Sure, a Saturday morning right after a foot of fluffy snow is the best thing ever. But that same amount of snow on Tuesday in Colorado can make a commute last forever. Imagine it’s the dead of winter and the time of year when the ground is frozen, the air is bone-chilling, and there are piles of dirty, nasty, ice-encrusted snow all over the place.
This is about the time of year when you’re just about ready for spring — especially in Aspen, the snowiest place in Colorado.
So, put on your parkas, snow boots, and gloves, and let’s go outside to see which Colorado cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in Colorado with Saturday Night Science, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Centennial State.
152.4 inches of snow per year
Located in
Pitkin County, Colorado
Aspen is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. Its population was 6,658 at the 2010 United States Census. Aspen is in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains’ Sawatch Range and Elk Mountains, along the Roaring Fork River at an elevation just below 8,000 feet above sea level on the Western Slope, 11 miles west of the Continental Divide.
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149.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Routt County, Colorado
The City of Steamboat Springs, often shortened to just Steamboat, is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Routt County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,088.
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113.5 inches of snow per year
113.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Eagle County, Colorado
Gypsum is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,477 at the 2010 census. Gypsum is the home of an American Gypsum drywall plant and mine.
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113.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Eagle County, Colorado
Eagle is a statutory town that is the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,508 at the 2010 census, up from 3,032 at the 2000 census.
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113.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Eagle County, Colorado
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113.5 inches of snow per year
The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 5,305 in 2010. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived. Vail Ski Resort’s first season was in December 1962; it is the largest ski mountain in Colorado.
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96.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Gunnison County, Colorado
The City of Gunnison is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,854. It was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853. Gunnison is a Home Rule municipality which reserves the right to choose how it is governed.
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93.2 inches of snow per year
Located in
Teller County, Colorado
The City of Woodland Park is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Teller County, Colorado, United States and is immediately west of El Paso County and the unincorporated community of Crystola. Many residents in this bedroom community, which is surrounded by the one-million acre Pike National Forest, make the 17-mile commute to Colorado Springs. Ute Pass lies 12 miles to the west of Woodland Park on US 24. The population was 6,515 at the 2000 census. Nearby Douglas County is about a fifteen-minute drive from the city.
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89.3 inches of snow per year
Located in
La Plata County, Colorado
The City of Durango is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. It is home to Fort Lewis College. The United States Census Bureau reported a population of 16,887 in the 2010 census.
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Where Colorado’s snowiest cities are
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How We Determined The Cities In Colorado With The Most Snow
In order to rank the snowiest cities in Colorado, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Centennial State get the most annual snowfall.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our second time ranking the snowiest cities in Colorado.
Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities: Denver (60.1 inches), Colorado Springs (67.1 inches), and Aurora (57.3 inches).
The snowiest cities in Colorado are Aspen, Steamboat Springs, Edwards, Gypsum, Eagle, Avon, Vail, Gunnison, Woodland Park, and Durango.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Colorado
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| Rank | City | Snow (Inches) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspen | 152.4 | 6,740 |
| 2 | Steamboat Springs | 149.7 | 12,148 |
| 3 | Edwards | 113.5 | 9,792 |
| 4 | Gypsum | 113.5 | 6,685 |
| 5 | Eagle | 113.5 | 6,553 |
| 6 | Avon | 113.5 | 6,414 |
| 7 | Vail | 113.5 | 5,321 |
| 8 | Gunnison | 96.7 | 5,955 |
| 9 | Woodland Park | 93.2 | 7,155 |
| 10 | Durango | 89.3 | 17,486 |
| 11 | Boulder | 88.7 | 103,919 |
| 12 | Longmont | 88.7 | 89,814 |
| 13 | Lafayette | 88.7 | 26,430 |
| 14 | Louisville | 88.7 | 19,548 |
| 15 | Superior | 88.7 | 12,815 |
| 16 | Gunbarrel | 88.7 | 9,184 |
| 17 | Lakewood | 78.6 | 147,836 |
| 18 | Arvada | 78.6 | 111,658 |
| 19 | Dakota Ridge | 78.6 | 33,580 |
| 20 | Ken Caryl | 78.6 | 33,021 |
| 21 | Wheat Ridge | 78.6 | 30,863 |
| 22 | Columbine | 78.6 | 24,709 |
| 23 | Golden | 78.6 | 19,780 |
| 24 | Evergreen | 78.6 | 8,688 |
| 25 | Fairmount | 78.6 | 8,222 |
| 26 | Applewood | 78.6 | 7,623 |
| 27 | Edgewater | 78.6 | 5,237 |
| 28 | Highlands Ranch | 73.6 | 104,432 |
| 29 | Castle Rock | 73.6 | 52,143 |
| 30 | Parker | 73.6 | 47,342 |
| 31 | Lone Tree | 73.6 | 12,462 |
| 32 | The Pinery | 73.6 | 11,384 |
| 33 | Castle Pines | 73.6 | 10,399 |
| 34 | Roxborough Park | 73.6 | 9,859 |
| 35 | Stonegate | 73.6 | 9,264 |
| 36 | Fort Collins | 71.2 | 153,292 |
| 37 | Loveland | 71.2 | 71,755 |
| 38 | Wellington | 71.2 | 6,934 |
| 39 | Estes Park | 71.2 | 6,103 |
| 40 | Berthoud | 71.2 | 5,497 |
| 41 | Colorado Springs | 67.1 | 442,040 |
| 42 | Security-Widefield | 67.1 | 34,836 |
| 43 | Fountain | 67.1 | 27,062 |
| 44 | Cimarron Hills | 67.1 | 16,746 |
| 45 | Fort Carson | 67.1 | 14,742 |
| 46 | Black Forest | 67.1 | 12,918 |
| 47 | Woodmoor | 67.1 | 8,427 |
| 48 | Gleneagle | 67.1 | 6,470 |
| 49 | Monument | 67.1 | 6,252 |
| 50 | Stratmoor | 67.1 | 6,035 |
| 51 | Air Force Academy | 67.1 | 5,864 |
| 52 | Manitou Springs | 67.1 | 5,211 |
| 53 | Trinidad | 64.7 | 8,470 |
| 54 | Denver | 60.1 | 649,654 |
| 55 | Glenwood Springs | 58.7 | 9,756 |
| 56 | Rifle | 58.7 | 9,451 |
| 57 | Cortez | 58.7 | 8,571 |
| 58 | Carbondale | 58.7 | 6,516 |
| 59 | Aurora | 57.3 | 345,867 |
| 60 | Centennial | 57.3 | 106,604 |
| 61 | Littleton | 57.3 | 44,553 |
| 62 | Englewood | 57.3 | 31,877 |
| 63 | Greenwood Village | 57.3 | 14,920 |
| 64 | Cherry Creek | 57.3 | 12,087 |
| 65 | Cherry Hills Village | 57.3 | 6,329 |
| 66 | Sheridan | 57.3 | 5,912 |
| 67 | Dove Valley | 57.3 | 5,600 |
| 68 | Craig | 53.1 | 8,983 |
| 69 | Salida | 49.8 | 5,373 |
| 70 | Delta | 48.9 | 8,779 |
| 71 | Pueblo | 47.1 | 108,073 |
| 72 | Pueblo West | 47.1 | 30,440 |
| 73 | Thornton | 46.9 | 127,688 |
| 74 | Westminster | 46.9 | 110,598 |
| 75 | Commerce City | 46.9 | 50,346 |
| 76 | Northglenn | 46.9 | 37,754 |
| 77 | Brighton | 46.9 | 35,582 |
| 78 | Sherrelwood | 46.9 | 19,209 |
| 79 | Welby | 46.9 | 16,408 |
| 80 | Federal Heights | 46.9 | 12,037 |
| 81 | Berkley | 46.9 | 11,599 |
| 82 | Derby | 46.9 | 8,565 |
| 83 | Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County) | 46.9 | 6,698 |
| 84 | Broomfield | 45.5 | 60,699 |
| 85 | Montrose | 39.0 | 18,970 |
| 86 | Greeley | 37.9 | 97,074 |
| 87 | Windsor | 37.9 | 20,455 |
| 88 | Evans | 37.9 | 20,308 |
| 89 | Erie | 37.9 | 19,948 |
| 90 | John | 37.9 | 12,818 |
| 91 | Firestone | 37.9 | 11,255 |
| 92 | Frederick | 37.9 | 10,186 |
| 93 | Fort Lupton | 37.9 | 7,669 |
| 94 | Milliken | 37.9 | 5,975 |
| 95 | Lochbuie | 37.9 | 5,222 |
| 96 | Alamosa | 33.3 | 9,592 |
| 97 | Sterling | 29.4 | 14,046 |
| 98 | Fort Morgan | 27.3 | 11,377 |
| 99 | Brush | 27.3 | 5,488 |
| 100 | La Junta | 25.7 | 7,018 |
Source: NOAA snowfall data via Saturday Night Science. 107 Colorado cities ranked.
Summary
Summary: The Snowiest Cities In Colorado For 2026
If you’re looking for the Colorado cities that get buried in snow each winter, this is an accurate list.
The snowiest cities in Colorado are Aspen, Steamboat Springs, Edwards, Gypsum, Eagle, Avon, Vail, Gunnison, Woodland Park, and Durango.
