Warm Week; Snowy Potential Cut-Off Low This Weekend

This week looks to be warm and sunny through Thursday.  Then, we have a classic springtime cut-off low that may impact the front range including our patrol zone.  These are sometimes huge snow producers with their upslope winds, and these are sometimes huge disappointments.  So, take the various model solutions, especially this far out, with […]

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Spring Continues (and a Note on Avalanche Danger)

Spring continues for the foreseeable future.  Highs on Saturday look to be in the fifties with the usual westerly breeze.  Temperatures turn “colder” on Sunday with highs in the 40s, the usual westerly breeze, and with a slight chance for light rain or a dusting of snow.  The next chance for real snow isn’t in […]

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Springtime

It just turned into Spring, so it’s that time for our thoughts to turn to sunscreen, short sleeves, and wet slab avalanche danger.  By almost all historical precedence, we’ll certainly be getting more snow this year, but it’ll be warm for a while until snow restarts.  Highs through Thursdays look to be in the 40s, […]

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Snowy End to the Week, and Enjoy the Powder!

Sorry all that this forecast is a little early, but dealing with time constraints.  By the time you read this, we’ll know how the Thursday system played out. A large low pressure system looks to give us two rounds of upslope, the first one on Thursday and the second one on Friday into Saturday.  There’s […]

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Snowy Week Continues

Snow continues.  The next round of snow is Monday to Tuesday evening.  Here are the model forecasts: 6” – WRF Model 4” – European Model 2” – American Model 1” – Canadian Model Temperatures cool significantly on Wednesday through the rest of the week.  The next round of snow appears to be on Thursday, which […]

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