Winter Weather Wonder!!!

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October 17th, 2025, 5:30 – 09:00pm at the Pagosa Lodge!

Pagosa Weather is the Archuleta County Weather Ready Nation Ambassador. As such, we partner with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to inspire folks to be “better informed and prepared, thus helping to minimize, mitigate, or avoid the impacts of natural disasters”.

We have already seen temperatures in the area dip below freezing. We have already seen a trace of snow in the high country. Tomorrow is the equinox when the sun is directly above the equator. We are tipping away from the sun and daylight is decreasing at the fastest rate around the autumnal equinox. Temperatures are decreasing at a steady rate and the polar airmass is building to the north. Soon, winter will be here!

To prepare for Pagosa Weather is hosting a Winter Weather Wonder! It will be on October 17th from 5:30 to 9:00pm. This is a free event and open to the public.

Tentative schedule:

5:30pm – Appetizers catered by Pagosa Bakery.

6:00pm – Winter Outlook by Arleen & Shawn Prochazka of Pagosa Weather. Will it be another abysmal winter or more like 2018/2019? Or 2022/2023?

6:45pm – Dessert catered by Showbox Bakery

7:00pm – Avalanche & Back-country Safety by Dustin English of Upper San Juan Search & Rescue. Dustin is a wonderful, engaging speaker. His talk is as essential for hikers and cross country skiers as it is for downhill skiers and snowboarders.

Feel free to come for the whole event or just your preferred talk.

Get there early! The first 50 people get Free Pagosa Weather windshield wiper brushes!

Participating Sponsors

– Peggy Andrews, Independent Real Estate Broker will be there with an information table.

– Wilderness Journeys‘ shop is in the Pagosa Lodge to the left. Kevin will keep the shop open late for the Winter Weather Wonder. Check it out! They have Pagosa T-Shirts and the largest inventory of Frisbees I have ever seen.

– Pagosa Mountain Sports will have a pop-up shop and info on their winter rental equipment.

– A few other sponsors may have info tables/pop-up shops.

Winter Season Organizations

– Upper San Juan Search and Rescue will have an info table on back-country safety.

– CSU County Extension Agency. Cindi Galabota, County Extension Agent, will have a table with winter seasonal information.

– A few other organizations may have information tables. If you are a winter seasonal non-profit/agency and would like to have an information table, contact Arleen at pagosaweather@gmail.com.

Arleen