Skiers revel in surge of snow at CO resorts

2:21 PM, Jan 29, 2013   |    comments
  • Copper Mountain compiled an even 6 inches, Arapahoe Basin collected 5 inches and Ski Cooper gathered 4 inches. (CREDIT: Tripp Fay)
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • With 78 inches, Silverton Mountain in Southwest Colorado received the most snow from the storm.
  • In the Central Mountains Sunlight Mountain saw 20 inches fall, Monarch boasted 18 inches, and Crested Butte 17 inches.
  • In the Central Mountains Sunlight Mountain saw 20 inches fall, Monarch boasted 18 inches, and Crested Butte 17 inches.
  • With 78 inches, Silverton Mountain in Southwest Colorado received the most snow from the storm.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Steamboat resort in Northwest Colorado captured just over 26 inches, while Telluride in Southwest Colorado welcomed 23 inches.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • With 78 inches, Silverton Mountain in Southwest Colorado received the most snow from the storm.
  • The powder didn't stop there. Howelsen Hill received 7 inches, and closer to the Front Range, both Winter Park and Loveland stacked up 6.5 inches of fresh snow.
  • A strong winter storm has hammered Colorado, with Winter Park Resort getting five inches of snow overnight and seven inches in the last three days.
  • A strong winter storm has hammered Colorado, with Winter Park Resort getting five inches of snow overnight and seven inches in the last three days.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • A powerful winter blast dropped 10 inches of snow in the last 24 hours at Beaver Creek and 15 inches in the past three days. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Beaver Creek and the surrounding area through Thursday, February 1 with additional snowfall forecast.
  • The powder didn't stop there. Howelsen Hill received 7 inches, and closer to the Front Range, both Winter Park and Loveland stacked up 6.5 inches of fresh snow.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • A strong winter storm has hammered Colorado, with Winter Park Resort getting five inches of snow overnight and seven inches in the last three days.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
  • Neighboring Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort was the next major benefactor registering 37 inches, just edging out Wolf Creek where 36 inches fell.
    
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DENVER - Old Man Winter made a significant powder play this week giving the Colorado ski season a major boost. Several days of snowfall was capped off this morning with accumulations totaling as much as 6 feet in some areas.