The EagleVail Property Owners Association held its annual election for three board seats on Feb. 17, 2023. However, shortly after votes were tallied, a candidate withdrew, leaving one spot open, to which the board appointed.
Limbs for Liberty, a local nonprofit that provides free prosthetics to Ukrainians who have lost limbs during the war, is hosting Trivia Night to remind people about the power of community.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS The last week of the ski season at Steamboat Resort is starting off flirting with record high temperatures for early April. Saturday was just a degree shy of beating a high of 66 degrees recorded in 1943.
The record for both Sunday and Monday is 67 degrees, and temperatures both days will be closer to the record than the average of about 50 degrees for the Yampa Valley in early April.
But by Tuesday a cold front moves in, bringing what could be the last chance for fresh snow before the end of the ski season.
“It is going to be quick, but it is kind of a compact storm that looks to strengthen as it moves over our area,” said Mike Weissbluth, a local meteorologist who runs the forecasting website SnowAlarm.com.
An avalanche on Buffalo Pass Saturday had a crown up to 12 feet deep in areas. The slide was triggered by a snowcat more than 70 feet away. (Courtesy CAIC)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS In an “extremely close call” in the backcountry east of Vail on Saturday, a snowboarder got caught in an avalanche that carried him through the trees and buried him under about a foot and a half of snow.
The AvaLung breathing system he had and transceiver his partner used to find him which took about 15 minutes likely saved his life.
Colorado is seeing a once-in-a-decade snowpack that has not been this bad since 2012, according to Eric Green, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The poor snowpack has also been deadly, with the 15 deaths in the first week of February in the U.S. being the most recorded since 1910. Eight of the deaths were Coloradans.
Routt County Search and Rescue members gather under the Barrows chairlift to practice finding buried beacons at the newly established area at Howelsen Hill Ski Area. (Courtesy photo)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS With increased avalanche danger, the newly created park to practice searching for beacons at Howelsen Hill Ski Area is especially timely.
The Steamboat Springs and Flat Tops regions of Colorado are currently under an avalanche watch until Friday morning, as a storm system over the area is on track to be the biggest snow producer so far this season. On Friday, the avalanche risk in the area will jump to a four high danger at all elevations, the second highest warning level used by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.