The last year I remember snow like this was in 1995. That year it snowed in May at my high school graduation and Arapahoe Basin was open until August 10th.
2011 snow totals by river basin as a percentage of the annual average.
Snow totals taken from USDA SNOTEL reports.
http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/snow/watershed/current/daily/maps_graphs/swe_time.html
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Stats.
http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/snow-conditions/summer-season.aspx
2011 snow totals by river basin as a percentage of the annual average.
- Yampa / White (Rabbit Ears, Buff Pass, Steamboat Lakes, Flattops)
- 280%
- 17' settled base at Buff Pass towers on 5/1/11
- North Platte (Walden, Snowies)
- 240%
- South Platte (Jones, Cameron)
- 332%
- Colorado (Vail, Flattops)
- 261%
- Arkansas (Leadville, Buena Vista)
- 166%
- Gunnison (Taylor Park, Gunnison, Crested Butte)
- 243%
- Dolores (Durango, Silverton)
- 145%
- Rio Grande (Wolf Creek, South Fork, Creede)
- 113%
Snow totals taken from USDA SNOTEL reports.
http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/snow/watershed/current/daily/maps_graphs/swe_time.html
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Stats.
http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/snow-conditions/summer-season.aspx
