• Snowpack at McClure Pass went from 3.9 inches of snow-water equivalent on Dec. 10 to 4 inches on Dec. 17.
• Overall winter occupancy is down from last year with 41.1% of rooms booked for November through April for Aspen and Snowmass combined, down from 2022-23’s 43%, but more rooms have been booked and added to the lodging inventory.
• High air temperatures at ASE went from 25°F on Dec. 10 to 42°F on Dec. 13.
Category: Local Public Data
More than two-thirds of Aspen’s occupied homes are deed-restricted
Among the 3,278 full-time occupied units in Aspen, 70% are deed-restricted as of July, for a total of 2,303. This represents about 39% of the city’s total units. Aspen has the highest number of deed-restricted units out of the 43 communities surveyed and the second-highest proportion of deed-restricted units after the 1,266 deed-restricted units in Breckenridge accounting for 73% of that community’s full-time households.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork basin snowpack reaches 114% of median
• Above-average snowpack at Ivanhoe and North Lost Trail. Snowpack at McClure Pass reached 100% of median on Dec. 10.
• Lake Powell was 36.72% full on Dec. 10, down from 36.91% last week.
• High air temperatures at ASE went from 25°F on Dec. 2 to 46°F on Dec. 6.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork Basin snowpack is close to normal
• Snowpack at Indy Pass reached 68.9% of median on Dec. 3 and 88% of median at McClure Pass.
• The Fork ran at 102.5% of average at Emma on Dec. 3, up from 87.2% of average last week.
• On Nov. 26, minimum air temperatures at ASE dropped as low as -2°F.
Data dashboard: Summer occupancy was lower this year than in the past couple of years
• October occupancy in Aspen peaked in 2021 after the 2020’s slow down due to the pandemic as the October occupancy reached 54.4% that year.
• The USGS sensor below Maroon Creek recorded the Fork running at 91 cfs on Nov. 26, or 91.5% of average. On Nov. 19, the river was running at 117 cfs.
• High air temperatures at the Aspen airport dropped from 55°F on Nov. 15 to 38°F on Nov. 20.
Data dashboard: Streams are flowing faster than last week
• The Fork ran at 17.6 cfs on Nov. 19 or 56.8% of average. That’s up from last week when the river ran at 15.7 cfs and 47.6% of average.
• Lake Powell was 37.18% full on Nov. 19, down from 37.27% on Nov. 12.
• High air temperatures at ASE went from 41°F on Nov. 9 to 58°F on Nov. 13 before going down to 55°F on Nov. 15, which is about 14 degrees above normal.
Data dashboard: Local streams are slowing down
• The Fork ran at 297 cfs on Nov. 12 at Emma, down from 316 cfs last week.
• Lake Powell’s elevation reached 3,572.3 feet on Nov. 12, which is the same as on Nov. 5.
• High air temperatures increased from 30°F on Oct. 29 to 63°F on Nov. 6 before dropping o 41°F on Nov. 9.
Data dashboard: ASE records below-freezing temperatures
• The Fork ran at 128 cfs below Maroon Creek on Nov. 5, down from 135 cfs last week.
• Lake Powell was 37.29% full on Nov. 5, down from 37.44% on Oct. 29.
• High air temperatures at ASE went from 59°F on Oct. 26 to 30°F on Oct. 29 or about 20 degrees below average. Minimum temperatures dropped as low as 2°F on Oct. 30.
Data dashboard: Air temperatures are dropping
• The Fork ran at 353 cfs on Oct. 29 at Emma, up from 336 cfs last week.
• Lake Powell was 37.44% full on Oct. 29, down from 37.49% on Oct. 22.
• High air temperatures at ASE dropped from 71°F on Oct. 21 to 59°F on Oct. 26.
Data dashboard: Above-average air temperatures recorded at ASE
• The Fork ran at Emma ran at 336 cfs or 96.8% of average on Oct. 22. That’s down from 383 cfs or 100.5% of average on Oct. 15.
• Lake Powell was 37.49% full on Oct. 22, down from 37.52% last week.
• High air temperatures at the Aspen airport went from 38°F on Oct. 12 to 70°F on Oct. 16, which is about 14 degrees above average.
