It’s hard to beat knee to waist high powder up at Wolf Creek!… Pic taken 2/24/2022
Thursday – 24 Feb 2022 – 5:20pm
The past…
At Stevens Field the high temp this afternoon was 29. The low this morning was 16. The peak wind at the airfield in the last 24 hours was 22mph.
Precip in the last 24 hours… I was glad to hear that quite a few people reported decent snow this morning. Below are CoCoRaHS reports for the last 24 hours and for the storm. Also below are some “before and after” snowpack products. The mountains did well but the valley fell quite short of my expectations.
Wolf Creek reported 16″ in the last 24 hours and 46″ for the storm.
Thanks a bunch for your reports!




Forecast discussion…
The trough finally moved through earlier today.
Upper level northwest flow will dry us out and gradually warm us up for the next 7 days.
The next system?… The pattern could get more active around 4 or 5 March.

My forecast…
*** Update: A special Avalanche Advisory Is valid from now to 27 Feb at 11pm. Traveling on or under slopes steeper than about 30 degrees is not recommended. Large and dangerous avalanches are possible. ***
Tonight through Wednesday… Clouds will gradually clear tonight leading to a cold Friday morning. For the rest of this period skies will vary from clear to partly cloudy. Patchy morning fog is possible in the low-lying areas tonight and tomorrow night.
Temps… Lows tonight will be -10 to 10. Friday and Saturday highs will be in the lower to upper 30s and lows will be -5 to 15. Sunday and Monday highs will be in the mid to upper 40s and lows will be 5-20. Tuesday and Wednesday highs will be in the upper 40s to mid-50s and lows will be 10-25.
Next system?… The pattern could get more active starting around 4 March – stay tuned!

Pagosa Springs historical data
Average High | Record High / Year | Average Low | Record Low / Year |
44 | 60 / 1981 | 10 | -25 / 1909 |
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Unless something pops up, my next post will be on Saturday.
– Shawn