Old Fall River Road usually closes around this time of year in Rocky Mountain National Park, with Trail Ridge Road usually closing for the season late October. Officials hope to have Trail Ridge open as soon as possible.
It's been hot all around the state of Colorado the last few days, with temperatures close to 100 degrees in many areas. You may be thinking that we won't seen any more snowfall until at least October. You could be very wrong!
I saw one on Taft Hill yesterday that was literally this big, and had fallen from at least two stories up. Can you say "hard hat zone?"
Only a couple of small limbs fell into my yard, which is perfect, as I'll let those dry behind the shed, then use them in the fire pit...
As the snow begins to add up here in the lower elevations of Nothern Colorado, some parts aren't so lucky. Estes Park is currently getting dumped on. So much heavy snow has come down in Estes Park that Estes Park News, Inc.'s Facebook page is reporting that the Elkhorn Lodge barn has collapsed...
Fort Collins Police Services needs help finding a thief whose victims include 'wearers of open-toed shoes' and more, as they investigate some stolen spring weather.
If you are new to Colorado, you should know that it is normal to experience hot temperatures that are followed by the possibility of some snow. It looks like this week will not be an exception, as the crazy weather patterns continue!
The Cuchara Valley Ski area closed and reopened several times throughout it's history, but closed down for good back in 2000. There have been many tries to get the area sold to a local investor, but as of now it still sits empty.
We definitely need the moisture throughout Northern Colorado and it doesn't matter if it comes in the form of rain or snow. But what's always tough with spring storms is you don't know what's going to happen til the day of!
The roads in Northern Colorado are no joking matter right now. They are dangerous, icy and deadly. Colorado State Patrol is having no qualms telling people to stay off of the road and more on Twitter:
At first they were nice and concerned...