Author Archives: Laurine Lassalle

• The Crystal ran at 67% of average above Avalanche Creek on May 5, down from 96% last week.
• Snowpack at McClure Pass is down to 0.3 inches of snow-water equivalent, or 5% of median.
• Lake Powell’s elevation has gained 1.5 feet of water since last week.

Roaring Fork basin snowpack went from 14.8 inches of snow-water equivalent per site on April 21 to 10.9 inches on April 26-27 before going back up and gaining about two inches after the weekend’s snowstorm.
The Fork ran at 87% at Stillwater and 110% of average below Maroon Creek on April 28.
Lake Powell’s elevation has gained about a foot since last week.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.