• Snowpack at McClure Pass was down to 8.7 inches of snow-water equivalent on April 21, or 70% of median. That’s down from 12 inches last week.
• Water ran at 27.3 cfs on April 21 through the Twin Lakes Tunnel that sends Roaring Fork flows east of the Continental Divide.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has gained 2.4 inches since last week.
Author Archives: Laurine Lassalle
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.
Pitkin County’s per-capita income, third highest in the U.S., highlights growing disparity with wages
Pitkin County has the third-highest per-capita personal income in the United States, behind Teton County, Wyoming, and Summit County, Utah, thanks to high-income earners making money off investments and remote jobs, and rising local wages.
Data dashboard: Aspen and Snowmass hotels and lodges were about three-quarters full in March
• March occupancy reached 73.1% for the Aspen and Snowmass combined this year, down from 75.8% last year.
• Roaring Fork basin snowpack dropped from 17.9 inches of snow-water equivalent on April 7 to 16.4 inches on April 14.
• The Fork ran at 107.7% of average at Stillwater and 130.7% below Maroon Creek on April 14.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches about 113% of normal
• Snowpack at Indy Pass reaches 17.8 inches of snow-water equivalent on April 7, or 109.9% of normal. That’s up from 16.3 inches and 103.8% of median last week.
• Lake Powell was 32.97% full on April 7, down from 33.1% on March 31.
• High air temperatures at ASE went from 43°F on April 1 to 61°F on April 4.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack is up after last week’s temperature drop and snowstorms
• Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches 114% of normal on March 31, up from 107% last week.
• Lake Powell was 33.1% full on March 31, down from 33.3% last week.
• High air temperature dropped as low as 29°F on March 25 at ASE, or about 20 degrees below normal.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack slightly above normal
• 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.
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.
