Some parts of Colorado have seen as much as 200 inches of snowfall since February 1. To put that into perspective, that's more than 16 feet of snow, or more than double the height of Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic.
These incredible snowfall totals have been a skiers' paradise, but they've also contributed to the extreme avalanche danger that's hampered much of the Centennial State over the last few days.
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More snow is forecast in the mountains this weekend, continuing what's been a significantly snowier-than-average winter for Colorado's mountains. In particular, the last six weeks have featured astronomical snow totals that you'll see listed below.
Statewide, Colorado is at 129 percent of its season-to-date snowpack levels, according to official data from the National Resources Conservation Service. Southwest Colorado is running particularly above average, with the San Juan mountain range and the Gunnison River basins closer to around 140 percent of average.
Ski area snowfall Feb. 1 through March 7
Data from OnTheSnow.com
Wolf Creek: 200 inches
Silverton: 187 inches
Aspen: 151 inches
Purgatory: 143 inches
Powderhorn: 113 inches
Cooper: 112 inches
Crested Butte: 109 inches
Telluride: 108 inches
Breckenridge: 104 inches
Beaver Creek: 99 inches
Copper Mountain: 98 inches
Steamboat Springs: 96 inches
Keystone: 92 inches
Monarch: 91 inches
Winter Park: 89 inches
Loveland: 87 inches
Arapahoe Basin: 86 inches
Vail: 85 inches
Eldora: 60 inches
Colorado city snowfall since Feb. 1 through March 7
Data from the National Weather Service
Golden: 24.3 inches
Boulder: 22.2 inches
Wheat Ridge: 18.4 inches
Denver: 17.7 inches
Lakewood: 17.4 inches
Loveland: 12.0 inches
Fort Collins: 11.4 inches
Colorado Springs: 11.2 inches
Northglenn: 10.5 inches
Greeley: 9.2 inches
Castle Rock: 8.2 inches
Pueblo: 7.8 inches
Grand Junction: 5.8 inches
Chris Bianchi is a meteorologist for WeatherNation TV.
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