Author: Jonathan Ingraham
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U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain: Olympic qualifying heats up for Milan-Cortina
Meet four Colorado freeskiers looking for a chance to represent Team USA at 2026 Winter Games Several of the world’s best freeskiers and snowboarders are in Copper Mountain this week for the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix. Multiple Team USA athletes are eyeing their chance to qualify for the Olympic team, hopefully helping punch their ticket…
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Here are some of the peak wind gusts in Colorado from Wednesday’s wind storm
A mid-December wind storm pushed into Colorado on Wednesday, prompting power outages, school and business closures and traffic impacts for most of the day. Winds blew steadily between 25-35 mph, but some gusts pushed over 100 mph in Colorado’s high country. The wind began picking up speed in the late morning/early afternoon in the foothills…
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90 mph wind gusts, snow forecast for Colorado as wild weather swings continue
Windy conditions in Colorado’s high country are forecast for Wednesday ahead of light snow Thursday as December’s wild weather continues. A larger storm for the weekend will add snow to the northern and central mountains mainly. A few-days lull in storminess is forecast ahead of Christmas, however, a broader reaching storm is on the horizon…
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Colorado rancher donates 72,000 pounds of hay to ranchers affected by Lee fire
“We’re grateful that we can be a part of it. It’s the Western way.” The Lee fire burned more than 138,000 acres of grassland used by ranchers and wildlife in northwestern Colorado in August and September, affecting the livelihoods of dozens of ranchers and landowners on the Roan Plateau. The fire destroyed prime grazing lands…
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Trio of snow storms headed for Colorado, could deliver 10-20 inches by Christmas weekend
Snow is finally back in the forecast for Colorado as a trio of storms could bring snow to the state from the middle of this week through the Christmas weekend; maybe fresh snow on Christmas Day too. Current forecast models show the possibility of between 10-20 inches of snow for the northern and central mountains…
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Colorado’s snowpack to suffer as bone dry conditions, more wind forecast for high country; where’s the snow?
Dry conditions will prevail for another six or seven days as Colorado’s high country continues to experience a dry fall heading into mid December. Colorado’s snowpack remains growing inconsistently, marking the third year in last five to start below median average. But snow is forecast to return about a week before Christmas, giving the possibility…
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Wind gust hits 90 mph on Colorado’s Front Range ahead of bleak 10-day snow forecast
Windy weather will dominate parts of Colorado’s high country over the next two days, with gusts between 50-60 mph on ridge tops possible and 30-40 mph at the ski areas in the Front Range and Sawatch mountains. Some light snow is forecast to develop on Wednesday for the northern mountains, but then a possible 10ish-day…
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Large weekend storm drops 33″ of snow at one Colorado spot, snowpack doubles over 7 day stretch
The first big snow storm of winter 2025-26 for Colorado dropped about 10-20 inches in the northern mountains, 8-14 inches in the central mountains and 3-8 inches in the southern mountains. Colorado’s snowpack doubled in both median average and snow water equivalent values over the first seven days of December. Some light snow is forecast…
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Heavy blast of snow forecast for Colorado as 2-3 feet could fall over next 2 days
Colorado’s high country is about to receive a big blast of snow over the next two days, with some northern locations possibly seeing between 24-36 inches of snow by Sunday morning. Travel impacts on the state’s northern highways could be difficult both Saturday and Sunday. A winter storm warning is in effect for most of…
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51 acres of private Colorado inholdings secured by land trust in two popular wildernesses
Acquisitions will help to add onto public lands in pristine state ecosystems The Montana-based Wilderness Land Trust announced Wednesday it recently acquired two private inholdings within Colorado wildernesses, expanding 51 acres for future public use. The two properties are the 20-acre Busher Claim in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness and the 31-acre Great Western Lode in…