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  1. Hype for the Future 142C: Rocky Mountains in Colorado

    Introduction While the vast majority of the State of Colorado is associated with the Rocky Mountains, the eastern third of the state is actually part of the High Plains, a notable subsection of the Great Plains of the United States notable for cold semi-arid climate patterns at relatively higher elevations. Further west, the State of Colorado is home to the Front Range Urban Corridor, home to the vast majority of the state population of Colorado with elevations generally ranging from […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  2. #Day20 theme is Outdoors (Map of mountains, trails, etc.). I wanted to try draping a geologic map over a DEM and chose one of my favorite places Pitkin County, CO with the Maroon Bells area. Blue color: Maroon formation; Red: granodiorite; Yellow: surficial deposits.

    Tools: ArcPro Local Scene
    Data: National Geologic Map Database ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngmdb/ngmdb_hom

    #30DayMapChallenge #geology #geologicmap #MaroonBells #mountain #NGMDB #USGS #PitkinCounty #Colorado #ArcPro #Localscene

  3. #Aspen #PitkinCounty #Colorado #Avalanche - Update:

    Pitkin County Sheriff's Office confirmed a single fatality related to the initial avalanche. Two additional skiers were caught in the slide but we're able to self extricate. Responders from Mountain Rescue Aspen are working with Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol to safely access the two other skiers and remove them from the avalanche area.

    Press release > docs.google.com/document/d/114

  4. #PitkinCounty #colorado #Avalanche
    Update by Colorado Avalanche Information Center

    An avalanche-related search and rescue mission is in progress near Aspen. This avalanche was triggered on a northerly near treeline slope.
    More information will be released when available.

    Pic: CAIC / area of avalanche mentioned.

  5. #Colorado > The #PitkinCounty Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a large #avalanche in the Maroon Bowl area of Highland Peak outside the ski area boundary of Aspen Highlands. Early reports indicate multiple skiers may have been caught in the avalanche. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Rescue Aspen are actively organizing a response to the incident. More information will be released as it becomes available.