Winter Storm Ajax, the First Named Winter Storm of the Season, Brings Blizzard Conditions to High Plains

Ajax Snow, Wind Reports

Here are storm total snowfall reports from Ajax. The map below shows the estimated snowfall totals from Ajax in the areas that were affected.

California: Kingvale (10 inches); Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (8-12 inches); Kirkwood Ski Resort (14 inches); Squaw Valley Ski Resort (11 inches)
Nevada: Near Lamoille (21.7 inches at 9200 feet elevation); near McGill, Nevada (15 inches); Jiggs (12 inches)
Arizona: North-northwest of Flagstaff (11 inches)
Utah: Alta (15 inches); Mount Pleasant (10 inches); Fairview (10 inches); Park City (7.6 inches)
Colorado: Monument (30 inches with 3-4 foot drifts); Red Mountain Pass (28 inches); Telluride (12 inches); Near Aurora (up to 10 inches); Denver Int'l Airport (4 inches)
New Mexico: Ski Santa Fe (29 inches); Red River Ski (15 inches); Taos (9 inches); Albuquerque heights/northeast metro (up to 7 inches) 
Wyoming: One observer northeast of Cheyenne reported 4 inches; officially, Cheyenne came in with 2 inches.
Nebraska: McCook (6 inches); Cambridge (3 inches)
Kansas: Colby (20 inches), Atwood (19.5 inches)
Texas: Texline (4 inches)
Oklahoma: Boise City (6 inches)

Ajax Snowfall Reports

The contour shows estimated snowfall amounts from Ajax Nov. 15-18, 2015. Plotted values are actual snow totals from National Weather Service reports. 

Here are some peak wind gusts reported during Winter Storm Ajax in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska.

• La Junta, Colorado: 70 mph (trees reported down)
• Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado: 68 mph
• Clines Corners, New Mexico: 64 mph
• Pueblo, Colorado: 64 mph
• Raton, New Mexico: 64 mph
• Tribune, Kansas: 63 mph
• Lamar, Colorado: 63 mph
• Limon, Colorado: 61 mph
• Denver International Airport: 58 mph
• McCook, Nebraska: 56 mph