Tag: snowpack

It’s all white: Colorado statewide snowpack tops 140%, though reservoirs still low

March 29, 2023 by Jerd Smith

Despite blizzard, Colorado’s critical mountain snowpack shrinks

March 24, 2021 by Jerd Smith

Snow on Vail Pass. Credit: Creative Commons

Critical April snowpack above average, but potential for dry spring causes concern

April 8, 2020 by Jerd Smith

Snow in the Garden of the Gods. Credit: Creative Commons

Colorado snowpack, reservoir levels strong, despite dry January

January 29, 2020 by Jerd Smith

Jonathan Epstein and his daughter Carlie, 12, walk back to their cars after skiing at Eldora Mountain Resort on Sunday in Boulder County. Eldora lies within the South Platte Basin, which has one of the best snowpacks in the state right now. Photo by Jeremy Papasso

It’s back! Early snows masking return of drought

November 13, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Standley Lake in Westminster. The ongoing drought, which shows no signs of easing this fall, has left Colorado's reservoirs at just 84 percent of average capacity, down from 112 percent of average last year at this time. Credit: Jerd Smith, Fresh Water News

It’s official: Colorado is drought free, but its reservoirs not so much

May 15, 2019 by Jerd Smith