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Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around

  • Written by Steven R. Fassnacht, Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
imageColorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025.Hyoung Chang/Getty Images

Winter Storm Fern brought Colorado’s mountain towns a bit of what they’ve spent weeks hoping for.

It snowed 23 inches (58 centimeters) at the Crested Butte ski resort over the weekend of Jan. 24-25, 2026. Aspen Snowmass got 13 inches (33 cm).

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