03/08/26 8:30pm: Lets take a look at some more formal snow and liquid totals from this last storm system. So good to to see an overperforming storm for once as snow totals in many areas exceed expectations. The upper-level low slowed down and ended up being a bit stronger with a good storm track. Some of the snow totals were in range but others were a high-end bust, I'll take it.

At my house in Westminster I picked up about 4.0" of snow with 0.51" of swe. This brings my seasonal total (since Oct 1st) to: 19.5" of snow with 1.65" of water (still well below average for early Mar).

Anyway some main take aways from the storm:

So good to see a wide-swath of 0.50" to 1.50" of liquid precip (swe) across much of northern / northeast CO (especially good to see > 1.25" for much the foothills and central mountains).

Denver (at DIA) officially measured 8.5", making it I think the biggest snow-storm of the season...as the low pulled east, there was big-time convergence just east of Denver. Downtown picked up more like 4-7".

Also with the northerly upslope flow, the snow really piled up for parts of south Denver, Centennial, Aurora and parts of the Palmer Divide with 8-12" in those areas.

Great to see a solid 9-15" across parts of the foothills (Peak to Peak Hwy, etc) those forecast amounts panned out.

Also a few surprises like 18" for Ouray and 7" for Montrose etc.

In terms of the north-central mountains, as I mentioned one of the biggest events of the season with > 12" for many of the Summit Co and Grand Co resorts. I thought maybe the highest totals would be around the edges of Summit and Grand but, they ended up getting walloped.

Overall a much needed snow event with a good recharge of some water before another hot and dry stretch. You have to take what you can get with these type of seasons.

First image shows 72hr observed liquid precip from MRMS (ending yesterday morning). Second image is equivalent but for total observed snowfall from this event (from NOHRSC). Images 3 and 4 show 48hr ski areas totals (as of yesterday morning) and selected CoCoHaHS 48hr totals for towns across CO (focused on the front-range). Fifth image shows a map of 48hr totals for Den/Bou and central CO.