Many of Colorado’s highest peaks saw a nice dusting of snow yesterday, September 30th, but few saw the same heavy snow that hit Pikes Peak (America’s Mountain). CBS Meteorologist Joe Ruch made his way up the mountain with the help of a plow truck, capturing the weather as it fell.
Ruch and his crew managed to make it up to around 13,000 feet but could go no further safely. The mountain stretches up to a total elevation of 14,115 feet. Even at 13,000 feet it was full blown winter, with whipping winds and snow hammering to the ground. It’s not clear exactly how much had fallen on the mountain, but Ruch said that 12-18 inches of snow were very possible when the storm is wrapped up.
Based on the Pikes Peak live cameras, there’s still some weather at the top of the mountain (as of around 8:40am on Thursday, October 1st), so that 12-18 inches doesn’t seem out of reach.
Unfortunately Thursday does seem to be bringing warmer weather to most of the state, probably melting most of the lingering snow from the recent storm. However with that much heavy snow touching the ground on top of America’s mountain, it could stick around for a few days.