Attendees of the Colorado River Water Users Association watch negotiators Estevan Lopez of New Mexico and Becky Mitchell of Colorado speak on a panel Thursday at the Paris Hotel and Casino. The Upper ...
The Shoshone hydro plant in Glenwood Canyon. The River District has made a deal with Xcel Energy to buy the water rights associated with the plant to keep water flowing on the Western Slope. Credit: ...
The site where Ute Water plans to build Owens Creek Reservoir at 8,200 feet on the Grand Mesa was snow covered by mid-November. The Western Slope’s largest domestic water supplier has conditional ...
In the era of historic drought, climate change and crashing reservoir levels, where users already see shortages in dry years, some say this amount of water for new development simply does not exist.
The pre-Thanksgiving storm cycle boosted snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin to above-normal levels, where measurements have remained despite a dry spell before more accumulations on Monday. The SNOTEL ...
Recently at Aspen Journalism, we dig deep into critical water issues on the Western Slope and across the wider Colorado River basin, working conditions at a key Aspen lodging and convention site, and ...
A three-year remodel of the Catto Center at Toklat aimed to modernize the building while preserving its original charm and structure. The preserved roofline mirrors the angles of nearby peaks in the ...
An Aspen Meadows Resort sign welcomes visitors outside of the West End Social restaurant on the campus owned by The Aspen Institute. About two dozen J-1 visa exchange students who worked at the ...