As statewide snowpack sits at 152 percent of the to-date long-term norm in Colorado thanks to several big October storms, one river basin is leading the charge at 529 percent of the snowpack that’s expected for this time of the year. The state’s southwesternmost river basin – the San Miguel-Dolores-Animas-San Juan River Basin (home to Durango and Telluride) – is where this well-above-average snowpack is found, with neighboring Upper Rio Grande and Gunnison river basins having above-average snowpack as well, at 316 percent and 243 percent of the to-date norm, respectively.

Other snowpack and weather articles:

• The Colorado Sun: What’s behind dirty snow? Researchers seek solutions for Colorado’s dust problems.
• San Francisco Chronicle: Snow brings first winter weather advisory for parts of Tahoe, Sierra
• Fox 40 Sacramento: Weather whiplash: Northern California swings from heatwave to snowfall