Avalanche warnings in effect through Wednesday morning in central, southern mountains
Several areas received more than a foot of snow in recent storm
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Courtesy Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Two avalanches seen on Jones Pass on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020.
and last updated 2020-12-29 14:36:29-05
DENVER â The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued avalanche warnings Tuesday for the central and southern mountains of Colorado after several more inches of snow fell Monday and overnight on top of what is already a weak snowpack.
The avalanche warnings are in effect for the Aspen, Grand Mesa, Sawatch Range, Gunnison, Northern and Southern San Juan, and Sangre de Cristo backcountry forecast zones through Wednesday morning. Those zones also have avalanche danger ratings at âhighâ â 4 of 5 on the danger scale.
Colorado just got slammed with snow.
With more than 20 inches of snow predicted to fall in Colorado between Monday and Tuesday, it s looking like up to 24 inches of snow have already hit the southern mountains. Other parts of the state got less, though totals were still high, with up to 12 inches reported in parts of the central mountains and around 6 to 8 inches in the northern mountains. Snow is expected to continue for a few more hours.
Here s a look at how much snow fell in various areas around Colorado from Monday through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.