Fremont County, CO Roof Snow Load - Case Study Area
Why doesn't Fremont County have a snow load number?
ASCE 7's own snow load map has no single figure for Fremont County: the terrain is complex enough that the code (§7.2) requires an elevation-specific study rather than a county-wide value. That is the map being accurate, not a data gap.
FIPS 08043, population 50,093. 386 US counties get this same case-study treatment; Fremont County is one of them.
Fremont County in numbers
- Population50,093
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal38.3 in.
- FIPS08043
Fremont County's snowfall, most winters
38.3 in. a year: that's Fremont County's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at CANON CITY, CO US (10.8 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Fremont County's number
Treat the Fremont County figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. (How this figure is calculated.)