• Lake Powell’s surface elevation is less than 7ft above target elevation.
• RFSD’s school enrollment is down 6% from 2019.

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.
Data dashboard: Lake Powell approaches critical water level
• Lake Powell’s storage hits new record low on Jan. 23, when the reservoir was 26.45% of full.
• Snowpack around the Roaring Fork basin well ahead of last season’s pace.
Data dashboard: New record high December occupancies for Aspen and Snowmass
• Paid occupancy for Aspen reaches 64.1% in December, up from 61.8% in 2019.
• Snowpack at Schofield Pass has gained more than 15 in of SWE since Dec. 23.
Data dashboard: Christmas Eve snowstorm boosts snowpack above historical averages
• Indy Pass reports a SWE of 7.91 in on Jan. 2, up from 6.5 in last week.
• Maximum air temperature dropped from 42°F on Dec. 23 to 31°F on Dec. 27
Data dashboard: Snowpack levels spike back toward normal
• Indy Pass reports a SWE of 6.5 in on Dec. 26, up from 4.88 in last week.
• Minimum air temperature dropped from -4°F on Dec. 18 to 24°F on Dec. 23.
Data dashboard: Air temperature drop and increased snowpack
• Indy Pass reports a SWE of 4.88 in on Dec. 20, up from 4.49 in last week. • Minimum air temperature dropped from 32°F on Dec. 10 to -7°F on Dec. 19.
Data dashboard: Winter occupancy reaches pre-pandemic levels
• As of Nov. 30, Aspen’s December occupancy exceeds 2019 by 16%.
• With recent storm, Indy Pass snowpack jumps to 86% of average for Dec. 12.
Data dashboard: Local snowpacks fall further from average in early December
• Snowpack at Indy Pass was at 70.9% of average on Dec. 5, down from 79.7% of average on Nov. 28.
• Roaring Fork at Stillwater ran at 15 cfs on Dec. 5, down from 16.3 cfs last week.
Data dashboard: Snowpack at Indy Pass sits just under 80% of historical average
• SNOTEL site at the Independence Pass shows that snowpack was at 79.7% of average on Nov. 28.
• The monitoring station at McClure Pass recorded a snowpack of less than one inch, or 33.5% of average.
A growing toll from bike and e-bike accidents
“It’s definitely higher than it ever has been,” said Dr. Christopher Roseberry, AVH’s trauma medical director. “The e-bikes are so popular, and e-bike rentals are so popular among visitors. We went into the season fully expecting to see more e-bike injuries, and that’s what we ended up seeing.”