The mountain snowpack in Southwest Colorado remains below average after Tuesday’s storm.
The Colorado SNOTEL index of the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan River basins was at 78 percent of the median figure for Wednesday’s date. The index is based on data from sites operated by the Natural Resources and Conservation Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Red Mountain Pass had the biggest snowpack in the region, at 101 percent of average snowpack for the date.
Some others:
Mancos, 71 percent.
Molas Lake, 78 percent.
Spud Mountain, 76 percent.
Vallecito, 93 percent.
Wolf Creek Summit, 53 percent.
Tuesday’s storm brought 6 to 8 inches in many parts of La Plata County and a foot or more at some locations in the mountains.
cslothower@durangoherald.com
