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Snow showers are predicted every day of the work week in Summit County towns this week, with a chance of a sunny day Saturday.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Bernie Meier said that the main weather system rolling through Summit County this week will arrive Monday.
“It’s really fast-moving,” Meier said Sunday. “It will come in tomorrow afternoon, and then by Tuesday morning it will be out of the area already.”
Meier noted that while the storm will hit areas east of the mountains the hardest, it should bring 1-3 inches of snow to towns and up to 6 inches in higher elevations. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Summit County and other nearby areas for a “potent storm system and associated strong cold front” Monday afternoon and night.
Photo from Keystone Resort
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Notable characters from the early days of Keystone Resort gathered in front of the Argentine chairlift on Sunday, April 11, to swap memories and take a final ride on the lift, which will be removed this summer. The closing day marked the end of Keystone’s 50th season.
The resort hosted its closing day and final operations of the Argentine lift on a sunny, windy April day, although, there were fewer of the usual closing-day crowds and parking lot parties due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, a small group of people integral to Keystone’s history gathered to see off the Argentine lift, which was one of the original chairs installed at Keystone for its first operating season.
Snow is on the way to Summit County, bringing much-needed moisture after recent record-high temperatures and an early season wildfire Sunday. Snow accumulation totals of up to 8 inches are expected at high elevations from an incoming Tuesday storm, and snow showers are predicted throughout the rest of the week.
Evan Direnzo, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Boulder, said the storm could start as early as Monday night with a slight chance of showers in higher terrain. Early Tuesday, there is a chance of snow for the entire Summit County area, and by Tuesday afternoon, snow is likely across the county. The forecast calls for 1 to 3 inches of snow in town through Tuesday night and 5 to 8 inches for higher elevations in the county, such as ski areas.
Photo from Keystone Resort
Founding families and longtime employee swap stories of the resort and one of its original chairlifts, the Argentine, as it makes its final laps
Notable characters from the early days of Keystone Resort gathered in front of the Argentine chairlift on Sunday, April 11, to swap memories and take a final ride on the lift, which will be removed this summer. The closing day marked the end of Keystone’s 50th season.
The resort hosted its closing day and final operations of the Argentine lift on a sunny, windy April day, although there were fewer of the usual closing-day crowds and parking lot parties due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, a small group of people integral to Keystone’s history gathered to see off the Argentine lift, which was one of the original chairs installed at Keystone for its first operating season.