• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached 124.5% of average on March 12 or 138% of median with 19.3 inches of snow-water equivalent, according to NOAA.
• Lake Powell’s water elevation was down to 3,520.5 feet on March 12, or 4.5 feet below target elevation.
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Data dashboard: Snowpack still above average and climbing
• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached 120% of average on March 5 or 129% of median.
• Lake Powell is 22.76% of full as of March 5.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is down to 3,520.8 feet or 4.2 feet below target elevation.
Report sheds light on child care capacity gap across the Aspen-to-Parachute region
The Licensed Provider Survey Data Report, released last month by Confluence Early Childhood Education Coalition (CECE), showed that there is about one licensed spot available for every two kids across the region, with capacity constraint driven by low teachers pay and high cost of living in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys.
Data dashboard: McClure Pass snowpack hits 143% of average
• Overall snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached 120% of average for Feb. 26 or 129% of median with 16.5 inches of snow-water equivalent.
• Lake Powell’s elevation was down to 3,521.1 feet on Feb. 26. That’s 3.9 feet below the target elevation of 3,525.
• Air temperatures keep swinging. High temperatures ranged from 25°F to 45°F, while low temperatures went from -12°F to 14°F in four days.
Data dashboard: Lake Powell sets new record low
• Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached 117% of average for Feb. 19 or 124% of median with 14.8 inches of snow-water equivalent.
• Low air temperatures dropped as low as -12 on Feb. 16, or about 21 degrees below normal.
• Lake Powell’s elevation was 3.3 feet below the target elevation of 3,525 on Feb. 19.
X Games bus ridership rebounds but still lagging pre-COVID years
The new operator of Winter X Games is not releasing estimated attendance totals from last month’s event, although other data indicates that crowds were up from last year but still lagging the massive numbers seen during the pre-COVID-19 years.
Data dashboard: New occupancy record for Aspen last month
• Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 77.5% in January, up from 69.7% last year — a new record for January.
• Snowmass recorded its fifth best January with 72.8% paid occupancy, up from 2022’s 67.3%.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is down to 3,522.3 feet, or 2.7 feet below target elevation.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches 137% of median
• Lake Powell’s elevation reached 3,522.9 feet on Feb. 5. That’s 2.1 feet below the target elevation of 3,525.
• Except for three days, high air temperatures were below normal from Jan. 17 to Feb. 1 at Aspen airport.
• Snowpack at McClure Pass reached nearly 150% of average on Feb. 5 with a snow-water equivalent of 16.1 inches.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack at 128% of average
• Lake Powell’s elevation down to 3,523.6 feet on Jan. 29. That’s 1.4 feet below the target elevation of 3,525 feet.
• Snowpack at Indy Pass reached 102% of average on Jan. 29 with a SWE of 10 inches.
• McClure Pass recorded a SWE of 15.8 inches, or 156.4% of average on Jan. 29.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches 133% of average
• Roaring Fork Basin snowpack reached 133% of average or 145% of median on Jan. 22, or 12.2 inches of snow-water equivalent.
• Lake Powell’s elevation down to 3,524.2 feet, or 175.8 feet from full pool on Jan. 22
• Air temperatures at ASE keep swinging, from 46° on Jan. 14 to 33°F on Jan. 16 for high temperatures.