Springtime In The Rockies
Well, this was going to be THE weekend...break out the trailer after dewinterizing, hitch up and head on up to good ole' Rocky Mountain National Park...and specifically Moraine Park. First boondock t...
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Well the snow has come and gone. As has the cold. Near record lows last night in some places. Down here in the lower elevations, pretty much a non-event. While it snowed starting Saturday night and finished up yesterday afternoon, not much in the way of accumulation, at least not here in northern Colorado around Loveland, Fort Collins, and Greeley. But...we are all right around 4500-5000 elevation. Add another thousand feet, and it was different. Add a couple thousand feet more, and more of a difference! Estes Park got more than 10in, Nederland got around a foot, Red Feather Lakes area got around 20in, and some of the higher elevations got amounts of 2 to 3 feet of new snow! A-Basin ski area announced they would stay open until at least June, with a current 84in base, and may even stay open until July!
With a rapid warming trend in store for us this week into next, there's the concern about flooding as the snow melts and the creeks/rivers rise. Already, water companies are starting to draw off those creeks/rivers and fill reservoirs down here. Boyd Lake soon to be full, it's been rising steadily the past week or so at least noticeable rise. Heading up to Estes Park to RMNP next weekend, hopefully won't have too much snow in Moraine Park!
With a rapid warming trend in store for us this week into next, there's the concern about flooding as the snow melts and the creeks/rivers rise. Already, water companies are starting to draw off those creeks/rivers and fill reservoirs down here. Boyd Lake soon to be full, it's been rising steadily the past week or so at least noticeable rise. Heading up to Estes Park to RMNP next weekend, hopefully won't have too much snow in Moraine Park!
