Author: Spencer McKee
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Widespread snow could mean 8-12 inches in much of Colorado this week
Colorado has a chance for some significant widespread snow this week – but there’s a big ‘if’ involved. According to mapping released by the National Weather Service on January 6, the entire state can expect at least a little bit of snow through the morning of January 9. The amount of snow each spot gets,…
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Driver allegedly assaulted by man and juvenile after striking and killing dog in Colorado
Two people, including a juvenile, are facing assault charges for events that allegedly transpired following a driver striking and killing a dog that ran onto a road in Weld County on January 3. According to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, the driver hit the dog on Weld County Road 45 at about 3:46 p.m. The…
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Experienced mountain climber dead after falling 100s of feet on Colorado peak
A male hiker died in Colorado on New Year’s Eve after falling 100s of feet from 13,295-foot Citadel Peak, which is about 2.5 miles north of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial tunnels along I-70. Alpine Rescue Team was called into the field for the fall at about 2:05 p.m. on December 31, with a ‘page code 3’…
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Hiking couple got surrounded by lions on same peak where fatal attack took place
In days that have followed the fatal mountain lion attack that resulted in the death of 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released the details of numerous human-animal encounters with the big cat species that took place in the same general area in recent weeks. Here’s a look at five events Colorado…
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Officials believe ‘family group’ of mountain lions was involved in fatal Colorado attack
Officials have released partial necropsies of the two mountain lions that were killed following the fatal New Year’s Day attack, providing some additional detail related to the tragic encounter that left 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch dead. It is believed that a ‘family group’ of mountain lions was involved in the Crosier Mountain Trail attack, with…
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Victim of fatal Colorado mountain lion attack ID’d, cause-of-death revealed
Authorities have released additional information related to a now-confirmed mountain lion-related hiker death that occurred on a trail in Colorado’s Larimer County on New Year’s Day. According to the Larimer County Coroner’s Office, the victim of the attack was 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch of Fort Collins. Per an autopsy that was performed on January 5,…
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Helicopter crash that killed 4 family members on wedding day blamed on collision with slackline
A fatal helicopter crash that took place in Arizona last Friday is believed to be the result of a collision with a recreational slackline strung across the terrain. According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, a report about the crash was received around 11 a.m. on January 2, with a helicopter said to have gone…
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Less than 10% of trails open at some Colorado resorts amid snowpack near record lows
With Colorado’s statewide snowpack near all-time lows – at about 61 percent of its to-date long-term median and at a lower point than all but two of the last 39 years for January 5 (2000, 2018), here’s how much terrain is open at Colorado’s resorts as of January 5, 2025: Editor’s Note: These numbers are…
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Two waves of snow expected with 18 to 30 inches possible on Colorado range
Colorado’s statewide snowpack is near all-time lows, at about 61 percent of its to-date long-term median and at a lower point than all but two of the last 39 years for January 5 (2000, 2018). On top of that, the National Weather Service maintains an outlook that calls for the likelihood of a drier-than-normal first…
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Man says he fought off mountain lion on same trail involved in suspected fatal attack weeks prior
News of a woman’s death being attributed to a possible mountain lion attack shook the outdoor recreation world this week, believed to be the first death related to a mountain lion attack in Colorado since 1999. The suspected attack occurred on New Year’s Day, involving a woman who was on Crosier Mountain Trail in the…