson

Wah Keeney Park

33.0

Jefferson

1 SSE Bergen Park

32.0

Jefferson

Evergreen 1.3 NNE

31.0

Jefferson

Conifer 1.8 SSE

28.7

Jefferson

Golden 1.2 NW

27.6

Jefferson

1 ENE Golden

27.5

Jefferson

2 SSW Rocky Flats

27.0

Jefferson

Ken Caryl 3.2 W

26.3

Jefferson

Lakewood 1.5 WSW

26.0

Jefferson

1 E Ken Caryl

24.0

Jefferson

Arvada 3.5 WNW

23.8

Jefferson

Littleton 6.4 W

21.6

Jefferson

Arvada 1.4 NNW

21.0

Jefferson

Lakewood 1.7 SW

20.0

Jefferson

Arvada 3.1 NW

19.5

Jefferson

Ken Caryl 0.6 WSW

19.5

Jefferson

Littleton 4.5 WSW

19.0

Jefferson

Littleton 5.7 SW

19.0

Jefferson

Wheat Ridge 0.6 S

19.0

Jefferson

Wheat Ridge 0.6 S

19.0

Jefferson

Westminster 1.1 SW

18.6

Jefferson

3 SE Rocky Flats

18.0

Jefferson

Arvada 3.3 WNW

18.0

Jefferson

Chatfield Dam 2 NW

18.0

Jefferson

Littleton 6.0 W

18.0

Jefferson

Broomfield 2.3 SSW

17.6

Jefferson

Arvada 3.6 NW

17.0

Jefferson

Westminster 1.7 NNW

16.9

Jefferson

1 W Wheat Ridge

16.7

Jefferson

Denver 6.1 WSW

16.6

Jefferson

Littleton 4.7 W

16.5

Jefferson

Wheat Ridge 1.4 WSW

16.1

Jefferson

2 W Westminster

16.0

Jefferson

Wheat Ridge 0.9 WSW

16.0

Jefferson

Denver 11.0 SSW

15.9

Jefferson

Littleton 4.6 W

15.5

Jefferson

Wheat Ridge 1.2 ENE

15.0

Jefferson

Lakewood 2.2 ESE

14.5

Jefferson

Westminster 0.6 SW

14.3

Jefferson

Arvada 3.8 W

13.5

Jefferson

Arvada 1.7 SSE

12.4

Jefferson

Lakewood 3.4 ENE

12.1

Jefferson

3 E Arvada

12.0

Jefferson

Arvada 2.2 SSW

11.5

Larimer

Estes Park 1.8 S

41.1

Larimer

2 WNW Pennock Pass

40.0

Larimer

Glen Haven 1.2 N

36.9

Larimer

Drake 4.3 WSW

36.4

Larimer

2 S Estes Park

36.0

Larimer

Estes Park 3.3 SSW

34.8

Larimer

Estes Park 1.7 SW

33.3

Larimer

3 E Pennock Pass

33.0

Larimer

Bellvue 5.9 W

32.5

Larimer

Lyons 8.9 WNW

32.5

Larimer

Estes Park 1.7 WNW

31.7

Larimer

2 ESE Deer Ridge

31.0

Larimer

Estes Park 1.8 SSE

30.5

Larimer

2 SW Estes Park

30.0

Larimer

Bellvue 5.0 W

29.0

Larimer

Horsetooth Mountain 3.2 NNW

27.0

Larimer

Lyons 6.4 NW

27.0

Larimer

Estes Park 10.5 SE

26.4

Larimer

Livermore 9.9 WSW

26.0

Larimer

Loveland 12.4 WSW

24.0

Larimer

Lyons 5.9 NW

23.0

Larimer

Virginia Dale 7.2 SSW

18.7

Larimer

Bellvue 8.1 WNW

18.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 5.4 WSW

17.5

Larimer

Red Feather 5.9 NE

16.9

Larimer

Berthoud 4.4 WSW

12.7

Larimer

Lyons 4.8 N

12.7

Larimer

Bellvue 1.0 S

12.3

Larimer

Loveland 2.8 WNW

12.1

Larimer

1 S Loveland

12.0

Larimer

Livermore 12.2 NW

12.0

Larimer

Loveland 4.0 W

11.1

Larimer

Loveland 1.5 N

11.1

Larimer

Berthoud 2.5 N

11.0

Larimer

Loveland 2.4 NW

11.0

Larimer

Loveland 6.5 SW

11.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 3.8 SW

10.7

Larimer

Loveland 6.2 WSW

10.5

Larimer

Fort Collins 2.8 WSW

10.3

Larimer

2 WNW Loveland

10.0

Larimer

Loveland 2.3 NW

10.0

Larimer

Berthoud 3.0 NNW

9.8

Larimer

FCL 2.5 W

9.8

Larimer

La Porte 10.0 NNW

9.8

Larimer

Berthoud 3.2 WSW

9.5

Larimer

FCL 3.0 SW

9.5

Larimer

Berthoud 3.2 WSW

9.5

Larimer

Fort Collins 3.0 SW

9.2

Larimer

FCL 2.2 NW

9.1

Larimer

Fort Collins 3.0 WNW

9.1

Larimer

Fort Collins 2.5 WSW

9.0

Larimer

Loveland 1.7 SW

8.5

Larimer

Loveland 4.0 SSW

8.5

Larimer

Laporte 1.4 NW

8.2

Larimer

Fort Collins 3.5 SW

8.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 7.3 SE

8.0

Larimer

Laporte 0.3 WNW

8.0

Larimer

Virginia Dale 0.9 WSW

8.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 3.5 SW

8.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 7.3 SE

8.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 1.9 SW

7.7

Larimer

Fort Collins 2.2 WNW

7.6

Larimer

Berthoud 2.0 SSW

7.5

Larimer

Loveland 2.7 E

7.5

Larimer

Fort Collins 4.2 S

7.4

Larimer

Loveland 2.0 SSE

7.3

Larimer

Loveland 3.0 NNE

7.1

Larimer

Windsor 3.8 WSW

7.1

Larimer

2 WNW Fort Collins

7.0

Larimer

4 WSW Windsor

7.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 3.7 S

7.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 4.7 S

7.0

Larimer

FCL 2.3 NW

6.9

Larimer

Fort Collins 4.7 NW

6.8

Larimer

Fort Collins 2.3 S

6.7

Larimer

FCL 1.7 SE

6.5

Larimer

Fort Collins 1.1 WNW

6.3

Larimer

Fort Collins 2.8 NNW

6.2

Larimer

FCL 5.5 S

6.1

Larimer

Windsor 2.9 SW

6.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 1.2 SE

5.9

Larimer

Fort Collins 0.7 SSW

5.3

Larimer

Fort Collins 0.9 N

5.3

Larimer

Fort Collins 1.0 SE

5.2

Larimer

3 E Laporte

5.0

Larimer

Berthoud 2.4 SSW

5.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 2.4 ESE

5.0

Larimer

Fort Collins 6.5 NNW

5.0

Larimer

2 W Timnath

4.9

Park

Guffey 2.7 E

36.5

Park

Highland Park

27.0

Park

3 NNE Bailey

23.2

Park

2 E Antero Junction

20.0

Park

Fairplay 2.7 SW

20.0

Park

Fairplay 2.7 WNW

19.8

Park

5 WNW Wilkerson Pass

12.0

Weld

Erie 0.5 SE

10.5

Weld

Erie 1.5 NNE

10.5

Weld

1 ESE Frederick

7.9

Weld

Frederick 3.0 WSW

7.2

Weld

2 NW Frederick

6.3

Weld

Longmont 8.2 ESE

6.3

Weld

4 WSW Milton Reservoir

6.0

Weld

Milliken 1.0 ENE

6.0

Weld

Fort Lupton 7.4 NW

5.5

Weld

Greeley 1.0 WNW

4.6

Weld

Windsor 1.5 WNW

4.1

Weld

Longmont 5.1 E

3.6

Weld

Fort Lupton 0.1 SW

3.0

Weld

Windsor 3.0 SSE

3.0

Weld

Greeley 0.8 NW

2.5

Weld

Greeley 2.4 WSW

2.5

Weld

Greeley 5.2 SW

2.2

Weld

Greeley 4.6 WNW

2.0

Weld

Greeley 1.1 ENE

1.8

Weld

Eaton 3.6 WSW

1.8

Weld

Greeley 0.6 WNW

1.8

Weld

Greeley 4.7 SSW

1.7

Weld

Greeley 0.5 NNW

1.6

Weld

Greeley 1 SW

1.6

Weld

Greeley 0.5 NNW

1.6

Weld

1 SW Lochbuie

1.5

Weld

Greeley 1.3 E

1.5

Weld

Evans 0.6 W

1.3

Weld

Greeley 10.5 SSE

1.2

FOX31 tracked the snow on Thursday with live updates of the storm throughout the day. There are also photos of Colorado’s snow day ranging from pets playing in the snow to a 28-year-old tree breaking off in a backyard.

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