Updated President’s Day Weekend (2/15-2/16) Forecast

Forecast: Saturday (2/15): Partly cloudy, dusting of snow possible, highs in the mid-20s, west winds around 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Sunday (2/16): Light snow, highs around 30, southwest winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Forecast Discussion: After a relatively dry January, it’s nice that we’ve been in a snowy cycle.  […]

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Weekend (2/15-2/16) Forecast – Some Snow During the Week, Possible Storm on President’s Day

Forecast: Saturday (2/15): Partly cloudy, highs in the mid-20s, westerly winds of 10-20 mph, gusts to 50 mph. Sunday (2/16): Partly cloudy, possible snow, highs in the mid-30s, southwesterly winds of 10 mph, gusts to 40 mph. Forecast Discussion: The last seven days have been incredible.  3-4 feet of snow in our backcountry patrol zone. […]

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Analysis of Thursday to Saturday Storm and Lessons Learned

The Thursday to Saturday morning storm was huge!  Within the zone of our backcountry patrol area, Eldora reported a storm total of 30”, while near our patrol zone, Loveland reported a storm total of 39”, Winter Park reported a storm total of 30”, and Ski Granby Ranch reported a storm total of 33”.  It’s extraordinarily […]

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Snowy Week, Brief Weekend (2/8, 2/9) Lull Possible, Snowy Next Week (a/k/a Awesome Forecast)

Forecast: Saturday (2/8): Snow ending with potentially sunny afternoon, highs in the upper 20s, westerly winds 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Sunday (2/9): Increasing clouds with light snow, highs in the upper 20s, low winds (if you can believe it). Forecast Discussion: Punxsutawney Phil says winter is over, but the numerical weather models […]

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