• Snowpack at Indy Pass and McClure Pass reaches 100% and 82% of normal, respectively, on March 24.
• Lake Powell was 33.3% full on March 24, down from 33.5% last week.
• High air temperatures at ASE went up to 53°F on March 22.
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Laurine Lassalle is Aspen Journalism’s data desk editor, where she works to catalog and analyze local public data. She has a master’s degree in data and investigative journalism from UC Berkeley with an emphasis on environmental reporting.
Data dashboard: Three-quarters of the rooms in Aspen and Snowmass were booked in February
• February occupancy for Aspen and Snowmass combined reached 75.9%, down from 76.9% last year, but 7% more rooms were booked due to increased inventory.
• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached 110% of median on March 17.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has lost about 7 inches since last week.
Data dashboard: Local snowpack up after last week’s storm
• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached an average of 15.1 inches of snow-water equivalent per site on March 10, or 109% of median. That’s up from 13.4 inches on March 3 and from 100% of median.
• Lake Powell was 33.7% full on March 10, down from 33.9% last week.
• Low air temperatures at ASE reached -7 on Feb. 28 before going back up to 23°F on March 2.
Crystal River mapping project
Beginning high in the Elk Mountains, the Crystal River flows 40 miles through three counties, cutting a canyon under the flanks of Mount Sopris and winding past the towns of Marble, Redstone and Carbondale before joining with the Roaring Fork River. Along the way, its waters turn mesa hayfields, acres of alfalfa and Carbondale parks […]
Data dashboard: Lake Powell’s water levels down, Roaring Fork snowpack is up
• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached an average of 13.4 inches of snow-water equivalent per site on March 3, or 100% of median. That’s up from 12.2 inches on Feb. 25 and from 96% of median.
• Lake Powell’s elevation reached 3,561.7 feet on March 3, down from 3,562.6 feet on Feb. 25.
• Air temperatures at ASE kept swinging and dropped as low as 2°F on Feb. 27.
Data dashboard: Swinging air temperatures
• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached an average of 12.2 inches of snow-water equivalent per site on Feb. 25, or 96% of median.
• Lake Powell was 34.2% full on Feb. 25, down from 34.4% last week.
• High air temperatures at the Aspen airport went from 48°F on Feb. 6 to 29°F on Feb. 11 before going up to 47°F on Feb. 19 and dropping to 36°F on Feb. 22.
Data dashboard: January occupancy influenced by global economy
Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 69.3% in January, down from 79.3% last year. Meanwhile, Snowmass recorded 72% paid occupancy, down from 2023’s 73.1%.
Snowpack at Schofield Pass reached 19.5 inches of snow-water equivalent on Feb. 18, up from 17.6 inches last week.
Lake Powell was 34.4% full on Feb. 18, down from 34.6% last week but up from 23% a year ago.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack still close to normal
• Snowpack at Schofield Pass reached 17.6 inches of snow-water equivalent, or 89% of median on Feb. 11.
• Lake Powell was 34.6% full on Feb. 11, down from 34.8% last week.
• High air temperatures at ASE went as high as 48°F on Jan. 31 and as low as 30°F on Feb. 3.
Data dashboard: Weekend winter storm boosts snowpack
• Snowpack at Indy Pass increased from 7.8 inches of snow-water equivalent on Feb. 2 to 9.1 inches on Feb. 4 after a snowstorm hit the mountains over the weekend.
• Lake Powell was 34.8% full on Feb. 4, down from 35% last week.
• High temperatures at ASE went from 34°F on Jan. 26 to 42°F on Jan. 28.
Pitkin County moving to place a cap on exterior energy use
The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on Dec. 6 approved on first reading a package of code amendments that place a cap on exterior energy use at 200 million British thermal units (Btu) per year and per parcel and implement new “electric-ready” requirements.