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Vail Mountain has seen quite a melt over the last two weeks, and snow telemetry data shows the area snow water equivalent to have peaked on March 31.
While there’s more moisture on the way, it’s unlikely to push the readings on the Vail Mountain snow telemetry site back over the March 31 recordings at Vail, said Eagle River Water and Sanitation District spokesperson Diane Johnson.
The Vail Mountain site is located at an elevation of 10,300 feet, and peaked March 31 at 14.6 inches of water within the snowpack, known as snow water equivalent.
The March 31 peak at 14.6 inches is 65% of normal peak SWE and 3.5 weeks ahead of the normal April 25 peak, Johnson said.
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Eagle River Watershed Council is hosting the sixth annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, presented by Avon Frame Shoppe, in a fully-virtual format. Keeping the spirit of an in-person event, the nonprofit fundraiser includes door prizes, a silent auction, food specials and an interactive chat feature.
The event takes place on Thursday, April 8, from 7-9 pm. To get your tickets, please visit erwc.org/filmfest2021
. A recording will be available for ticket-holders through April 13.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival brings inspiring films to the Eagle County community, fostering environmental stewardship and activism, in addition to raising funds to support the Watershed Council’s educational programs.
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What looks like a photo from mud season is actually from the Watershed Council’s Snow Science hike at the end of February – this year’s snow didn’t allow for snowshoes at all and offers an interesting outlook on spring runoff.
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In the final week of February, Eagle River Watershed Council had a snowshoe hike planned on a new trail at Brush Creek Valley Ranch & Open Space to teach residents about snow science basics. It’s a trail I came to love this fall and winter – a quick jaunt from town, plenty of parking and not busy with other visitors. It winds along a small creek, through fields of junipers and swaths of scrub oak. In the four times I had visited there since November, the creek had always been at least partially frozen, and the entire trail covered in a gorgeous layer of snow.