Ryan Spencer

4 days ago | vaildaily.com | Ryan Spencer

Colorado’s mountain region could see a brief reprieve from the hot weather over the next few days — but the heat, and potential fire conditions, are expected to return by the weekend. After above normal, but not record-breaking, temperatures this past weekend, National Weather Service forecasters said Coloradans can expect near-normal or slightly below-normal temperatures, and maybe even some precipitation, through Wednesday.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ryan Spencer

Colorado whitewater rafting companies are reporting a steady flow of customers and fun, splashy conditions despite the below-average snowpack in the state this year. Performance Tours Rafting owner Kevin Foley said that after a pandemic-driven spike in rafting that peaked in 2021, demand has tapered off to pre-pandemic levels. While bookings were up to start the year, they dropped off when the weather got colder but have since bounced with the warmer weather, Foley said.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ryan Spencer

Crews will be working to maintain the trails that lead hikers to the summits of some of Colorado’s most popular 14,000-foot peaks this summer. The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has projects planned at Mount Democrat, Mount Bierstadt, Mount Blue Sky and Mount Shavano — peaks that draw tens of thousands of hikers every year.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ryan Spencer

Summer in Colorado is heating up with near-record-breaking temperatures and heightened fire danger expected in the mountains this weekend. Temperatures this past weekend were above normal across Colorado’s Western Slope, but they did not break records, according to the National Weather Service. That could change this weekend as a warm spell descends on the state.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ryan Spencer

Editor’s Note: The Ryan Spencer quoted in this article is a different Ryan Spencer than the author of this article. A brass trio with a beat-boxing and ski pole-tapping percussionist serenaded pond skimmers splashing through snowmelt and sunshine Friday, June 13, to mark the closing weekend at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado’s last open ski area.