After nearly two weeks of dry weather, winter hit southern and central Colorado – and it sounds like it’s not done yet.

“This latest storm was a substantial one, especially for mountain areas,” said Matthew Aleksa, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. “The San Juan’s ended up picking up 1 to 2 feet of snow and some areas upwards of 30 inches.”

Molas Pass snow depth measured 33 inches after the storm dumped snow from Wednesday through Saturday morning. The central mountains, near Aspen and Vail, received over 2 feet.

“It was a very prolific storm,” he said. “It definitely helped with the snowpack.”

Even better news for those watching snowpack levels: It’s not over.

The weather service is calling for another system to move over Southwest Colorado by Tuesday evening.

“Looks like this upcoming week will remain unsettled,” Aleksa said. “We’re getting into a pattern where we’re basically going to have one after another storm coming through.”

He said a winter storm warning is already in effect for Southwest Colorado.

“We’re looking at 8 to 15 inches during that duration for the San Juans.”

Five avalanches were triggered by artillery Sunday, and at least one occurred naturally – all above U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. On Wolf Creek Pass, a naturally occurring slide reached U.S. Highway 160, and it was significant in size, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center website.

Aleksa said another storm could follow the midweek event.

“The next storm comes in Thursday,” he said. “The valley may get some snow, but not as much as the mountains will see. It’s good that we finally got the moisture.”