MLK Week Storm Totals for Colorado It has literally been the perfect storm last week. It’s been a snowy week across Colorado, making for a perfect long weekend. If you are wondering how your favorite ski area fared, here’s how everything stacked up across the region. All data from OpenSnow for the week of January 10-16, 2024. Seven-Day Snow Totals 56” at Monarch 55” at Irwin […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
After 500 Avalanches in a Week in Colorado, CAIC Advises to Avoid Avalanche Terrain The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) warns that avalanche danger in the Northern and Central Mountains across Colorado remains at a Level 4 out of 5. Strong winds and sustained snowfall on Monday created very dangerous conditions and these conditions are anticipated to last at least until Wednesday and a special Avalanche Advisory is in effect for the rest of […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
602 Avalanches Reported in Colorado in December 2023 | No Avalanche Deaths Before New Year For 1st Time Since 2018/19 In its monthly report, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) details “602 avalanches, 112 of which were human-triggered. In eight avalanche incidents, 10 people were caught, and three were partly buried with no major injuries.” It is the first time since 2018/19 that there were no avalanche-related fatalities in Colorado before the New Year. In December 2023, Colorado experienced notable […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 9, 2024 0 Comments
Active Pattern Ahead For Colorado | Series of Storms Over The Next Week Forecast Summary A series of systems will make their way through the west and bring much-needed snowfall to Colorado. The first of said systems will move through tonight into Thursday and bring snow to primarily the San Juan Mountains. A second system will move through Friday into Saturday and bring more snow to the mountains, focusing more on northern Colorado. […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 3, 2024 0 Comments
Further 5 Wolves Released in Colorado, Bringing Total to 10 Colorado Parks and Wildlife (‘CPW’) released another five wolves this week, after an initial release of five wolves on Monday, December 18, 2023. This takes the total of wolves released on the western slope of Colorado to ten wolves. A total of four males and six females were released, most of which were juveniles/yearlings. Related: First 5 Wolves Released on […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 23, 2023 0 Comments
First 5 Wolves Released on Colorado’s Western Slope On Monday, December 18, 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (‘CPW’) released five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County. The release was part of Proposition 114 (State Statute 33-2-105.8) which instructs the CPW Commission to reintroduce gray wolves to Colorado by December 31, 2023. The State Statute came into effect following a public vote in Colorado in 2020, which […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Colorado Highway Snow Forecast for Weekend of December 1-4 | Highways 14, 34, 40, 70, 285 Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Colorado to Get Hammered This Weekend – 2+ FEET Likely “Babe wake up, new highway cross-sections just dropped Prolonged snowfall will impact the mountains through early Monday, with heavy accumulations for many locations. The heaviest snow is expected Saturday evening through Sunday. Travel impacts will be widespread in the high country, and strong winds this weekend will […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 3, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Colorado to Get Hammered This Weekend – 2+ FEET Likely A major winter storm will impact Colorado this weekend, dropping 6-25″ at resorts around the region between Thursday night and Monday morning, favoring the central and northern mountains. Snowfall will begin on Thursday evening in the southern mountains and gradually work its way north. For the next three days, pulses of moisture will arrive from the west and northwest, bringing steady […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 30, 2023 0 Comments