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Colorado’s snowy winter and wet spring were a boon to the state’s reservoirs. These satellite photos show it.
At the start of August, Colorado reservoirs were at 80% their capacity. A year ago, their fill ratio was just 60%.
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2 women die Friday in Gunnison Basin, bringing Colorado’s spring runoff death toll to at least 5
By Jesse Paul Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s rivers are starting to swell — but there are still feet of snow left to melt in the high country
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Colorado’s drought is at its lowest level in at least 19 years
By Jesse Paul Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s drought situation continues to improve, with just 11% of the state under dry conditions
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Guides’ familiarity with terrain, underestimating danger possibly had role in fatal Jones Pass avalanche
Hans Berg, a photographer and guide with Empire-based Powder Addiction snowcat skiing, was killed March 7 in a massive slide that broke trees “like popsicle sticks”
Colorado drought levels drop by half in a week; governor declares snowpack is “epic”
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday that there is no more extreme or exceptional drought conditions in the state, which plagued the Four Corners region after the dry 2018 winter and summer
Crawling around Colorado’s mountains, personal snowcats are becoming so ubiquitous they even have a jamboree
Today, snowcats are selling as high-end RVs on snow, with an entry-level, four-seat Tucker starting around $125,000
Avalanche slams into home of southwest Colorado sheriff, injuring him and two of his children
Tuesday's slide comes amid a stretch of historic avalanche conditions in Colorado that buried roads, shuttered ski areas and left three men dead
Crested Butte’s Alley Loop series, Colorado’s nuttiest race on skinny skis, starts and finishes with a big “whoop”
The costumed contingent at the event included a Notorious RBG, a nod toward U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who turned down Jell-O shots in an alley: “There will be no appearance of impropriety on my part!”
A declining number of avalanche deaths in Colorado, the West in the past four seasons buoys hope
"We are seeing a success story. But the source of that success is very complicated," said Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Colorado’s snow season is starting off strong. These satellite photos tell the story.
There's good reason to believe it will be a solid snow year in Colorado
More Colorado ski areas — including Vail, Beaver Creek and Aspen — to open early for 2018-19 season
Ski conditions at Colorado's mountain resorts are the best they've been at this point in the season in years
Colorado’s drought persists, with abnormally dry conditions covering 83 percent of the state
A bright spot in the data is Colorado's snowpack, which is above the average and the normal for this time of year
