Author: Jonathan Ingraham
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Winter returns snow to Colorado within next 3 days for first possible powder skiing day Monday
Snow finally returns to Colorado’s high country within the next three days, then into next week as a series of storm systems empty their fluffy flakes from Steamboat to Silverton. Vail and Eldora both open Friday bringing the total operating Colorado ski areas to seven. More snow is forecast throughout next week and leading up…
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Latest snow storm for Colorado stalls, 6-12″ still forecast into next week
The following 7- to 9-day period could deliver more snow daily up to Thanksgiving Day The constantly evolving weekend forecast for Colorado’s ski areas and resorts has changed, again, but remains promising as moderate amounts of snow will more than likely fall from between Friday to Sunday. Next week’s forecast offers up more snow for…
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Northern lights visible across Colorado from severe geomagnetic storm, possible viewing again Wednesday night
The Northern lights, aka aurora borealis, were visible across Denver and Colorado on Tuesday night due to a severe geomagnetic storm that lit up the skies. The Space Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday issued a Level 4 (severe) geomagnetic storm watch. Forecasters say the aurora may be visible “over much of the northern half of the…
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Nederland’s purchase of Eldora in ‘final stages,’ deal expected to close by year’s end
The Town of Nederland’s purchase of Eldora Mountain Resort in Boulder County is in the “final stages” of approval, advancing the mountain town one step closer to ownership from current owner POWDR, according to town officials. The Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) reviewed a draft of the 2026 Town budget last Wednesday, which included a…
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6-12″ of snow forecast for Colorado by weekend’s end as dry November concludes
The first 13 days of November in Colorado’s high country will have been very dry and warm, with only a few inches of snow falling in the northern mountains. However, that is about to change as snow is in the forecast by week’s end, which should begin to boost the state’s snowpack upwards. Four more…
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Colorado businesswoman & skier launches unique and ambitious helmet brand Revi Gear
“We are on a relentless mission to raise the bar in head protection for mountain athletes” Elizabeth (Lizzie) Shilko, giddy as a kid on Christmas morning, watched as a semi-trailer carrying the first delivery of her company’s ski and snowboard helmets and googles backed into the loading dock at Revi Gear’s north-Denver warehouse. “Today’s the…
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8-14″ of snow for Colorado possible as latest forecast shows promise to end dry November
Light snow in the northern Colorado mountains is forecast heading into the second weekend of November, starting a shift to more stormy weather for the second half of the month. But first a dry spell will take hold for about five days from this weekend into next late week before a larger storm system is…
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8-14″ of snow for Colorado possible as latest forecast shows promise to end dry November
Light snow in the northern Colorado mountains is forecast heading into the second weekend of November, starting a shift to more stormy weather for the second half of the month. But first a dry spell will take hold for about five days from this weekend into next late week before a larger storm system is…
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Strong signals show better snowfall returns to Colorado for second half of November
Snow for Colorado’s ski areas and backcountry zones is finally on the horizon as the latest system should bring a few inches to the northern mountains later this week. After another multi-day dry spell heading into the middle of November, snow is back in the forecast, and this or these storm(s) should finally bring better…
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Driver killed as semi-truck tumbles down Colorado mountain pass
A 23-year-old man is dead after a semi-truck he was driving Monday tumbled down a Colorado mountainside, authorities said. The Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash that sent the semi-truck off the side of U.S. Highway 160 about 17 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs around 8:21 a.m. The driver, a man from New York,…