A strong Pacific storm system and cold front swept across western Colorado and brought snow and strong winds to the mountains and some of the high valleys of western Colorado.

Winter Weather in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 15:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 08:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Five to eight inches of snow fell across Steamboat Springs and the surrounding area.

Winter Weather in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 15:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 08:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three to eight inches of snow fell across the area including the communities of Meeker, Craig, Hamilton, and Hayden.

Winter Weather in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 22:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 06:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

An early season snow storm blanketed the Montrose area with 1 to 3 inches of heavy wet snow. The weight of the snow on trees which still had leaves on them caused numerous branches to break, snapping powerlines and breaking the windshield of a police car. Downed powerlines caused 3 separate power outages which left 892 customers in the dark. The largest outage lasted 36 minutes. Other outages which covered smaller areas lasted almost three hours.

Winter Storm in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 6 to 12 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 50 mph.

Winter Storm in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 12 to 18 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 55 mph.

Winter Storm in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 5 to 10 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 56 mph. Interstate 70 over Vail Pass was closed for a few hours.

Winter Storm in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 6 to 8 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 54 mph.

Winter Storm in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 5 to 10 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 50 mph.

Winter Storm in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 5 to 9 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 40 mph.

Winter Storm in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 12:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 12:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

This early season storm produced 6 to 12 inches of snow, and winds gusting 30 to 50 mph. Local snowfall amounts up to 18 inches occurred in the higher terrain near Buford.  A hunter died from exposure after getting disoriented in the storm within the same general area where 18 inches of snow fell.

Winter Weather in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 10:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 08:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

This early season storm produced 5 to 8 inches of snow with wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph.

Winter Weather in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 25-OCT-06 10:00:00 to 26-OCT-06 08:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

This early season storm produced 5 to 6 inches of snow with wind gusts of 25 to 45 mph.