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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.

Times shown in America/Denver

Next opportunity

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Telluride

Today · 08:00–17:00 · 9h window

Medium confidence

53%

🌛Moon Altitude18-70.7°

☁️Total Cloud Coverage5-5.4%

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Ouray

Today · 08:00–17:00

🌛Moon Altitude:18.1-70.6°

Medium

Good Dark Skies

Silverton

Today · 09:00–12:00

🌛Moon Altitude:18.6°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Crested Butte

Today · 10:00–16:00

🌛Moon Altitude:18.8-62.7°

Medium

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Aspen

Today · 10:00–12:00

🌛Moon Altitude:19°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Estes Park

Today · 12:00–17:00

🌛Moon Altitude:31.2-69.2°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Durango

Today · 12:00–14:00

🌛Moon Altitude:30-41.6°

Medium

+43 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

5 of 10 locations currently active

Estes Park

Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (60%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~14m

5 opportunities in next 10 days

Aspen

Iconic mountain town with alpine scenery

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~14m

10 opportunities in next 10 days

Vail

Premier ski resort winter scenes

Edwards, Colorado, United States

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

Next opportunity in ~2h 14m

6 opportunities in next 10 days

Breckenridge

High altitude ski town winter scenes

Silverthorne, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (94%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~1h 14m

10 opportunities in next 10 days

Telluride

Box canyon surrounded by snowy peaks

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~5h 14m

10 opportunities in next 10 days

Steamboat Springs

Famous champagne powder snow

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (72%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~14m

4 opportunities in next 10 days

Crested Butte

Mountain town with pristine powder

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~4h 14m

11 opportunities in next 10 days

Durango

San Juan Mountains winter gateway

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (55%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~14m

10 opportunities in next 10 days

Silverton

Remote mining town in deep snow

Creede, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~14m

12 opportunities in next 10 days

Ouray

Ice climbing and box canyon winter

Ouray, Colorado, United States

Ends in ~5h 14m

9 opportunities in next 10 days

What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 5 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

21 Sat

22 Sun

23 Mon

24 Tue

25 Wed

12

18

24

06

12

18

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06

12

18

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06

12

18

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06

Moon Illumination (≤ 35.0%)

70% blocked

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)

60% blocked

Moon Altitude (≤ 10.0°)

54% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

15% blocked

Visibility (≥ 12000.0m)

10% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 5 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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