Laurine Lassalle

Colombia

Data Desk Editor at Aspen Journalism

Data reporter/data-journaliste

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Real time local streamflow

1 week ago | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

Local streams are flowing at 42-63% of normal in the Roaring Fork watershed as of June 18, while the Colorado River is running at 39% of average at Dotsero and 33% near the Colorado-Utah stateline. Rivers are running well below last year’s levels. Streamflows have peaked so far on June 3 or June 4 with the Roaring Fork River flowing as fast as 3,050 cfs at Glenwood Springs on June 3 and the Colorado River running up to 11,400 cfs near the stateline the next day.
The Aspen 80 - Aspen Journalism

2 weeks ago | aspenjournalism.org | Catherine Lutz |Laurine Lassalle |Curtis Wackerle

There have never been more billionaires in the world—3,028, by Forbes’ count, crossing the 3,000 threshold for the first time in 2025. It stands to reason that there also have never been more billionaires in Aspen, their collective influence shaping the community’s social fabric. How many billionaires are there with ties to Aspen and Pitkin County?
The Aspen 80

2 weeks ago | aspenjournalism.org | Catherine Lutz |Laurine Lassalle |Curtis Wackerle

There have never been more billionaires in the world—3,028, by Forbes’ count, crossing the 3,000 threshold for the first time in 2025. It stands to reason that there also have never been more billionaires in Aspen, their collective influence shaping the community’s social fabric. How many billionaires are there with ties to Aspen and Pitkin County?
Once in doubt, E-175 will fly to Aspen this summer

1 month ago | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle

The Embraer 175 aircraft that made its debut at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in early December is about to become the only aircraft that United will operate there this summer. That is an outcome that was previously doubted by some observers, but the aircraft has gone through extensive testing and upgrades to operate at ASE and overcome the airport’s challenging conditions. The final United Express CRJ-700 flight from ASE is now scheduled for 12:55 p.m. Sunday and will head to Chicago.
Once in doubt, the E175 will fly to Aspen this summer

1 month ago | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

The Embraer 175 aircraft that made its debut at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) in early December is about to become the only aircraft that United will operate there this summer. That is an outcome that was previously doubted by some observers, but the aircraft has gone through extensive testing and upgrades to operate at ASE and overcome the airport’s challenging conditions. The final United Express CRJ700 flight from ASE is now scheduled for May 4 at 12:55 p.m. and will head to Chicago.
AI vehicle counters to provide better input on upper-valley traffic flow

Mar 16, 2025 | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle

Eight new artificial intelligence-enabled traffic counters set up across Pitkin County soon will provide officials with a more detailed picture of traffic flows in the upper valley. “It’s very exciting because it's going to increase the information that we have on congestion, traffic movements, travel, different types of travel and different types of congestion,” said Linda DuPriest, director of the Elected Officials Transportation Committee.
AI vehicle counters to provide better input on upper valley traffic flows

Mar 15, 2025 | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

Eight new artificial intelligence-enabled traffic counters set up across Pitkin County will soon provide officials with a more detailed picture of traffic flows in the upper valley. “It’s very exciting because it’s going to increase the information that we have on congestion, traffic movements, travel, different types of travel and different types of congestion,” said Linda DuPriest, director of the Elected Officials Transportation Committee (EOTC).
AI vehicle counters to provide better input on upper valley traffic flows

Mar 15, 2025 | flipboard.com | Laurine Lassalle

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Real time snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin

Dec 10, 2024 | aspenjournalism.org | Laurine Lassalle

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 Tuesday and Wednesday. The SNOTEL station located at Schofield Pass, which sits at an elevation of 10,700 feet between Marble and Crested Butte, is recording the highest amount of “snow water equivalent” (SWE) in the basin, with 9 inches as of Dec. 10.
Forecasting what will fly if runway is moved animates airport debate

Nov 1, 2024 | aspendailynews.com | Laurine Lassalle |Curtis Wackerle

The campaign against the plan to shift the Aspen airport runway and loosen a long-standing wingspan limit warns voters that doing so would invite a hoard of privately operated Boeing 737s and other bigger, older and dirtier aircraft.