SOME AMAZING SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE STORM THAT JUST HIT SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ED POLASKO SAYS THE CUMBRES TRESTLE, ALONG THE SCENIC RAILROAD LINE, REPORTED THE EQUIVALENT OF 4-INCHES OF WATER, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO A HUGE SNOW TOTAL.

THIS SPRING, THAT SNOW MELT WILL GO INTO THE RIO CHAMA...AND EVENTUALLY THE RIO GRANDE. POLASKO SAYS, IN SOME AREAS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK WENT UP 15 TO 20 PERCENT FROM THIS STORM.