NOAA: Winter Storm Watch for Denver & Front Range, CO Tuesday | 3-6″ in Town, 6-14″ in Mountains NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Denver and the Front Range, CO for Tuesday that is calling for “heavy snow”. NOAA is forecasting 3-6″ of snow in Denver. NOAA is forecasting 6-14″ of snow in the higher elevations of the Front Range. * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. The Denver metro area and I-25 corridor could see accumulations of 3 […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 6, 2020 1 Comment
Needing a Change of Scenery? Next Stop Paonia, CO Feeling cooped up and needing a change of scenery due to Coivid-19? Weโve got just the place for youโฆ Two renovated school buses are available on Airbnb for nightly rentals. The buses are located on Sage View Ranch in the central-western Colorado town of Paonia. Paonia is roughly an hour to hour and a half drive from Grand Junction and […] Taylor Stephan | September 5, 2020 2 Comments
Denver’s Air Quality Right Now = You Smoking 2 Cigarettes A Day Smoke from wildfires in California is polluting the nation’s air big time, with smoke being seen and inhaled thousands of miles away. The air pollution as a result of the fires is so bad in Denver, Colorado right now, that for people living in the city, it’s about the equivalent of smoking two cigarettes a day. Chris Tomer, a Colorado-based […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 24, 2020 3 Comments
Monsoon Possible for Colorado this Weekend: First One of the Season And just when you thought hurricane season was over, it’s monsoon season in Colorado.ย Related: Brain Post: Megaflashesโ | New World Records Set for Longest Lightning Flashes in Brazil and Argentina A potential monsoon is expected to land in Colorado this weekend, bringing in large amounts of moisture from the south.ย Chris Tomer, a Colorado-based meteorologist, wrote in a Facebook post […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 23, 2020 0 Comments
Bear Attacks Man in His Own Kitchen in Aspen, CO A mature black bear found its way into an Aspen, CO home, where a man and his 12-year-old twins were sleeping. Dave Chernosky is lucky to be alive and well after a terrifying confrontation with a huge black bear, weighing in at around 400 pounds. Although unclear how the bear gained access to the home, it is very possible the […] James Pulfer | July 21, 2020 2 Comments
How a La Niรฑa Weather Pattern Will Potentially Effect Colorado’s Mountain Ranges Next Winter The NOAA predicts that there is a 50-55% chance that next winter will be influenced by a La Niรฑa weather pattern.ย Of course, it being only July, predicting a La Niรฑa is still “going out on a limb for a long-range forecast,” according to Colorado meteorologist Chris Tomer. Related: NOAA Issues La Niรฑa Watch: 50-55% Chance of La Niรฑa Developing in […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 16, 2020 0 Comments
Bubonic Plague Forces Open Space and Trails to Close in Colorado Until Further Notice Just when you thought the ‘rona was enough, plague is causing problems in one of Colorado’s Open Spaces. Great Western Reservoir Open Space located near Broomfield, Colorado, was forced to close until further notice due to a burst in plague activity inside the park.ย According to the Center for Disease Control, plague is a disease that affects humans and other […] SnowBrains | July 14, 2020 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado Announces Sunday, June 7 Closing Date At long last, ski season is unfortunately over for one of Colorado’s finest ski areas. Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will be closing for the season on Sunday, June 7, 2020. The ski area said in a written statement:ย The last day of the ski season will be Sunday, June 7. Every season, no matter how hard we try and stop […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 4, 2020 0 Comments