When it doesn’t snow in Telluride, the town is simply not all right. There is a lot the resilient folks in this town can shrug off, but multiple dry weeks in the middle of the winter is not one of them. January was one of...
Susan and I arrived home last Monday evening. Despite dire weather forecasts, the trip from Denver was relatively uneventful: mostly dry roads, compact snow and low visibility across McClure Pass, a pleasant stop at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel to visit Ted and Vanessa (and pick...
My friend is spending the winter in Telluride, trying to improve her skiing, she says. To this end she has prevailed upon all of her friends and even her brother-in-law to ski slowly with her and give her some pointers. But not her husband. There is...
Very temporary high pressure is bringing sunny, dry conditions to our forecast area today (Thursday) as the Gulf of Alaska storm currently along the Pacific NW coast swirls inland. Two models show the strong closed low invading the Great Basin Friday afternoon while flow aloft turns...
[caption id="attachment_27195" align="alignleft" width="300"] Winter, Telluride Valley Floor[/caption] Editors update, 1/29/13: The bulk of the storm that just went through Telluride is past, with smaller accumulations over the next few days. The result of this recent bounty is more terrain open to ride. The ski area...
I was a Lance Armstrong fan. I respected him for being a great athlete, cancer survivor and philanthropist. I read his book, “It’s Not About the Bike,” (good book, bad title). I wore my LIVESTRONG t-shirt -- hot pink with yellow letters -- and of...
Today, the end of our January Thaw as high pressure breaks down allowing a change of weather. Several low pressure systems will be blowing into Colorado from Thursday through early next week. The first of the storms beginning tomorrow evening will favor the mountains north of...
The next low pressure system is moving down the coast from the Pacific northwest today as the flow aloft turns southwest. Mostly sunny skies bring warming temperatures as the storm moves south today. Southwest flow will increase overnight as the trough moves into the Great...
Weak surface high pressure is over Colorado this morning keeping cold air over the region with zero or below temps in the mountains and lower valleys. Air temperatures will increase during the day along with cloud cover and flow will turn to the southwest as...
The Christmas storm brought snow to the mountains & valleys in SW Colorado yesterday and early this morning. With trough passage the flow shifted to the north side of the range as it dove southeast into New Mexico cutting off snow showers on the south...
