Garfield County reported 50 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, Eagle County added 39 cases while Pitkin County reported 13 cases.
Author Archives: Laurine Lassalle
Laurine Lassalle is Aspen Journalism’s data desk editor, where she works to catalogue and analyze local public data. She also heads our our “Tracking the Curve” project, documenting COVID-19 in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties. She has a master’s degree in data and investigative journalism from UC Berkeley with an emphasis on environmental reporting.
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Data dashboard: September’s occupancy rates hit new record high
• Aspen’s paid occupancy rate reached 69.3% in September, surpassing the former record of 65.3% in September 2017.
• The Roaring Fork River ran at 37.4 cfs on Oct. 17 at Stillwater, up from 32.6 cfs last year.
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Data dashboard: Local streamflow increasing after recent rains
• Roaring Fork River running at 39.18 cfs on Oct. 10 across town, up from 22.7 cfs on Oct. 3.
• Lake Powell’s elevation lost two inches between Oct. 3 and Oct. 10.
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Data dashboard: Wastewater in August and September catches up with past trends
• Aspen wastewater in August mirrored 2020, down 6% from 2019, while September was down 2% from 2020, on par with 2019.
• Roaring Fork River running at 22.7 cfs on Oct. 3 across town, up from 11.31 cfs on Sept. 26.
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Data dashboard: Roaring Fork, Crystal rivers keep running below minimum instream flow
• Crystal River at the Dow Fish Hatchery bridge running at 5.8 cfs.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,546.
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Data dashboard: Soil moisture catching up after starting out drier than usual
• Upper Roaring Fork streamflow at 55% of average, but dropped even lower on Sept. 16.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,547.1.
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Data dashboard: Record occupancy for Aspen in August; September poised to set new high mark
• August sets occupancy record for Aspen at 75.8%.
• Upper Roaring Fork streamflow at 60% of average.
• Sept. 8 max air temp was 14.8°F above normal.
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2020 census data highlights the relationship between resort communities and downvalley locales
The population in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties is expanding and becoming more diverse, with the Latino population growing faster than the white population between 2010 and 2020, according to data published last month by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Data dashboard: July traffic in Aspen rebounds from 2020 but remains historically low
• The Roaring Fork River at Stillwater ran at 29.9 cfs on Sept. 1, down from 41.4 cfs last week.
• July average daily traffic counts in Aspen reached 25,844, up 8.7% from July 2020 but down 0.9% from July 2019.
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Data dashboard: Air quality getting better
• The Colorado River near the Utah state line ran at 3,040 cfs on Aug. 25, up from 2,330 cfs last week.
• Air temperature was lower than normal.