Rule Dark Skies

Dark Skies - Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains, United States

Mountain photography forecast for the Rockies. Track fresh snow, winter conditions, and golden hour light at Estes Park, Aspen, and Colorado peaks.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Silverton

Today · 11:00–14:00 · 3h window

Medium confidence

52%

🌛Moon Altitude15.8-22.6°

☁️Total Cloud Coverage5-19.5%

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Durango

Today · 11:00–13:00

🌛Moon Altitude:23.1°

High

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Telluride

Today · 14:00–15:00

🌛Moon Altitude:7.9°

Medium

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Ouray

Today · 14:00–15:00

🌛Moon Altitude:7.7°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Durango

Today · 20:00–21:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-57.5°

High

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Crested Butte

Tomorrow · 04:00–06:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-17.8--6.9°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Aspen

Tomorrow · 05:00–06:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-6.8°

Medium

+43 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

2 of 10 locations currently active

Estes Park

Inactive

Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (24%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 8h

13 opportunities in next 10 days

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Aspen

Inactive

Iconic mountain town with alpine scenery

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~16h 14m

19 opportunities in next 10 days

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Vail

Inactive

Premier ski resort winter scenes

Edwards, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 14h

13 opportunities in next 10 days

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Breckenridge

Inactive

High altitude ski town winter scenes

Silverthorne, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (58%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 14h

10 opportunities in next 10 days

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Telluride

Inactive

Box canyon surrounded by snowy peaks

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (50%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~1h 14m

24 opportunities in next 10 days

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Steamboat Springs

Inactive

Famous champagne powder snow

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (98%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 17h

14 opportunities in next 10 days

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Crested Butte

Inactive

Mountain town with pristine powder

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (49%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~15h 14m

19 opportunities in next 10 days

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Durango

Active

San Juan Mountains winter gateway

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~14m

16 opportunities in next 10 days

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Silverton

Active

Remote mining town in deep snow

Creede, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~1h 14m

19 opportunities in next 10 days

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Ouray

Inactive

Ice climbing and box canyon winter

Ouray, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (50%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~1h 14m

23 opportunities in next 10 days

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What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 4 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

16 Mon

17 Tue

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)

77% blocked

Moon Altitude (≤ 10.0°)

30% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

27% blocked

Visibility (≥ 12000.0m)

13% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 4 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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