Dec. 30 weather: Let it snow (please!)
A medium-size slide ran on a backcountry slope between A-Basin and Loveland Pass, showing how slides can start well below a ridgeline in gullies that have been cross-loaded by the wind. Click on the...
View ArticleJan. 2 weather: Inbounds slide at Vail, showers in the area
A frost-covered rose hip gleams against a blue early morning shadow along a Frisco roadside. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. A ski patroller triggered an inbounds slide at Vail Friday, and with new snow in the...
View ArticleJan. 3 weather: Wax ’em up, it’s a powder day
National Weather Service forecast maps show a chance of lingering showers across the north-central mountains. Double-digit snowfall totals in parts of the northern mountains and seasonal temperatures...
View ArticleNovember, December snowfall about half of average
Buffalo Mountain rendered in black and white by the light of dawn. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. If you like our daily weather picture, click on the photo to visit an online gallery where you can browse and buy...
View ArticleJan. 11 weather: Big slides at Vail and Berthoud Pass
A considerable risk of avalanches didn't stop a few people from sampling the powder on the popular backcountry terrain around Loveland Pass. Click on the image for a larger view. Where is the state’s...
View ArticleJan. 15 weather: El Niño, surf, skiing and avalanches
A graphic from NOAA shows sea surface temps across the Pacific, with warmer-than-average temperatures in red. Click on the image for an animated view. SUMMIT COUNTY — Calm weather will prevail through...
View ArticleJan. 19 weather: No love from Ullr
With not much new in the weather, we're digging into the archives for some eye candy, with an early winter scene on Dillon Reservoir. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. Moisture-laden jet stream passing to the...
View ArticleJan. 22 weather: ‘Extreme’ avy danger in San Juans
Just a dusting early Friday on a dead lodgepole branch (beauty in death?), but a promise of at least a few inches this weekend. Storm sets low-pressure records in Arizona, shift to NW flow could...
View ArticleJan. 23 weather: Colder, with some snow in the forecast
A NOAA weather map shows a chance for heavy snow in the north-central mountains of Colorado. Winter storm warning for parts of the north-central mountains, including the Gore Range By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT...
View ArticleJan. 25 weather: Avalanche deaths in Utah, Idaho
A classic morning view of Peak One from Summit Voice headquarters in Frisco. Inbounds avalanche at Sun Valley may have been in closed area, Utah death part of trend of people taking more risks in the...
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