Weather

Videos: Colorado snowstorm -- the agony and the ecstasy

Each year, we're reminded that April is one of the snowiest months in Colorado, and each year, we're still surprised when lovely, temperate days are followed by big dumps o' white stuff like the one that slammed the state yesterday. A bad thing? Hell no. The gallery of photos below demonstrate the ... More >>

Photos: Denver's ten biggest March-April snowstorms

Today's snowfall has certainly been a pain from a commuting standpoint. But it's nothing special in the history of Denver weather (so far), especially considering how often the city is clobbered by spring storms. According to data shared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ten of ... More >>

High and dry: 62 of Colorado's 64 counties qualify for drought disaster relief

The hottest summer on record could also be one of the driest. At the end of June, Governor John Hickenlooper requested that much of this dry, dry state be declared a federal disaster area because of "drought, low snow pack, excessive heat, and high winds" that had started on January 1...with no end ... More >>

Wild horses: Is drought worse than roundups for Colorado herd?

Wild horse activists managed to block the complete removal of a small but hardy herd of mustangs in northwest Colorado this week. Bureau of Land Management officials contend that severe drought conditions require roundup and removal of the West Douglas herd, for its own well-being -- but opponents s ... More >>

Photos: Lower North Fork Fire review shares lessons learned by disaster

The just-released review of the Lower North Fork Fire, which cost three lives and destroyed dozens of structures, is quite a thorough document given the short amount of time it took to produce. And while the report (on view below) is written dispassionately, it's plenty damning when it comes to the ... More >>

Tornado Alley filmmaker Sean Casey on life in the eye of the storm

​Most of us here in Colorado can relate to the rush of skiing down a mountain of fresh powder. But that rush is nothing compared to the heart-stopping, breath-seizing thrill of entering a tornado's destructive vortex of violently rotating winds. But for the past eight years, that was the missi ... More >>

Copper Mountain brings back $99 Snow Day season pass deal

​In the 2011 Best of Denver, Westword awarded Best Ski Pass Deal honors to Copper Mountain's $99 Snow Day Pass, a deal so sweet -- last year there were more than thirty eligible "Snow Days" at Copper, and $99 is less than the price of a single-day lift ticket at certain other Summit County res ... More >>

New Belgium releases Snow Day, part of an overhaul of its seasonal beer offerings

​New Belgium Brewing releases its new winter seasonal, called Snow Day, today (and props to them for waiting until a part of the year when we can actually get snow to unveil a winter beer). Snow Day, a cross between a black IPA and a winter warmer, replaces 2 Below, New Belgium's previous, lon ... More >>

Typhoon

Wednesday, August 10, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Denver International Airport snow can be caused by planes inadvertently seeding clouds?

Heymsfield.​Why is snow so common at Denver International Airport? A new study led by Andrew Heymsfield, a cloud physicist at Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research, and published in the journal Science suggests that planes can inadvertently seed clouds under the right conditions, ... More >>

Crystal fire in Larimer Cty.: 95% contained, 13 homes burned, but what was cause? (VIDEOS)

Videos below.​Update: Finally, the Crystal fire in Larimer County is just about spent. According to the most recent feds' latest report, the containment level is at 95 percent, with some crews moving on and those that remain concentrating on mop-up. More good news: the number of homes destroy ... More >>

Back in my day: The cold, and five other things we didn't get a day off for

Kids these days.​Well, now I guess I've seen everything. I've been through wars, natural disasters, the inexplicable career of Jimmy Fallon and two or three great depressions, but I never thought I'd see the day when everybody stopped the presses on account of a little cold weather. Why, today ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Trade Whiskey at The Fort

Nancy LevineTrade Whiskey at the Fort.​As a kid, I loved almost everything about the Fort. The scale replica of Bent's Fort -- a trading post, army garrison and freight stop along the Santa Fe Trail -- seemed like a completely awesome adult version of the couch-cushion forts we built when play ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Last chance for Copper Mountain's cheap Snow Day Pass

Photo by Forrest Miller, January 10, courtesy Copper Mountain"Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?"​If you'd bought Copper Mountain's Snow Day pass back when we first told you about it, you could have already had 15 powder days for the price of a single day lift tick ... More >>

DIA earns its "Tornado Alley" nickname

When city planners first suggested building Denver International Airport at its present location, plenty of locals pointed out that the area is nicknamed "Tornado Alley" thanks to its proclivity for kicking up high winds and severe storms. Fortunately, no major tornadoes have struck the terminal he ... More >>

300 days of sunshine per year in Denver? Casting a shadow...

​Next thing you know, Denver won't actually be a mile high. The current Men's Journal casts a shadow on Denver's claim to have 300 days of sunshine annually, pegging our sunny total at 245. Turns out, boosters are counting not days, but hours of the bright stuff. How many days of sunshine do ... More >>

Not a Pretty Picture

Tornado picked wrong day to suck up politicians

Our recent rash of severe weather included the funnel cloud seen in the video above, which seemed to hover directly over the State Capitol building yesterday. "Too bad it didn't touch down," writes the YouTuber who captured these images. "Could have been a crazy place for a tornado." True -- but ... More >>

Snowblower safety tips for Joe Sakic

As soon as I heard that Joe Sakic had broken three fingers in a freak snowblower accident, I immediately flashed on all the other bizarre injuries suffered by Colorado athletes in recent years -- and I wasn't alone. The Rocky Mountain News' Dave Krieger -- who made our list of marquee talents the D ... More >>

The giant Jesus at the Mother Cabrini Shrine has never looked better

Local officials totally unprepared for bad road conditions -- again

Beware: The Water Police Are Watching

Local Highway Officials Asleep at the Plow

Snowstorm Follows Denver Post Article Predicting Fewer Snowstorms

Storm Rising

Verne Carlson hunts tornadoes.

For Folk's Sake

The Messengers

TV forecasters have become the target of viewers who are feeling aggravated and paranoid after an exceptionally stormy winter.

Snow Job

Allen Iverson is The Answer to blizzard boredom.

More Messages: The Wrong Forecast

The Eye of the Storm

From the bayou to Boulder, Michael Brown's had a heckuva year.

Boulder's Storm Warning

Kim Bailey

Denver Parks + Recreation

A Garden Gala

Xeriscaping can turn dry, brown yards into green retreats.

The Skeptic

Celebrated and shunned, CSU's Bill Gray is taking heat in the global-warming debate.

Off Limits

A Real Horse's Ass

Off Limits

Trouble's Bruin

Best Dance Club for Dancing

Vinyl

Best New Slogan for Denver

"Denver: We Love It!... Most of the Time"

Best Indication That Nature Has a Sense of Humor

Stout Street, March 19, 2003

Weather by Numbers

The cold truth about forecasting

Best Tornado Tours

Storm Chasing Adventure Tours

Strike Zone

There's hope after lightening stikes.

Best Place to Be a Junior Meteorologist

Skinner Middle School

Best TV Weathercaster

Marty Coniglio, Channel 7

Trickle-Down Economics

Out on the plains, water is Colorado's most liquid asset.

High and Dry

Even in the best of times, farmers and developers fight for Colorado's water. And this summer's drought is far from the best of times.

Global Warning

What do you get when greenhouse gases inspire greenhouse guesses? A heated argument--but not much scientific agreement.

Drilling for Days

An ex-oil wildcatter takes the plunge into publishing calendars.

Seeds of Discontent

Kansas farmers say their weather-modification program causes rain. Colorado farmers say it causes trouble.

Funnel Vision