By Arleen Prochazka
Pagosa Weather forecasters Shawn and Arleen Prochazka will help the community prepare for winter by hosting a Winter Weather Wonder event on Friday, October 17 from 5:30 to 9:00pm at the Pagosa Lodge.
This annual gathering is a free event and open to the public.
We’ve already seen temperatures in the area dip below freezing and there’s been snow in the high country. Temperatures are steadily decreasing, and the polar air mass is building to the north. Soon, winter will be here.
We will provide our annual Winter Outlook, then special guest Dustin English, with the Upper San Juan Search and Rescue, will discuss avalanche and backcountry safety – important information for hikers, skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers.
Event Schedule
5:30pm – Appetizers catered by Pagosa Baking Company
6:00pm – Winter Outlook by Arleen & Shawn Prochazka of Pagosa Weather
6:45pm – Dessert catered by Showbox Bakery
7:00pm – Avalanche and Backcountry Safety by Dustin English of Upper San Juan Search & Rescue
Sponsors/Winter Season Informational Organizations
Wilderness Journeys Pagosa – They are located in the Pagosa Lodge and will be open late for the Winter Weather Wonder event.
Pagosa Mountain Sports – They will have a pop-up shop with information on their winter rental equipment.
Upper San Juan Search and Rescue – They will have a table with information on avalanche and backcountry safety.
CSU Archuleta County Extension Office – Cindi Galabota, County Extension Agent, will have a table with winter seasonal information.
Get there early – the first 50 attendees get a free Pagosa Weather windshield ice scraper/snow brush.
For additional information or sponsorships, contact Pagosa Weather at PagosaWeather@gmail.com.
About Pagosa Weather
Pagosa Weather, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, was founded in 2016 to provide meteorological information and education and give back to the community. The organization’s leaders, Arleen and Shawn Prochazka, are members of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and are Archuleta County Weather Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassadors.
We partner with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to inspire the community to be better informed and prepared, thus helping to minimize, mitigate, and avoid the impacts of natural disasters. We were recognized by NOAA at the national level as 2022 WRN Ambassadors of Excellence. They are also the National Weather Service (NWS) Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network coordinators for Archuleta County.
Arleen Prochazka is a forecaster with Pagosa Weather.