During a snow-starved January, Tuesday’s winter storm dropped at least a couple inches of fresh powder on Colorado’s mountain resorts to the delight of skiers and snowboarders alike.

How much?

Purgatory Resort measured in as one of the spots with the most fresh powder in the state, coming in at 7 inches of snow in the past 24 hours and 37 inches in the past 5 days. Wolf Creek wasn’t far behind at 6 inches within the past 24 hours.

Vail, Winter Park and Monarch Mountain all totaled 4 inches of new snow in the past day. At Steamboat Springs, 3.5 inches fell from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning at mid-mountain and 7 inches at the summit.

Snowmass saw 3 inches in the past day while Breckenridge, Silverton, Beaver Creek and Eldora all came in at 2 inches.

Aspen Highlands, Loveland and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area received a 1-inch dusting in the past 24 hours.

Much of central and western Colorado has seen less than 25% of the typical month-to-date precipitation, according to WeatherNation TV. In many mountain areas, this means several feet of snow is missing in action and the snowpack has largely flatlined.

Statewide snowpack sat around 73% of the long-term average as of last week. A healthy snowpack not only delights the ski resorts but is crucial for the summer water supply, WeatherNation TV reported.

Several areas across the state are categorized as having considerable dangerous avalanche conditions including Steamboat, Vail and Summit County, Northern and Southern San Juan, Sangre de Cristo, Gunnison, Sawatch Range and the Front Range, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

The center warns that careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making are essential for remaining safe in those impacted areas.

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