According to the U.S. Drought Monitor's most recent data, there are no areas in Colorado currently experiencing extreme drought conditions. However, some areas are still listed as experiencing severe and moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions.
After a big storm over the weekend, snowpack in the San Juans is trending in the right direction for steady stream runoff in the spring. At the start of January,
High up in a dazzlingly white, tree-lined valley of the Rocky Mountains, two scientists armed with skis and clipboards peer at the long hollow tube they have just thrust vertically into a pristine snow…