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185 Shares The Snowmass snow stake this morning shows just how much the area received from Wednesday’s storm. (Courtesy of Aspen Snowmass) Snowmass is the early leader in this week’s snowfall sweepstakes, but Steamboat’s bounty is coming. According to 24-hour snow totals reported this morning, Snowmass led the way with 20 inches. Wednesday’s storm dropped ample snow on the mountains while Denver stayed largely dry. Here’s a list of double-digit totals according to OpenSnow, an independent snow reporting and forecasting service: Snowmass: 20 inches Beaver Creek: 13 inches Keyst...

A multiple-year study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife found populations and distribution of southern white-tailed ptarmigan are holding steady in the state, though the bird faces challenges from climate change and increasing recreation pressures. The southern white-tailed ptarmigan lives year-round in the harsh alpine environments in Colorado. It is pictured here in July in the Northern Sawatch Range in White River National Forest. Photo by Tom Lotshaw Populations of southern white-tailed ptarmigan, an iconic yet well-camouflaged and easily overlooked bird of Colorado’s alpine regions, appea...

338 Shares Skiers and riders are reveling in powder after 25 inches fell in the past three days. (Preston Bass, provided by Wolf Creek) Six Colorado ski areas received a foot or more of snow over the past 72 hours from a storm cycle that prompted avalanche warnings on Tuesday for the central and southern mountains. Wolf Creek has been the big winner so far with 25 inches. Purgatory and Silverton received 19, Snowmass 13,  Aspen Highlands and Winter Park 12. Most areas along Interstate 70 and to the north didn’t do as well but still gave skiers reason for excitement. Breckenridge rece...

Avalanche warnings in effect through Wednesday morning in central, southern mountains Several areas received more than a foot of snow in recent storm Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Courtesy Colorado Avalanche Information Center Two avalanches seen on Jones Pass on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. and last updated 2020-12-29 14:36:29-05 DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued avalanche warnings Tuesday for the central and southern mountains of Colorado after several more inches o...

At age 16 and barely licensed, I drove my mom’s car, an aging, mouse-brown Chevrolet sedan. When I was 18, my parents bought me a used Dodge sedan of my own. When I think of those cars today, I think of cruising the suburbs with the windows down. Of driving too fast down our town’s quiet streets to make curfew at night. Of playing country music loud and singing along. Of that fiercely steep learning curve that is young adulthood. When I was 24 and in February of 2004, I bought a 2002 Toyota 4Runner from a car dealership in Minnesota near where I grew up and run by a family friend. I used ...