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At the Center for Neurological Intelligence®, individuals, couples, and leaders are supported in understanding what is happening within them so they can live, love, and lead with greater clarity, connection, and choice.
Many people who find their way here are thoughtful, capable, and motivated. From the outside, life may appear successful or functional. Yet internally, something feels unsettled-emotional loops repeat, stress feels constant, relationships feel strained, or a quiet sense of disconnection persists.
- This work is not about fixing what is broken. It is about understanding what was learned.
Using the framework of Neurological Intelligence®, this work helps make sense of how the nervous system formed meaning through lived experience-and how those patterns continue to shape thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships today.
- When understanding replaces judgment, change becomes possible. Not through force or pressure, but through awareness.
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Most of us were never taught how our nervous system works.
- We learned how to perform. How to protect. How to survive.
But no one taught us how early experiences shape emotional meaning, relational patterns, or our sense of self. No one explained why we react the way we do, why certain situations feel overwhelming, or why familiar conflicts repeat even when we "know better."
Neurological Intelligence® offers a grounded, compassionate approach to understanding your inner world-without labels, urgency, or pressure to become someone else.
- This work is not about self-improvement. It is about self-understanding.
As awareness grows, the nervous system begins to soften. Old protective strategies no longer need to run automatically. With practice, new responses become available-responses rooted in presence rather than reactivity.
Who This Work Supports
This work is for people from many walks of life who are seeking greater clarity, stability, and connection.
Individuals
Individuals often seek this work when they are navigating stress, anxiety, life transitions, relationship challenges, or unresolved emotional patterns. Some feel overwhelmed or emotionally reactive. Others feel shut down, disconnected, or stuck in internal conflict.
Many are highly functional on the outside while quietly struggling within.
This work supports individuals who want to understand their nervous system, reduce internal tension, and develop healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Men, in particular, often find this work helpful when they want to move beyond internal protection patterns and connect in more authentic, grounded, and emotionally present ways-without sacrificing strength or integrity.
Couples
Couples often arrive feeling caught in repeating cycles of conflict, misunderstanding, or emotional distance. Conversations escalate quickly or go nowhere. Trust and safety feel fragile. Both partners may care deeply, yet feel unsure how to stop hurting one another.
Rather than focusing on who is right or wrong, this work helps couples understand what is happening within each nervous system during moments of stress. When this becomes visible, blame softens, defensiveness decreases, and curiosity returns.
Couples learn how to communicate with respect, understand individual and shared needs, and rebuild safety in ways that strengthen both the relationship and the individuals within it.
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Leadership here is not treated as a performance skill, but as an internal state shaped by the nervous system. When that system is supported, leadership becomes more sustainable, grounded, and fulfilling. You do not need to fit a category to belong here. If something inside you is seeking understanding, you are welcome.
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My role is not to tell you who to be. It is to help you see what is already happening within you-with clarity, compassion, and practical guidance.
- Together, we slow things down.
- We listen to the body.
- We observe patterns rather than fight them.
This work blends neuroscience, mindful awareness, and lived experience. Sessions are collaborative and paced with care, respecting the intelligence of your nervous system.
Change does not happen through willpower alone. It happens when awareness becomes embodied.
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At the Center for Neurological Intelligence®, the focus goes beyond traditional coaching by helping clients understand the neurological patterns shaping their inner and outer lives.
Founded by author and Neurological Life Coach Glenn S. Cohen, this approach integrates neuroscience, emotional awareness, and lived experience to support meaningful and lasting change.
Through individual sessions, couples work, leadership support, workshops, and the Neurological Intelligence® book series, people are guided in recognizing patterns that once served a purpose but may now limit growth or create unnecessary suffering.
This is not about erasing the past. It is about understanding it-so it no longer runs the present.
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Neurological Intelligence® is the ability to understand how your nervous system forms meaning and how that meaning shapes perception, emotion, behavior, and relationships-moment by moment.
Our nervous systems are shaped through experience. Over time, emotional learning becomes belief. Belief becomes protection. Protection becomes pattern. When these patterns remain unconscious, they tend to repeat. When they become visible, choice returns.
Neurological Intelligence® does not teach control. It teaches cooperation with your inner system. Through awareness, patterns can soften, integrate, and transform in ways that support greater clarity, balance, and freedom.
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I did not set out to create a methodology. I set out to understand myself.
Like many people, my early life shaped emotional and relational patterns long before I had language for them. I searched for answers through psychology, spirituality, leadership training, and personal growth. Each offered insight, but none fully explained how the nervous system stores meaning-or how early experiences quietly shape our lives.
Over time, Neurological Intelligence® emerged not as a theory, but as a map.
My work is shaped by both professional training and lived experience. I meet people with respect, humility, and care. I also hold people accountable and gently challenge the stories that keep them from living fully.
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2027 Sundance Film Festival To Take Place January 21–31 in Boulder, Colorado
alex courideshttps://www.sundance.org/blogs/2027-sundance-film-festival-to-take-place-january-21-31-in-boulder-colorado/
Official Venues Unveiled for Festival’s Milestone Colorado Debut in 2027 LOS ANGELES, CA, February 24, 2026 — Today the Sundance Film Festival announces the 2027 edition will make its Boulder, Colorado debut on January 21–31, 2027. This will be the first time the Festival will welcome global audiences to its new location. Mark your calendars for the seminal gathering where artists and audiences will converge to explore bold storytelling and celebrate independent film. The 2027 Festival will feature a wide ra...
Official Venues Unveiled for Festival’s Milestone Colorado Debut in 2027
LOS ANGELES, CA, February 24, 2026 — Today the Sundance Film Festival announces the 2027 edition will make its Boulder, Colorado debut on January 21–31, 2027. This will be the first time the Festival will welcome global audiences to its new location. Mark your calendars for the seminal gathering where artists and audiences will converge to explore bold storytelling and celebrate independent film. The 2027 Festival will feature a wide range of world premieres, compelling conversations, special events, and more. The January gathering continues the Festival’s enduring impact of championing original voices, forging meaningful connections, and entertaining audiences from around the world. Boulder, Colorado, will be the Sundance Film Festival’s home beginning in 2027 and beyond.
“Working closely with the Colorado community, the 2027 Sundance Film Festival is already in our sights as we build towards an exciting debut in Boulder where our programming will meet audiences next January,” said Eugene Hernandez, Director, Sundance Film Festival and Public Programming. “Nestled at the base of Colorado’s iconic Flatirons, venues across the city and CU Boulder’s campus provide an ideal setting for festivalgoers from across the world to come together, revel in art, spark conversation, and create unforgettable memories. Boulder offers a renowned creative arts and tech scene, paired with the vibrant CU Boulder students, faculty, and staff. We’ll share more details in the coming months and hope you’ll join us on our journey to Boulder as we build the Sundance Film Festival’s new home.”
Official venues for the upcoming 2027 Sundance Film Festival are also being revealed. Across these engaging locations, artists will showcase their captivating works, audiences will experience the debut of entertaining and trailblazing storytelling, and attendees will join in thought-provoking conversations and lively events, with additional information to follow in the coming months. The Festival will bring these experiences to a variety of vibrant neighborhoods across the city allowing attendees to immerse themselves in the thriving and innovative arts landscape.
2027 Sundance Film Festival Official Venues
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The Sundance Film Festival is an artist program of the nonprofit Sundance Institute, which uplifts the development of emerging artists on a year-round basis through focused labs, direct grants, fellowships, residencies, and more.
Explore the unique benefits of Donor Circles which in addition to providing early access to Festival passes and ticket packages, offers year-round exclusive engagement opportunities as well as discounts on Co//ab courses. Donor Circles support is vital to fostering independent storytelling, signifies a deeper commitment to the arts, and unlocks curated experiences.
Sundance Institute
As a champion and curator of independent stories, the nonprofit Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists across storytelling media to create and thrive. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institute’s signature labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. Sundance Collab, a digital community platform, brings a global cohort of working artists together to learn from Sundance Institute advisors and connect with each other in a creative space, developing and sharing works in progress. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences and artists to ignite new ideas, discover original voices, and build a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Through the Sundance Institute artist programs, we have supported such projects as Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Big Sick, Bottle Rocket, Boys Don’t Cry, Boys State, Call Me by Your Name, Clemency, CODA, Dìdi (弟弟), Drunktown’s Finest, The Farewell, Fire of Love, Flee, Fruitvale Station, Half Nelson, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hereditary, The Infiltrators, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Little Woods, Love & Basketball, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Mudbound, Nanny, One Child Nation, Pariah, Raising Victor Vargas, RBG, Requiem for a Dream, Reservoir Dogs, Sin Nombre, Sorry to Bother You, Strong Island, Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Swiss Army Man, A Thousand and One, Top of the Lake, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, and Zola. Through year-round artist programs, the Institute also nurtured the early careers of such artists as Paul Thomas Anderson, Gregg Araki, Darren Aronofsky, Lisa Cholodenko, Nia DaCosta, Ryan Coogler, The Daniels, Robert Eggers, Rick Famuyiwa, David Gordon Green, Sterlin Harjo, Marielle Heller, Miranda July, Nikyatu Jusu, James Mangold, John Cameron Mitchell, Kimberly Peirce, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Boots Riley, A.V. Rockwell, Ira Sachs, Walter Salles, Quentin Tarantino, Erica Tremblay, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao. Support Sundance Institute in our commitment to uplifting bold artists and powerful storytelling globally by making a donation at sundance.org/donate. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, and Bluesky.
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The Sundance Film Festival, a program of the nonprofit Sundance Institute, is the preeminent gathering of original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives. Since 1985, hundreds of films launched at the Festival have gone on to gain critical acclaim and reach new audiences worldwide. The Festival has introduced some of the most groundbreaking films and episodic works of the past decades, including Kiss of the Spider Woman, Prime Minister, Pee-wee as Himself, Dìdi (弟弟), A Real Pain, Daughters, Thelma, Will & Harper, Past Lives, 20 Days in Mariupol, The Eternal Memory, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, A Thousand and One, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, Rye Lane, Navalny, Fire of Love, Flee, CODA, Passing, Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Minari, Clemency, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Zola, O.J.: Made in America, On the Record, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Child Nation, The Souvenir, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Bother You, Top of the Lake, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Call Me by Your Name, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, Whiplash, Brooklyn, Precious, The Cove, Little Miss Sunshine, An Inconvenient Truth, Napoleon Dynamite, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Reservoir Dogs, and sex, lies, and videotape. The program consists of fiction and nonfiction features and short films, series and episodic content, innovative storytelling, and performances, as well as conversations and other events. Be a part of the Festival at festival.sundance.org and follow the Festival on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, and Bluesky.
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Sundance Film Festival 2027 to Debut in Boulder, CO
National Todayhttps://nationaltoday.com/us/co/boulder/news/2026/03/19/sundance-film-festival-2027-to-debut-in-boulder-co/
The renowned festival expands beyond its traditional Park City, Utah home to a diverse array of venues across the city.The Sundance Film Festival is set to take place in Boulder, Colorado from January 21-31, 2027, marking a significant shift for the renowned event. The festival will utilize a diverse range of venues spanning roughly 5 square miles of the city, including established theaters, university spaces, and even school auditoriums. Beyond screenings, the festival will host talks, panels, and community programming, providing a m...
The renowned festival expands beyond its traditional Park City, Utah home to a diverse array of venues across the city.
The Sundance Film Festival is set to take place in Boulder, Colorado from January 21-31, 2027, marking a significant shift for the renowned event. The festival will utilize a diverse range of venues spanning roughly 5 square miles of the city, including established theaters, university spaces, and even school auditoriums. Beyond screenings, the festival will host talks, panels, and community programming, providing a more immersive experience for attendees.
Why it matters
Sundance's move to Boulder signals a potential trend of major film festivals decentralizing and exploring alternative host cities. This could lead to the emergence of regional film hubs, fostering local filmmaking talent and attracting a wider audience. The diverse venue selection also highlights a shift towards utilizing non-traditional screening spaces, creating a more accessible and community-focused festival experience.
The details
The festival's footprint will include the Boedecker and Gordon Gamm Theaters at the Dairy Arts Center, the historic Boulder Theater, the Chautauqua Auditorium, eTown Hall, the Cinemark Century Boulder multiplex, and various University of Colorado Boulder and local high school spaces. Beyond screenings, the festival will host talks, panels, and community programming at the Canyon Theater at the Boulder Public Library, the Dairy Arts Center, and eTown Hall.
The players
The non-profit organization that produces the Sundance Film Festival, one of the most prestigious independent film festivals in the world.
The governing body of the city of Boulder, Colorado, which approved an incentives package to attract the Sundance Film Festival to the city.
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What’s next
Additional details, including the festival schedule and ticketing information, are expected to be announced in the coming months.
The takeaway
Sundance's move to Boulder represents a potential shift in the film festival landscape, with major events exploring alternative host cities and utilizing diverse venue spaces to create a more immersive and accessible experience for attendees. This could lead to the emergence of regional film hubs and a stronger connection between festivals and their host communities.
Lawsuit: Dismantling NCAR is part of President Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’ against Colorado
Sam Braschhttps://www.cpr.org/2026/03/16/trump-lawsuit-tina-peters-ncar/
Share:The nonprofit overseeing the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging the federally funded science hub could become “collateral damage” in a sustained attempt to punish Colorado.The lawsuit was filed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a consortium of colleges and universities headquartered at the University of Colorado Boulder that oversees NCAR. It asks a federal district court to stop key federal agencies — such as the...
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The nonprofit overseeing the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) sued the Trump administration on Monday, alleging the federally funded science hub could become “collateral damage” in a sustained attempt to punish Colorado.
The lawsuit was filed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a consortium of colleges and universities headquartered at the University of Colorado Boulder that oversees NCAR. It asks a federal district court to stop key federal agencies — such as the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Commerce — from continuing their efforts to dismantle the 66-year-old research center focused on studying the Earth’s atmosphere.
The complaint further alleges that breaking up NCAR is part of a broader “campaign of retribution” against Colorado.
In particular, it accuses the Trump administration of targeting NCAR because it is headquartered in the same state currently imprisoning Tina Peters, a former Mesa County Clerk serving a nine-year sentence for tampering with election equipment.
By allegedly seeking revenge on Peters’ behalf, the lawsuit warns that the federal government could permanently harm critical research and innovation. In an online statement released along with the lawsuit, UCAR claimed recent attempts to dismantle the research hub violate federal law and pose a direct threat to “national security, public safety, and economic prosperity.”
David Hosansky, a UCAR spokesperson, declined to provide any additional comment beyond the statement and lawsuit itself.
The White House did not cite Peters when it announced plans to dismantle the center last December. In a post on X, Russell Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the Trump administration would break up NCAR because it had become a hotbed of “climate alarmism.”
The lawsuit notes that the post came a day after President Trump attacked Gov. Jared Polis as a “weak and pathetic man” for refusing to release Peters. It also cites a White House response to CNN explaining why the administration was targeting NCAR. A spokesperson told the news agency that “maybe if Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served.”
It appears the White House hasn’t hesitated to follow through with its threats. The National Science Foundation recently finished gathering proposals to shift NCAR’s core functions to different institutions. In addition, it collected concepts for the “private use” of the Mesa Lab, an iconic brutalist headquarters perched below the Boulder Flat Irons.
Gov. Polis and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Boulder, called on residents and organizations to speak up in defense of NCAR before the public comment period closed. Many leading scientists and science advocacy groups also submitted detailed letters arguing against any attempt to reorganize the research hub.
The lawsuit, however, suggests that work might already be well underway. It claims the Trump administration has already saddled NCAR scientists with “gag orders” and “pointless bureaucratic procedures.” The University of Wyoming is also already negotiating to take over management of an NCAR supercomputer located in Cheyenne, Wyo., according to a recent report in The New York Times.
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Colorado Buffs women’s basketball earns No. 10 seed in NCAA Tournament
Brian Howellhttps://www.dailycamera.com/2026/03/15/colorado-buffs-womens-basketball-ncaa-tournament/
Under the direction of head coach JR Payne, it has become common but certainly isn’t getting old.On Sunday, the Colorado women’s basketball team earned a spot in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field for the fourth time in the past five years. The Buffaloes are the 10th seed in the Fort Worth 1 Region and will play seventh-seeded Illinois on Saturday (7:30 p.m. MT, ESPN2) in Nashville, at Vanderbilt University.Host Vanderbilt, the No. 2 seed, will face 15th-seeded High Point on Saturday (5 p.m. MT, ESPNews). The winners...
Under the direction of head coach JR Payne, it has become common but certainly isn’t getting old.
On Sunday, the Colorado women’s basketball team earned a spot in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field for the fourth time in the past five years. The Buffaloes are the 10th seed in the Fort Worth 1 Region and will play seventh-seeded Illinois on Saturday (7:30 p.m. MT, ESPN2) in Nashville, at Vanderbilt University.
Host Vanderbilt, the No. 2 seed, will face 15th-seeded High Point on Saturday (5 p.m. MT, ESPNews). The winners will play on Monday (time TBD).
“We’re in!” Payne said at a watch party at Boulder Social on Sunday evening. “So excited. We had a pretty strong feeling we were in based on how we finished off the (regular) season, and I think our resume was really strong going in. We’re just really excited.”
The players and packed crowd of CU supporters at Boulder Social let out a huge cheer when the Buffs’ name was announced on ESPN’s selection show.
“Just hearing our name called, I was really shaking, my heart was beating really fast,” said senior Jade Masogayo, one of several Buffs making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. “Just really blessed and grateful to have the opportunity to play in March.”
This will be the 17th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance for the Buffaloes (22-11), who reached the Sweet 16 in their past two trips to March Madness, in 2023 and 2024.
“This is my first time, so I’m really excited, honestly,” said junior guard Desiree Wooten, who transferred to CU last summer from North Texas. “I think it’s everybody’s goal. We’re more so proud of the work we put in to actually get here. … The hard work paid off.”
CU is 4-2 all-time against Illinois but hasn’t played the Illini since Dec. 7, 2013, in Boulder.
“We’ll get started very quickly on the scout tonight,” said Payne, who was born in Tennessee. “I’m excited to go back to Tennessee, and I know our team is just really thrilled and honored to be a part of it.”
Junior guard Zyanna Walker is heading to the tournament for the fourth time and is looking forward to getting ready for the matchup with Illinois.
“I don’t really know too much about them, but I promise you by tomorrow I’ll know a whole lot,” she said.
Payne, in her 10th season at CU, snapped the program’s nine-year tournament drought in 2022, kicking off a run of three straight trips to The Dance. The Buffs nearly made it last year, too, but were the first team out of the field, landing the top spot for the WBIT instead.
This year, with a roster that includes 10 newcomers and one of the top returners — point guard Kennedy Sanders — out for the season with injury since mid-December, the Buffs proved to be one of the best teams in the Big 12.
The defensive-oriented Buffs went 11-7 in the Big 12, and then made a run to the conference semifinals last week, losing in the final seconds to now-12th ranked West Virginia, 48-47.
Along the way, CU defeated four top-25 teams and went 10-4 in its last 14 games to secure a spot in the tournament. The Buffs are No. 46 in the NET rankings and have eight Quad 1 or Quad 2 wins.
Now, they’ll try to make some noise in March Madness, but will have to do so as an underdog.
The No. 10 seed is the lowest-ever for CU in the NCAA Tournament. In fact, it will be the first time in program history that the Buffs will be the lower-seeded team for their opening game of the tournament. CU is 11-5 all-time in first-round NCAA Tournament games.
Mountain West Conference tournament champion Colorado State also made the field, as the No. 12 seed in the Sacramento 4 regional. The Rams will face No. 5 seed Michigan State on Friday. It’s the first time since 2002 that multiple women’s teams from the Centennial State will be in the NCAA Tournament.
Colorado weather blog: Strong winds with gusts up to 70 mph expected Saturday, elevating fire danger
Stephanie Butzerhttps://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/colorado-weather-blog-strong-winds-with-gusts-up-to-70-mph-expected-saturday-elevating-fire-danger
Denver7 is tracking the dangerous wind and increased risk for fires on Saturday. Our live weather blog below has the latest.Posted and last updated Warm, dry and extremely windy conditions on Saturday have increased the risk of fire spread across much of the eastern half of Colorado, including the urban corridor.Gusts are expected to reach between 60-70 mph Saturday afternoon before the winds die down and a cold front moves in. A map of Saturday's red flag warning is below.Denver7 is tracking the latest on...
Denver7 is tracking the dangerous wind and increased risk for fires on Saturday. Our live weather blog below has the latest.
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Warm, dry and extremely windy conditions on Saturday have increased the risk of fire spread across much of the eastern half of Colorado, including the urban corridor.
Gusts are expected to reach between 60-70 mph Saturday afternoon before the winds die down and a cold front moves in. A map of Saturday's red flag warning is below.
Denver7 is tracking the latest on Saturday's wind speeds, damage and other impacts to Coloradans in our live weather blog below.
8:05 p.m. | Power outage update | Here is the current standing for power outages:
6:59 p.m. | Small grassfire update | West Metro Fire says the fire is under control and is mopping it up. It burned about two acres.
6:48 p.m. | Small grassfire | West Metro Fire says it is responding to a small grass fire involving several trees off I-70 near Harlan Street. There is heavy smoke over I-70 in that area.
6:15 p.m. | Weather update | The NWS said winds "have been slow" to leave the foothills this afternoon, but are moving east into the lower elevations of Boulder and Jefferson counties.
A wind gust around 82 mph was recorded at the NCAR Mesa lab in Boulder.
The strongest wind for these locations is expected between 8-9 p.m. Saturday.
5:14 p.m. | Xcel Energy updates | Xcel Energy is prepping hundreds of crew members to inspect power lines and restore power following today's strong winds.
Outages for some customers may extend through the weekend, the company said.
Extreme fire weather conditions are expected to continue this evening. Power outages are still possible.
4:28 p.m. | Latest from National Weather Service | Critical fire weather will continue into the evening on the plains. A cold front will arrive near midnight.
Snow in the mountains will lead to difficult travel conditions through Sunday morning.
2:17 p.m. | Resources in Boulder | A resource center is available for Xcel Energy customers impacted by the power shutoffs today. It is set up at the North Boulder Recreation Center at 3170 Broadway in Boulder. It will stay open until 6 p.m.
The center will have water, snacks, and charging equipment.
The following charging stations are also available around Boulder County:
2:15 p.m. | United Power outages | United Power says it has 167 outages right now, impacting about 4,000 customers.
12:05 p.m. | Update from National Weather Service | The NWS is reiterating its warning about strong winds up to 70 mph for the base of the foothills between 2-5 p.m. Saturday.
11:14 a.m. | Xcel Energy will implement PSPS | The company said it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff starting around 2 p.m. Saturday. It will impact 18,000 customers in Boulder (14,408 customers) and Jefferson (3,403 customers) counties, the company said in a press release.
"Please note, due to anticipated high winds, outages could take place outside of areas impacted by a PSPS, impacting restoration times," Xcel Energy said. "Restoring outages from a significant weather event or PSPS may take several hours to several days. This is because crews must inspect power lines and repair damage before they can be safely re-energized."
Xcel Energy had announced Friday that a PSPS was likely on Saturday.
To see if you will be impacted by Xcel Energy's PSPS, click here and enter your address.
10:27 a.m. | Highway 93 closure | The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will close Highway 93 between 64th Avenue and Highway 72 around 2 p.m. Saturday due to expected high winds.
10:18 a.m. | Estes Park power outage | The Town of Estes Park said its crews are responding to a "large power outage." The exact number of customers without power was not available, but the town released the below map showing the outage area.
10:16 a.m. | CORE Cooperative update | CORE has no public safety power shutoff events planned for Saturday. However, alternate relay settings, or ARS, are engaged for most of its service area.
ARS react to any fault, like a tree falling on a line, and will limit the line to one attempt to restore. If the fault is still present, it will cut the power to that line. Learn more about it here.
The company said crews are currently on standby.
9:17 a.m. | Xcel Energy update for Golden | Xcel Energy has updated their map for their Public Safety Power Shutoff, or PSPS. Based on the map, Golden is no longer included in the potential shutoff area. However, strong winds are still expected and outages may still occur.
7 a.m. | Denver7 forecast | Denver7's Clara Faith reports that dangerous fire weather conditions are expected across eastern Colorado before a sharp cold front moves late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Much of the eastern half of the state is under a red flag warning.
A red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday across the Denver metro area, the urban corridor, and much of the eastern plains. Winds are expected to blow between 20 and 35 mph, with gusts up to 70 mph.
By Saturday evening, a strong cold front will move south through the state, bringing a major change in conditions.
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5:33 a.m. | Update from National Weather Service | The NWS out of Boulder says Saturday will bring widespread critical fire weather for lower elevations, with elevated concerns in high mountain valleys. Gusts will reach 40 to 60 mph, with the strongest ones near the base of the foothills. Gusts may reach up to 70 mph between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. there.
Tonight, a cold front will move in, bringing sub-freezing temperatures and strong winds and light snow to lower elevations. The mountains may see heavy snow and whiteout conditions Saturday evening.
Temperatures bounce back up Monday — we could even see record-breaking highs during the week.
5 a.m. | Closed trails | All Boulder County Parks & Open Space trails and open space areas west of Highway 36 are closed on Saturday due to high wind and extreme fire danger.
Denver7's Claire Lavezzorio spoke with authorities who explained how they had reached that decision.
Watch her report on their warning from Friday evening in the video below.
The office also posted online saying residents should "expect dangerous winds, extreme fire risk, and likely power outages. Prepare for possible outages up to 48 hrs. Charge devices, secure outdoor items, avoid sparks, and sign up for emergency alerts at http://bocoalert.org."
5 a.m. | Latest from Xcel Energy | The company is warning residents about a likely Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) on Saturday along the Front Range.
As of now, this is planned for 2 p.m. and may impact about 18,000 customers in Boulder and Jefferson counties.
Conditions are expected to improve between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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