The winter of 2015 has been unseasonably warm and dry in the mountain west. Still while flying into Pagosa Springs, the snow-capped San Juan Mountains on the western side of the Continental Divide frame the sun drenched San Juan Basin. After traversing the Rocky Mountains, the 8,000-foot runway and the glowing PAPI at Stevens Field (KPSO) is a welcoming site.
Over the last 10 years, Archuleta…