snowpack

Headlines

• Avalanche Near Vail Kills One, Injures Three
• Snowpack Levels Off to Better Start than Last Year
• New Medical Marijuana Licenses on hold in Pitkin County
• Oil & Gas Groups Say New Rules will be costly
• Telluride Foundation Awards Millions in Grants
  

Headlines:

• Orchard Mesa Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
• Encana Says It Will Suspend Drilling in Piceance Basin Next Year
• Higher-Than-Average Snowfal Increases Avalanche Risk
• Governor Hickenlooper Visits Victim of Araphoe School Shooting
• Evie Hudak Replacement Takes Office
  

A winter storm has hit western Colorado, with the National Weather Service saying several feet of snow are possible in some areas of the central mountains.

For this week's iSeeChange report, we looked into the recent flurry of rain and some snow, and what, if anything, it might tell us about the coming winter.

Headlines:

• Delta County Commissioners pay for study of North Fork groundwater
• NASA scientists measuring snowpack
• Towns ask BLM for more time to analyze new oil shale regs
• BLM urged to release leasing information
• Independence Pass to open on time Thursday

Headlines:

• Fire Consumes Stahl Orchard shed in Paonia
• McClure Pass closed until Friday
• DMEA feels the pinch from Tri-State Rate Increase
• Earthjustice appeals BLM’s Thompson Divide lease decision
• Late-season storms help the state’s water picture
• U.S. Forest Service adds to air tanker fleet of fire-fighters
  

Headlines:

• Bill that would legalize use of graywater introduced at State Capitol
• Toxicology report for Crawford man killed after shootout is released
• Snowpack still clinging to mountains, boosted by recent storms
• Delta County Clerk voices support for new election procedures

Headlines:

• State's Oil and Gas Commission Issues Many Violations, Few Fines
• Parachute Creek Spill: Is the Fox in Charge?
• Joint Committee Splits On Spleaf
• Mt Snowpack Better Than Last Year, But Well Below Average
• Measure Passes To Compensate Those Wrongly Imprisoned
• Road Conditions
  

Headlines:

• Colorado snowpack very low despite December storms
• Search continues for missing teenager in Southwest Colorado
• Canadian mining company builds assets, hopes for Montrose expansion
• Over 50 Colorado hospitals start construction over last three years

Headlines:

• CBI Wants More Money For Gun Background Checks
• Avalanche Claims Ski Patroller At Snowmass
• Rout County Snowmobilers Lost, Found, Not Found
• State Senate Minority Leader Previews His Legislative Agenda
• Despite Snow, Drought Outlook Uncertain
• Norwood To Ring In The New Year With Fireworks Extravaganza

iSeeChange producer, Julia Kumari Drapkin, speaks with with local old timers Dallas and June Harding and others. Having lived and worked the land in the area for decades, they give us their observations on change in the area over time.