Below Average Reports for Ark Basin Normally the elephant in the room would have been discussed far before the third week in January. But when worldwide pandemics, civil unrest, and political power plays dominate the news feeds, Colorado’s persistent drought […]
Caution Issued for Lake County Region The fourth deadly avalanche of the season happened over Christmas weekend, shining the spotlight on dangerous backcountry conditions as the next round of storms rolls across the state. The current situation has prompted the […]
Three Killed By Slides in Other Areas “Since Friday three Coloradans lost their lives in avalanche accidents, and 132 avalanches were reported. One hundred and eight avalanches were triggered by people in the last week” said Colorado Avalanche Information Center […]
Beacon Park Open for Training The White River National Forest’s new beacon training park outside Minturn gives the public an easily accessible opportunity to practice using avalanche transceivers, a critical piece of safety equipment for winter backcountry recreation. “Record numbers […]
Backcountry Update: Snowy Roads and Avalanches As travel officials issue snow advisories for the Central Mountains including highways in and out of Leadville Today, details about last week’s avalanche in southern Lake County which left a snowmobiler with two broken […]
Winter Clings to Last Week of February CDOT Update at 9:42 a.m. for I-70 travel restrictions can be found HERE. **Travel Alert UPDATE * 9 a.m. Monday The National Weather Service has issued a snow squall warning for Lake County. […]
More Snow, Followed by Bluebird Weekend The weather will take center stage over the next couple of days as a series of weak, low-pressure winter storms move across Colorado, leaving just enough snow on the roads to wreak some havoc. […]
Snow Slabs Set Up for Next Round of Storms The next round of winter storms is expected to move through Colorado over the remainder of this week and into the weekend. And while the clouds may be moving, the reading […]
Sliding Through The Holidays: Weather Forecast by Matt Huber, Colorado Avalanche Information Center Issued on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 at 7:46 a.m. It has been well over a week now since our last storm. The red and orange in the daily […]
Cold Full Moon Ushers in Winter By now, you’ve heard about tonight’s Full “Cold Moon”. If not, one of this lunar orb’s most interesting trivia facts is in the numbers. It will fully rise tonight (12/12) at 12:12 a.m. Ooooh! […]
CAIC Director Presents Epic Avy Events “By now we had successfully severed four of the major east-west arteries of Colorado,” said Dr. Ethan Greene, Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) during his presentation about the historic 2019 avalanche […]
Lake County Sees Spring Snow Once the calendar turns to May in the Colorado high country, folks are ready to talk about something other than snow, especially after this winter. Of course, this week if you live in Leadville Today […]
