• Roaring Fork Basin snowpack reaches 109.7% of average on Dec. 25.
• Ice jam has affected the Fork’s flow below Maroon Creek since Dec. 16.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is 2.4 inches above critical level.
• Overall winter reservations as of Nov. 30 are on par with last year in Aspen and Snowmass.
• Snowpack at Indy Pass reached over 88% on Dec. 19. That’s up from around 81% last year.
• High air temperatures dropped as low as 19°F on Dec. 13, or 12 degrees below normal.
• High air temperatures ranged from 30°F to 45°F in the first week of December.
• The Fork ran at 122% of average below Maroon Creek on Dec. 11 and at 88% of average at Emma.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is two feet above critical level.
• While low temperatures dropped as low as -4°F on Nov. 30, high air temperatures gained 20 degrees in three days.
• Snowpack at Indy Pass was at 93.6% of average on Dec. 4, while it was at 130% of average at McClure Pass.
A recently installed automated bike counter recorded nearly 42,000 trips to and from the Maroon Bells Scenic Area this summer season — so much traffic that Pitkin County is currently studying the feasibility of adding a bike lane on Maroon Creek Road to improve safety.
• Snowpack at Indy Pass reached nearly 77% of average on Nov. 27, while McClure Pass was at 140% of average.
• The Fork ran at 103% of average below Maroon Creek and at 51% of average at Stillwater on Nov. 27.
• High air temperatures reached 46°F on Nov. 22, while low temperatures got as low as 3°F on Nov. 19.
• Summer occupancy reached 53.3% for Aspen and Snowmass, down from 2021’s 60.6%, but over 89,000 rooms were booked in Snowmass this summer compared to about 69,800 last year.
• Roaring Fork Basin snowpack was at 116% of average on Nov. 20.
• Minimum air temperatures dropped as low as 3°F on Nov. 16.
• Snowpack at McClure Pass was double the average with 3.3 inches on Nov. 13.
• The Fork ran at 95% of average below Maroon Creek and 48% of average at Stillwater on Nov. 13.
• Swinging air temperatures dropped to 30°F for high temperatures on Nov. 4.
• Lake Powell’s storage dropped from 23.98% on Oct. 30 to 23.93% on Nov. 6.
• The Fork is running at 97.5% of average below Maroon Creek and 55.3% at Stillwater on Nov. 6.
• The Crystal is flowing at 107.8% of average on Nov. 6, up from 101.4% last week.
• Paid occupancy in Aspen and Snowmass combined reached 60.2% in September, down from 63.6% last year.
• The Fork flowed at 51% of average at Stillwater on Oct. 30, down from 94% of average last week. That’s due to the Independence Pass transbasin diversion resuming sending water to Front Range cities.
• High air temperature at ASE dropped from 62°F to 32°F in two days.
