You know how fall – even winter – can be in Colorado: 70s and sunny, then temperatures plummet. Swings that can drive gardeners nuts. Colorado Matters visited Phelan Gardens in Colorado Springs, where Senior Host Ryan Warner spoke with head grower Sam ...

Parts of Colorado’s mountains are on track to see more than a foot of fresh snowfall by early Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

When fall arrives in Colorado Springs, it’s go time for outdoor lovers. The weather settles into that perfect in-between zone—cool mornings, sunny afternoons, and endless color on the trails. Here’s how to experience the season before the snow shows up.

Fall officially arrives on Monday, Sept. 22, at 12:19 p.m. MDT, but signs of the season are already popping up across Colorado's high country. Leaves are beginning to change earlier than usual this year. The moderate to exceptional drought in mountain ...