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Data dashboard: Snowpack is back and above average in the Roaring Fork basin
Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly. Early Roaring Fork Basin snowpack is above average and up from last year. After last week’s snowfall, snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin reached 185% of average for Nov. 6 with 2.6 inches of snow-water...
Data dashboard: September occupancy in Aspen and Snowmass hotels is down from 2021
Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly on Tuesdays. September occupancy in Aspen and Snowmass down from last year. Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 68.4% in September, slightly down from 68.5% last year. Snowmass recorded 50.5% paid occupancy, down from 2021’s 56%,...
Out-of-district fundraising a key source for Boebert, as Frisch gains ground in third quarter
In the race to represent Colorado’s Western Slope in Congress, contributions from outside the sprawling, mostly rural 3rd Congressional District, have powered incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, while challenger Adam Frisch has relied heavily on his hometown of Aspen, as well as his personal wealth, to fund his campaign. But an acceleration in donations for the Democrat in the third quarter showed that he too can raise significant sums from outside the district.
Data dashboard: Construction skews car count data, but July numbers were down
Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly on Tuesdays. September 2022 saw the lowest vehicle counts of the past 20 years due to construction. While the city counted more cars this winter passing through the intersection of Highway 82 and Cemetery Lane...
Data dashboard: Aspen’s September precipitation was below average
Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly on Tuesdays. September’s 1.3 inches of rain was just below average, as measured at Aspen airport. Precipitation measured at Aspen airport was below average in September 2022, with a total of 1.3 inches compared...
Recreation groups ask for more inclusion in state Water Plan
Colorado’s river recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan. In a Sept. 30 comment letter addressed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Director Rebecca Mitchell and Gov. Jared Polis, a group of recreation, environmental conservation organizations and local businesses ask for river recreation to play a more prominent role in the roadmap for Colorado’s water future.
Data dashboard: Lake Powell’s elevation has gained one foot
Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly on Tuesdays. River levels in the Roaring Fork basin dropped over the last week as dry conditions returned to the region. Below Maroon Creek, the USGS gauge measured streamflow at 132 cfs on Oct. 9,...
Stream restoration projects focused on beavers present ‘unsettled’ issue
State officials are working to address a tension that has arisen alongside the growing popularity of stream restoration projects that aim to keep water on the landscape by mimicking beaver activity. There’s no doubt that North America’s largest rodent is good for riparian ecosystems. By building dams that pool water,...
Data dashboard: River levels rose this weekend after recent rainfall
Aspen Journalism is compiling a data dashboard highlighting metrics of local public interest, updated weekly on Tuesdays. This weekend’s rainfall boosted local streamflow. River levels in the Roaring Fork basin spiked on Oct. 2 as rain fell on the valley. Below Maroon Creek, the USGS gauge measured streamflow at...
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