Due to differences in air temperature between mountain top and valley bottom the maintains create their own weather. Upslope winds occur during the day, downdrafts at night. Dawn and dusk are commonly the calmest periods of the day. Frequent thunderstorms also result from mountain topography. The latter two types are much less frequent than the Pacific systems.
Arctic fronts occur mostly during the winter while warm fronts are usually restricted to the spring.
Despite Ashcroft's elevation, it does not receive unduly large amounts of precipitation. Most moisture falls as snow. Like all Colorado snow, Ashcroft's makes for good skiing because it contains very little water.