Late March Blizzard in the Rockies...

The combination of very cold high pressure to the north and low pressure tracking across the southern Rockies produced a major snowstorm that dumped more than two fee of snow across the parts of Colorado and Wyoming on March 26, 2009. The storm resulted in the canceling of hundreds of flights and closing schools. Winds gusted to more than 40 mph creating blowing and drifting snow that caused whiteout conditions at times. The storm wound down and ended on Friday, March 27th.

Some of the higher snowfall totals included:

Eldorado Springs 24.3"
Boulder 22.6"
Crested Butte 22.0"
Golden 21.0"
Genesee 20.5"
Kassler 20.4"

George Wright, Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. View our web site at WrightWeather.com.