Category: Site News (Page 2 of 8)

The posts bring attention to new site features or useful updates to features that already existed.

Boulder underwhelmingly reported its first snowfall of the season last night, tying 2016 for the latest on record

November 17, 2021 / Ben Castellani

The saga for our first measurable snowfall of the season is finally over, in Boulder at least. In a rather uninspiring fashion, the city reported its first official snowfall early Wednesday morning before sunrise. Let’s review how it happened, check in how this fits in with climatology, and congratulate the winners of our 2021 First Snow Contest!

With a chance of snowflakes in the forecast, here’s the entries to our 2021 First Snow Contest!

October 8, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

Thanks to everyone that entered our 2021 First Snow Contest. We briefly review the entries which actually trend towards an earlier date than Boulder’s climatology would suggest. That’s good news because snow may be in the forecast right now. Contest prizes and recognition will be awarded in the days following our first dumping of snow, BIG or SMALL!

Smoke Forecast & Modeling FAQ

October 5, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

We’ve gotten many inquiries this summer about our newly added smoke forecast products. We thought it would be useful to share this information as the questions that have been asked are recurring and universal.

If you have additional questions, please post in the comments.

When will our first snow occur? Enter your prediction for a chance to win! ❄️☃️

September 21, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

7th Annual BoulderCAST First Snowfall Contest
*Contest is now closed to entries*

Are you eager for the first snow of the season? Have you already waxed your skis and purchased your Epic Pass? Our first big snow could be right around the corner! Mother Nature threw us a giant curve-ball last year with our earliest accumulating snowfall on record in Boulder and 2nd earliest in Denver on September 8, 2020, but what’s in store for 2021? We provide a brief overview of Boulder’s first snowfall climatology, discuss the snowfall forecast for coming weeks and months, and then pose a question…“When will Boulder’s first measurable snow occur this year?” Submit your guess for a chance to win an assortment of prizes. Those who get closest to the date of our first snow win..
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Congratulations to the winners of the BoulderCAST 2020 “Second” Snowfall Contest!

October 27, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

If you recall, Mother Nature threw a greasy wrench into our usual “First Snow” contest this year, delivering the earliest ever snowfall in Boulder’s history before we even announced the annual contest! But the show must go on, and this year predictions surrounded the date and amount of Boulder’s second snowfall of the season. With that having now come and gone this week, it’s time to announce the winners of the contest!

The wait is over…PowderCAST is back!

October 8, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

There may not be much white stuff in the High Country yet, at least the real stuff, but we are picking up a little bit of snow headed to Colorado’s mountains this weekend! This is great news, as many local ski resorts will be opening up in the coming weeks, with or without Mother Nature’s cooperation. If you aren’t aware, we offer a suite of ski forecast products powered by machine learning called PowderCAST. Read on to learn more and get a jump start on the first “POW day” of the season, whenever that may be!

When will our second snow occur? Enter your prediction for a chance to win! ❄️☃️

September 25, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

6th Annual BoulderCAST Snowfall Contest
*Contest is now closed to entries*

Well, Mother Nature threw us a giant curve-ball this year with our earliest accumulating snowfall on record in Boulder and 2nd earliest in Denver back on September 8th. Thus, this year’s snowfall contest will revolve around predicting Boulder’s second snowfall event of the season, since the elusive first one was already spoiled for us! We provide a brief overview of Boulder’s early season snowfall climatology, discuss the snowfall outlook for the next week or two, and then pose a question…“When will Boulder’s SECOND measurable snow occur this year?” Submit your guess for a chance to win an assortment of prizes. Those who get closest to the date of our second snow win!