Category: Fall Color

Snowy period ahead for the West

Post author By christomer
Post date April 10, 2022
Categories In Fall Color, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Skiing, Snow
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Tomer’s Take 3-4 different April storm systems will slide across the West through 4/19 with significant grand total snowfall at mid and higher elevations. This will put the brakes on the Spring melt while adding new snow accumulation to mid and higher elevations. Bulk of snow timeline: Wasatch: 4/11-4/13, 4/16-4/17 Tetons: 4/10-4/14, 4/16-4/17 Colorado Zones: […]

La Nina continues into Summer

Post author By christomer
Post date March 15, 2022
Categories In Exercise, Fall Color, Forecasting, Hiking/Mountaineering, Meteorology, Skiing, Snow, Storm Chasing, Trail Running
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Water temperatures in the Equatorial South Pacific are running about 1.0C colder than normal. The latest forecast calls for water temps to stay colder than normal into Summer – through June-July-August. The blue bars in the graph below represent La Nina. Here’s a look at the model spread over time. We’ve been locked into La […]

The Golden Days of Fall

I love Fall in Colorado. It’s one of the driest parts of the year, temperatures drop, afternoon t-storms end, and I usually advise anyone attempting FKT’s (fastest known times) to shoot for September or early October before consistent snow and wind take up residence. Fall color is a gift. It’s a short window of visual […]

We be peepin’

Leanne and I took a road trip and found vibrant Fall Color. I don’t recall seeing so much orange and red. We did a big loop from Denver to Hoosier Pass to Frisco then back to Denver. Cloud cover made the trip and photos even better. We were lucky to see moose out gathering their […]

Fall Color 2021

Peak fall color in Colorado’s mountains is on a “normal schedule”. It should occur the last two weeks of September and first week of October. Last year, extreme drought forced peak color earlier than normal. Aspen trees were stressed and some leaves dropped early. Take a look at the photo below from Grand Lake. It […]