August Dusting on Sneffels

August 26, 2024  |  Ridgway, Colorado
A fresh dusting of snow on Mount Sneffels in late August.

A fresh dusting of snow on Mount Sneffels in late August.

Yesterday we had some more thunderstorms roll through during the afternoon, and when it started clearing up right before sunset there was a brilliant double rainbow over town and fresh snow on Sneffels! In recent weeks I've seen the Sneffels Range briefly covered in hail several times after thunderstorms, but this was the first actual snow up there this summer (you can tell by the way it's caked onto the steep rock faces where hail would just slide off). The temps have been cooling off lately and autumn feels like it's right around the corner!