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Some areas across the state got more than a foot of fresh powder

Denver saw its first snow in weeks March 6, and some areas across the state got more than a foot of fresh powder.

Totals varied across the metro area, ranging from around 3" in communities like Englewood and Westminster to more than 9" in Aurora. Head to the bottom of this story for ski resort totals.

Here are some 24-hour snow totals reported by the National Weather Service (NWS).

1 SSE St Marys Glacier, CO — 20.5"

3 SW Ward, CO — 18.8"

3 S Brainard Lake, CO — 17.5"

3 NNE Mount Audubon, CO — 16.2"

1 NNW Berthoud Pass, CO — 15"

3 W Jamestown, CO — 13.4"

1 N Genesee, CO — 12.6"

4 S Longs Peak, CO — 12.5"

1 NE Echo Lake, CO — 12.5"

4 ENE Nederland, CO — 12.2"

5 SSW Blue River, CO — 11.3"

5 W Berthoud Falls, CO — 11.3"

1 SW Eldora, CO — 11.2"

9 SE Weston Pass, CO — 11.2"

2 WSW Lone Tree, CO — 11.1"

Ouray, CO — 11"

1 N Castle Rock, CO — 10.4"

2 E Parker, CO — 10"

9 SSE Gould, CO — 10"

1 S Crescent Village, CO — 10"

6 W Arapahoe Peak, CO — 10"

3 SW Meeker Park, CO — 10"

5 WSW Winter Park, CO — 10"

1 WNW Loveland Pass, CO — 10"

3 SW Aurora, CO — 9.4"

8 SSE Rand, CO — 8.8"

Ridgway, CO — 8.8"

4 NNW Longs Peak, CO — 8.7"

9 NE Ponderosa Park, CO — 8.5"

1 SE Kassler, CO — 8.5"

Denver Intl Airport, CO — 8.5"

1 WSW Rye, CO — 8.4"

1 E Ken Caryl, CO — 8.3"

1 SE Littleton, CO — 8.2"

3 WSW The Pinery, CO — 8"

Poudre Park, CO — 8"

2 SE Breckenridge, CO — 7.9"

3 NNE Bailey, CO — 7.7"

1 NE Evergreen, CO — 7.6"

5 S Manila Village, CO — 7.5"

2 WSW Colorado Springs, CO — 7.5"

3 WNW Pingree Park, CO — 7.5"

9 SSE Spicer, CO — 7.5"

2 SW Rocky Flats, CO — 7.5"

6 NW Peyton, CO — 7.1"

1 W Woodland Park, CO — 7"

7 NW Red Feather Lakes, CO — 6.2"

11 S Rabbit Ears Pass, CO — 6.2"

1 W Copper Mountain, CO — 6.2"

1 SSE Loveland Pass, CO — 6.2"

2 N Black Forest, CO — 6"

2 SSW Telluride, CO — 6"

2 N Lakewood, CO — 5.1"

1 SW Thornton, CO — 5.1"

Fairplay, CO — 5.1"

2 SSW Wetmore, CO — 5"

2 NE Leadville, CO — 5"

3 WNW Alma, CO — 5"

1 NW Climax, CO — 5"

5 WSW Guanella Pass, CO — 5"

1 SE Crestone, CO — 4.3"

7 ENE Montrose, CO — 4.2"

8 SW Madrid, NE — 4"

1 E Arvada, CO — 4"

10 NNE Silverthorne, CO — 3.7"

4 NW Peterson Afb, CO — 3.6"

1 W Northglenn, CO — 3.6"

1 ENE Westminster, CO — 3.5"

1 W Wheat Ridge, CO — 3.1"

3 NE Englewood, CO — 3"

2 N Superior, CO — 3"

1 NW Eagle, CO — 2.7"

4 SE Mount Zirkel, CO — 2.5"

2 NNW Louisville, CO — 2.5"

3 SSE Glenwood Springs, CO — 2.5"

5 WSW Grand Lake, CO — 2.4"

2 ENE Vail, CO — 2.3"

2 SE Penrose, CO — 2"

7 WNW Crested Butte, CO — 2"

1 NNE Fountain, CO — 1.8"

Yampa, CO — 1.8"

1 W Westcliffe, CO — 1.8"

Creede, CO — 1.8"

4 NNE Wray, CO — 1.5"

1 WNW Gypsum, CO — 1.1"

6 ESE Cedaredge, CO — 1.1"

Hayden, CO — 1"

5 W Pagosa Springs, CO — 1"

Carbondale, CO — 1"

4 W Paonia, CO — 1"

2 N Longmont, CO — 0.5"

COLORADO SKI AREA SNOW REPORTS

Here's how much powder ski areas say they got in the last 24 hours.

Monarch — 16"

Eldora — 15"

Winter Park — 13"

Keystone — 13"

A-Basin — 12"

Breckenridge — 11"

Copper Mountain — 9"

Loveland Ski Area — 8"

Aspen Mountain — 7"

Steamboat — 6"

Telluride — 6"

Vail — 6"

Crested Butte — 4"

Beaver Creek — 4"

Wolf Creek Ski Area — 4"

Purgatory — 1"

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DENVER — It wouldn’t be Colorado if we didn’t have critical fire danger conditions followed by heavy snow just a day later. But that’s exactly the scenario that will play out across parts of the state as we head into the tail end of the work week.

Warm and dry conditions were felt Thursday across the Denver metro as temperatures reached the upper 60s to low 70s. Windy conditions along and south of I-70 also gave way to high fire danger, with unseasonably warm temperatures in the 70s and near 80 degrees in far southeast Colorado.

Those winds, along low humidity values, prompted the National Weather Service in Boulder to issue another red flag warning from Castle Rock all the way down south the New Mexico border until 6 p.m. Thursday.

But in true Colorado fashion, weather conditions will drastically change late Thursday night into Friday, when a powerful winter storm swings into Colorado, ushering in heavy mountain snow that will then spread across the plains Friday.

What’s going to happen in the mountains?

A winter weather advisory will go into effect for the next 24 hours starting midnight Thursday for the High Mountain Parks, the Front Range Foothills, the Park Range mountains, and the Palmer Divide. Between 3 inches and up to a foot of snow are forecast for the area, with the heaviest amounts falling in the southern foothills.

The northern and southern Front Range foothills, as well as Castle Rock, Elizabeth, and Larkspur will be under a winter weather advisory for about 24 hours starting midnight Thursday. Total snow accumulations for these areas could be anywhere between 3 inches and a foot of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

The biggest impacts from this snowstorm, however, will be felt across the Front Range mountains, the Medicine Bow Range, the mountains of Summit County and the Mosquito Range.

A winter storm warning will be in effect midnight Thursday through midnight Friday for those areas due to gusty winds reaching 40 mph. Blowing and drifting snow along the higher mountain passes will make for extremely treacherous driving conditions. The NWS said Thursday they expect between 6 and 15 inches of snow to fall along these areas.

Weather service officials said localized snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour can be expected under the heaviest showers/snow bands, “most likely along and south of the I-70 mountain/foothills corridor, and across the Palmer Divide.”

Those traveling to the mountains or foothills will encounter a tough morning commute Friday, with evening ski travel also particularly impacted by the evening, according to the NWS.

How much snow can we expect in the Denver metro?

So far, it looks like it’ll be a slushy and snowy Friday for the Denver metro area, according to Denver7 chief meteorologist Lisa Hidalgo.

The shift will begin late Thursday night when the cold front moves over into the plains, bringing temperatures down to near freezing by sunrise.

NWS officials said a few rain/snow showers are possible overnight for the urban corridor, mainly north of Denver, “but almost all of the snow will hold off until after daybreak Friday.”

“Friday morning will see the bulk of the impacts as steady snow develops across the I-25 corridor and becomes heavier in our mountains and foothills,” they wrote in Thursday’s forecast discussion.

Between a trace to 2 inches of snow are expected for Denver, with heavier snowfall totals south and west of the metro, according to the NWS.

"Overall, it looks like light amounts of snowfall ... should be pretty slushy here for our area; it's just been so warm lately," said Denver7 meteorologist Stacey Donaldson. "If you are skiing in the next couple of days, some great powder on the way."

Friday’s snowstorm will break Denver’s long spell of unseasonably warm temperatures this winter. The last time the Mile High City had any measurable snowfall was on Jan. 25.

“Commuters should prepare for slick conditions in the morning regardless,” forecasters wrote Thursday, adding northern portions of the I-25 corridor will be less favored.

The plains will also see limited accumulations as temperatures hovering in the mid to upper 30s, “despite a likely band of greater precipitation extending northeast from the Palmer Divide into the Morgan, Washington and Logan county lines, forecasters said.

Highs on Friday for the I-25 corridor will be in the mid to upper 30s, with temps below freezing in the high country.

Milder and drier weather will return Saturday with a high of 50, and the warming trend continues through Monday, with a high for Denver of 71 degrees.

Colorado snow totals

Here are possible “expected” and “high-end” snow totals across Colorado and the Denver metro area from the NWS.

Here are links to cold weather shelter information and other resources for Denver metro communities.

The City of Denver has activated its cold weather shelter plan.

"All shelter sites are pet-friendly and provide food, showers, and blankets. Transportation will run daily from downtown shelters to cold weather shelter sites. Security will be present at each site, and shelters will deactivate once weather improves," wrote the city in a news release.

Here's additional information from the city on places to find shelter:

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Philip Morris International has begun ramping up production of its increasingly popular ZYN nicotine pouches at a new factory in Aurora, south of Denver International Airport.

PMI markets ZYN pouches as a better alternative for obtaining nicotine than smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco, although FDA restrictions prevent the company from marketing its pouches as a smoking cessation product.

In January 2025, the Food and Drug Administration authorized ZYN as the first nicotine pouch cleared for marketing in the U.S, stating it is “appropriate for the protection of public health.” But the FDA didn’t “approve” the pouches, given that it still considers all nicotine products harmful and potentially addictive.

Instead, the company uses terms like “no smoke,” “no spitting,” and “no tobacco leaf.” That last term is key.

Brian Erkkila, PMI’s senior adviser of scientific engagement, said that smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S. Nearly 30 million Americans continue to smoke, and each year, 500,000 people die from cigarette smoking.

Smokers expose themselves to 1,000-plus compounds and carcinogens every time they light up. Some of the most damaging items on that long list are carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrosamines, formaldehyde, benzene, acrolein, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia.

The dangerous compounds are a leading cause of multiple cancers, including lung, mouth, throat, and esophageal. Smoking contributes to a variety of cardiovascular diseases and is the primary cause of bronchitis, emphysema and reduced lung function. The nicotine addiction is so compelling that smokers make a dangerous trade-off, shortening their lives and harming those around them.

Enter the ZYN pouches, which come in 6-milligram and 3-milligram sizes. Flavors include Chill, Menthol, Cinnamon, Peppermint, Citrus, Smooth, Coffee, Spearmint, Cool Mint and Wintergreen. Users typically ingest four or more a day, tucking a pouch in between the upper or lower lip and gums.

The pouches contain pharmaceutical-grade nicotine, extracted from tobacco leaves but without the toxins. The nicotine, which is shipped to the Aurora plant, is mixed with a proprietary plant-based filler and flavorings and then piped down to the factory floor. Rows of machines place it into small pouches, which are weighed and scanned to ensure they have the right content. Fifteen pouches are placed into a can. Cans are stacked in groups of five, wrapped and eventually placed into boxes for shipping to retailers.

The process is fairly straightforward and largely automated. Workers monitor the machines and the conveyor lines to make sure things are flowing smoothly, but they aren’t stuck with repetitive motions for hours on end. Quality control workers dart in and out to grab product samples for frequent quality control tests.

Production and worker training are underway in the completed sections as 800 construction workers push hard to finish the remaining pieces of the 600,000-square-foot facility. Between capital spending and construction wages, PMI, through its Swedish Match subsidiary, will invest $600 million in the Aurora plant, which is one of three facilities making ZYN pouches in the U.S.

Aurora will provide $7.1 million in tax rebates to PMI, while the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved $4.5 million in Job Growth Incentive Tax Credits and Adams County has agreed to chip in another $4.3 million in incentives.

The company has hired about 120 of the 500 workers it plans to eventually employ in Aurora, which is the location of its second U.S. ZYN plant after one in Owensboro, Ky. An online portal is available for those interested in applying for a position. The average wage is expected to be $90,000 a year.

The project has come together quickly since it was announced in July 2024, a rapid schedule driven by soaring demand. ZYN sales have grown by triple-digit rates in recent years, and the brand now accounts for an estimated 70% to 80% of nicotine pouches sold in the U.S.

ZYN pouches, and the plant itself, are not without opposition.

Public health officials argue that switching to alternative delivery methods for nicotine, even ones with fewer toxic compounds, doesn’t address the core issue of addiction. In the debate between harm reduction versus abstinence, they argue that the latter is both achievable and the only genuine solution.

Even in its purest form, nicotine comes with cardiovascular impacts, including an increased heart rate, temporary rises in blood pressure and constriction of blood vessels. Nicotine pouches are relatively new, meaning long-term impacts are still to be determined.

Users who don’t stop smoking can find themselves in worse shape than when they started using pouches, warned Arnold Levinson, a clinical professor and professor emeritus in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Colorado School of Public Health.

“If you want to quit smoking, don’t think you’ll do it by ‘switching’ to ZYN – you’re likely get hooked on ZYN but keep smoking anyway,” said Levinson, who has done extensive research on tobacco use and smoking cessation and has played an important role in shaping the state’s tobacco policies.

Erkkila, who is a former lead toxicologist at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, counters that half of ZYN users no longer smoke and many of the remainder smoke less.

“People do move away from cigarettes in a meaningful way,” he said.

ZYN pouches offer a slower nicotine absorption rate, which results in lower dopamine spikes. Pouches also come with fewer “habit loops,” such as lighting up, inhaling, and grinding down a stub, and they are less ritualistic and social in their usage.

Luke Niforatos, executive vice president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., said pouches are “extremely addictive, given their high nicotine content, and bear risks for cardiovascular and oral health.”

The public health community is especially worried about the impacts on underage users and young adults, he said. He and Levinson both argue that efforts to limit those under 21 from purchasing and using tobacco products are far from foolproof and safeguards are often circumvented.

Underage users may view pouches as a “healthier” and harder-to-detect way to get a nicotine buzz. And as with vaping products, flavors tend to have a greater pull on younger users. Denver voters, by a wide margin, banned the sale of flavored nicotine products in November. The law took effect at the start of the year, meaning most of the ZYN product lines won’t be available in the city.

“No one has ever kept kids from getting tobacco products — ZYN is another path to nicotine addiction and health problems for young people. The investment in ZYN manufacturing would have been much better spent elsewhere,” Levinson said.

Research shows that nicotine use can impair attention, learning and impulse control in underage users, one of many reasons why age limits exist.

Wendy Mitchell, president and CEO of the Aurora Economic Development Council, said the decision to provide incentives was grounded in “jobs, long-term investment and responsible corporate partnership.”

She said the PMI plant is expected to support 1,000 indirect jobs beyond the 500 direct jobs and generate about $550 million a year in annual economic benefits. PMI also has shown it can operate under tight federal and state regulations and maintain strong safeguards to prevent underage access to its products.

“From an economic development perspective, attracting employers that invest at this scale, strengthen the local tax base, and contribute to sustained community growth is precisely the type of opportunity Aurora seeks to advance,” she said.

PMI said it requires all retailers of its products to verify the ages of buyers and inspects retailers to ensure compliance. It follows strict rules, including those mandated by the FDA, to make sure the product is packaged and marketed in a way that appeals only to adult smokers.

The National Youth Tobacco Survey, conducted by the FDA and the CDC, found that 1.5% of middle school and high school students in the U.S. reported using nicotine pouches in 2023. By 2024, that had risen to 1.8%. Pouches remain well below the 5.9% usage found for e‑cigarettes, the most popular method.

While e-cigarette usage is down from 7.7% in 2023, more underage vapers have begun to use pouches as well, the survey found.