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Record-breaking wildfires in 2020 turned huge swaths of Western forests into barren burn scars. Those forests store winter snowpack that millions of…
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Months of dry weather have left much of the Roaring Fork Valley in critical levels of drought, even after snow in December. The region has not been so dry…
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This summer in Colorado was the driest on record. But forecasters say weather patterns during the hotter months aren’t a predictor of what winter might…
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Some portions of Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield Counties are experiencing moderate drought because of hotter temperatures and below average precipitation in…
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As of Wednesday, this winter’s snowpack is nearly exactly the same as it was last year. 2019’s skyrocket in snowfall totals did not begin until the first…
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The early season snowstorms that hit the Rocky Mountain region this fall have boosted snowpack levels between two and three times the average.A U.S.…
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Colorado’s snowpack is hovering at about three-quarters of average, which could mean low spring runoff. Liza Mitchell tracks snowpack for the Roaring Fork…
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Spring in the mountains means more skiers in the backcountry. Earlier this month, BlaseReardon from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center discussed…
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Earlier this week, Colorado’s snowpack hit 100 percent of average. Experts think this bodes well for this summer’s water supply. Snowpack refers to the…
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Dry February weather melted snow in the high country, but snowpack levels are still substantial. A healthy level of snow up high is important for everyone…