Colorado

CUCHARA MOUNTAIN RESORT

Winter Weather Advisory currently in effect for Cuchara Mountain Resort. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches. * WHERE...Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Huerfano and Western Las Animas Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

Snowpack
16.0"
Snowpack levels are currently 4% below the seasonal average of 21". The highest snowpack in recent years was in 2019, when snowpack depth was observed at 39.0 inches.

New Snowfall
Past 24 hours
0"
-1.0" of snowmelt over the past 24 hours has receeded the total snowpack to 16.0" and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 6.0".

Air Temp
27°
Forecast models predict more snow this week in colorado, with up to 6" of new snowfall on the slopes in the next 5 days.

Snow Forecast

Next 5 Days
5-8"
Today, Snow, mainly before 10am. High near 27. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Source: CAIC

Night Skiing	Unknown
Lift Count	6 Lifts
Base Elevation	2819 Meters
Terrain Park	Unknown
Run Count	28 Trails
Top Elevation	3295 Meters

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Camp
Ski

Campground	Campsites	Elevation
Monument Lake Park	None	8,621 ft
Purgatoire	23	9,748 ft
Blue Lake	16	10,492 ft
Bear Lake	14	10,482 ft

Ski Area	Snowpack	Air Temperature	5 Day Forecast
Cuchara Mountain Resort	16"	27°	4.87"
Red River Ski Area	12"	27°	5.55"
Taos Ski Valley	48"	21°	4.71"

River Run	Streamflow	Length	Class

Area Hydrology

Streamflow
Snowpack

Gauge	Streamflow	Stage
Trinchera C Ab Mtn Home Re USGS 08241000	5 cfs	0.4 ft
Trinchera C Ab Turners Ranch USGS 08240500	6 cfs	3.2 ft
Canadian River Near Taylor Springs USGS 07211500	0 cfs	3.0 ft
Cimarron River Near Cimarron USGS 07207000	13 cfs	2.3 ft
Rio Grande Near Cerro USGS 08263500	294 cfs	3.1 ft
Sangre De Cristo Creek Near Fort Garland USGS 08241500	10 cfs	1.4 ft
St. Charles River At Vineland USGS 07108900	7 cfs	2.3 ft
Casias Creek Near Costilla USGS 08253000	3 cfs	3.3 ft
Grape Creek Near Westcliffe USGS 07095000	26 cfs	0.8 ft
Rio Lucero Near Arroyo Seco USGS 08271000	4 cfs	1.7 ft
Cimarron River Below Eagle Nest Dam USGS 07206000	4 cfs	0.4 ft
Huerfano River At Badito USGS 07112500	12 cfs	1.7 ft
Arkansas River Tributary Above Hwy 227 At Pueblo USGS 07099973	3 cfs	1.6 ft
Culebra Creek At San Luis USGS 08250000	18 cfs	0.4 ft
Rio Grande Del Rancho Near Talpa USGS 08275500	4 cfs	4.3 ft
Red River Below Fish Hatchery USGS 08266820	38 cfs	4.4 ft
Costilla Creek Near Costilla USGS 08255500	5 cfs	1.5 ft
North Crestone Creek Near Crestone USGS 08227500	-999 cfs	0.0 ft
Fountain Creek At Pueblo USGS 07106500	107 cfs	3.1 ft
Rio Grande Near Lobatos USGS 08251500	766 cfs	2.3 ft
Arkansas River At Moffat Street At Pueblo USGS 07099970	80 cfs	7.8 ft
Vermejo River Near Dawson USGS 07203000	2 cfs	3.1 ft
Cucharas River At Boyd Ranch USGS 07114000	5 cfs	1.7 ft
Rio Hondo Near Valdez USGS 08267500	28 cfs	2.2 ft
Huerfano R At Manzanares Xing USGS 07111000	5 cfs	3.2 ft
Purgatoire River At Trinidad USGS 07124500	0 cfs	0.4 ft
Costilla Creek Below Costilla Dam USGS 08254000	1 cfs	1.2 ft
Rio Pueblo De Taos Below Los Cordovas USGS 08276300	49 cfs	6.4 ft
Red River Near Questa USGS 08265000	12 cfs	2.2 ft
Trinchera Creek Below Smith Res USGS 08243500	0 cfs	2.6 ft
Cottonwood Creek Near Crestone USGS 08229500	-999 cfs	0.0 ft
Purgatoire River Below Trinidad Lake USGS 07124410	0 cfs	4.0 ft
Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos USGS 08276500	423 cfs	3.9 ft
Rio Pueblo De Taos Near Taos USGS 08269000	5 cfs	0.6 ft
Costilla Creek Above Costilla Dam USGS 08252500	1 cfs	1.6 ft
Ute Creek Near Fort Garland USGS 08242500	-999 cfs	0.8 ft
Arkansas River At Portland USGS 07097000	243 cfs	1.2 ft
Arkansas River Above Pueblo USGS 07099400	48 cfs	1.6 ft
Rio Grande Ab Mouth Trinchera C Nr Lasauses USGS 08240000	205 cfs	2.4 ft
Santistevan Creek Near Costilla USGS 08253500	0 cfs	0.3 ft
Rayado Creek Near Cimarron USGS 07208500	3 cfs	2.2 ft
Purgatoire River At Madrid USGS 07124200	10 cfs	2.7 ft

Snotel Site	Snowpack	24hr Change
cheesman SNOTEL CHEC2	0.22"	0"
Shuree SNOTEL 1169	26"	-1"
Trinchera SNOTEL 829	39"	0"
Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL 1168	48"	-1"
cripple creek,co SNOTEL CRIC2	5.53"	-0.29"
fort garland 13.3 e, co SNOTEL CO-CS-31	15.35"	-0.18"
Ute Creek SNOTEL 1005	42"	0"
Culebra #2 SNOTEL 430	49"	1"
Palo SNOTEL 1170	25"	-1"
Rio Santa Barbara SNOTEL 1254	36"	0"
Medano Pass SNOTEL 914	20"	0"
Wesner Springs SNOTEL 854	20"	-3"
Gallegos Peak SNOTEL 491	30"	0"
crestone,co SNOTEL CSTC2	8.6"	-0.51"
eagle nest,nm SNOTEL EGNN5	1.28"	-0.97"
Tres Ritos SNOTEL 1083	2"	-1"
Whiskey Ck SNOTEL 857	31"	0"
crestone 5.3 sse, co SNOTEL CO-SA-66	2.01"	-0.5"
Glen Cove SNOTEL 1057	9"	2"
apishapa rvr SNOTEL AGRC2	0.29"	0"
North Costilla SNOTEL 665	19"	-1"
Tolby SNOTEL 934	29"	0"