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The first "Streak of welcome wet weather persists" is near and dear to my husband, Don's, heart! Don is the prime snow shoveler at our home, with occasional help from our daughter Tessa. Don claims he's never shoveled so much snow this early. In fact, he says he's already shoveled more snow in these first few weeks of winter, than he ususally shovels in a whole year. And we've lived here for 17 years.
A summary of the article:
It probably won't come as a surprise to anyone who's spent the last few weeks shoveling, but snowfall for the month of December was once again above average for Summit County.
We've had four straight months of above average precipitation. December didn't bring anywhere near record snows, but if you take into account the total of 111 inches that fell in October, November and December, it adds up to the fourth-snowiest winter ever. The prior years with more snow for the same period were 1893, 1969 and 1983.
Since Colorado, along with other western states have been in a drought mode for the past several years, this snow bodes well for the potential filling of our reservoirs. Most of the water that feeds Colorado's reservoirs is from melting mountain snow.
So, "When will the snow stop?" This is the topic of the second news article.
"It looks good for the next two months" said Dr. Klaus Wolter, a climate scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's climate diagnostics center in Boulder. "I don't see any big changes .." in the conveyor belt of storms rolling in from the Pacific on the prevailing westerlies.
As a note of caution, Wolter mentioned that a developing La Nina could put a damper on precipitation later in the spring.
Upon hearing this, my husband simply breathed a sigh of relief!!
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE?
It's really pretty simple. Real estate values in a ski resort are greatly affected by the skiing experience, especially for property owners who have short-term rentals in their property. The better the skiing -- the better the rental revenue! Check my website or call for more information about this phenomenon.
We haven't yet received data about the volume of skiers visiting Breckenridge thus far this season, but I'm quite sure we will approach a new record in this regard. As soon as data is available, it will be pubished here.
