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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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Next opportunity

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Vail

Tomorrow · 02:00–03:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

60%

🌛Moon Altitude7.3°

☁️Total Cloud Coverage5%

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Crested Butte

Tomorrow · 02:00–03:55

🌛Moon Altitude:-3.8-7.7°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Steamboat Springs

Tomorrow · 02:00–03:00

🌛Moon Altitude:7.3°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Aspen

Tomorrow · 02:00–03:53

🌛Moon Altitude:-3.9-7.5°

Medium

Good Dark Skies

Breckenridge

Tomorrow · 03:00–03:47

🌛Moon Altitude:-4.5°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Aspen

Wed, May 27 · 03:00–03:51

🌛Moon Altitude:4.3°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Ouray

Wed, May 27 · 03:00–04:01

🌛Moon Altitude:-5.9-5.3°

Low

+14 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 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 (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Aspen

Iconic mountain town with alpine scenery

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~19h 4m

4 opportunities in next 10 days

Vail

Premier ski resort winter scenes

Edwards, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~19h 4m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Breckenridge

High altitude ski town winter scenes

Silverthorne, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~20h 4m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Telluride

Box canyon surrounded by snowy peaks

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2 days 20h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Steamboat Springs

Famous champagne powder snow

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (40%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~19h 4m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Crested Butte

Mountain town with pristine powder

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~19h 4m

4 opportunities in next 10 days

Durango

San Juan Mountains winter gateway

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~3 days 20h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

Silverton

Remote mining town in deep snow

Creede, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2 days 20h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Ouray

Ice climbing and box canyon winter

Ouray, Colorado, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~2 days 20h

2 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

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Moon Illumination (≤ 35.0%)

100% blocked

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)

73% blocked

Astronomical Night (Any)

70% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

65% blocked

Moon Altitude (≤ 10.0°)

41% 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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