12/4/25 Thursday 3:30 am
🌨️ Nice Storm! The Next One: Northerly Flow & Sneaky Snow
I will put together all of your totals today and try to get the storm wrap-up out tomorrow. Two important things:
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Make sure you only use the big blue link at the bottom of the page, and make sure to include your location when submitting a report.
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Would love to hear from Silverton. I think the big winner will be Ouray (they were at 22+ yesterday afternoon).
Next Storm Details: Saturday’s Arrival & Model Disagreement
For now, let’s talk about the next storm. The main storm will be well north of us; however, the southerly tail of the storm looks like it should drop far enough south to affect the northern portions of the forecast area from Purgatory to the north. The further north, the greater the impact.
The models agree that after a chance for flurries Friday night, the storm will move in on Saturday morning. They currently disagree on the forecasted amounts, which vary from a couple of inches to well over a foot.
⚠️ Potential for a Mini-Gorge Event
This could be another sneaky high ratio mountain event. Ouray, you may be favored again with another Mini-Gorge Event. Gorge Events essentially are northerly upslope flow from Ridgway to Red Mountain. I say “Mini” because in my opinion, 13 inches is a minimal amount for how crazy those can get.
US 550 could once again have moderate impacts if this storm arrives as the GFS is predicting with lesser impacts for Wolf Creek.
We had to bring our snow shovels out of the shed yesterday! Durango Hills about 7”.