Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[The SnowShow]

Hail and crashing lightning in D.

[hatchgreenchile]

Nice fast transition from rain to hail to fat flakes.
If anyone wants the conditions report for the Eldora beginners area, let me know, I got you covered. Watch that ice patch in the middle.
Sounds like we've got good interest for the Jane bash on the 14th - sick!

[goldenboy]

For CB locals, this gives you all a chance to storm chase to northern CO where it actually snows. That’s a plus, no?

At close to $100 to ski Vail or Breck or Keystone? Not exactly a benefit for most of us. Other Epic resorts that might have appeal, like Telluride, have 0 benefits for CBMR pass holders. Besides, the storms that miss CBMR but do hit Summit cty or Vail are usually big storms in Irwin, so I might as well ski backcountry.

People complain about everything when it first happens, but then reality starts to settle in and it's not so bad. I'm willing to bet Crested Butte's overall visitation next ski season isn't more than 10-20% higher than an average year.

Very possible, and to be sure, many of the complaints I listed are the general consensus, not necessarily mine. I just hope that your 10-20% shows up on random mid week days in January when it's dead, not on weekends, holidays, and pow days when we already have crowds. Or at least the CB version of them.

I hope it provides cash to CBMR and they can spend some capital on infrastructure.




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I don't know. Other than an increase in the number of beers, burgers, and management fees (since CBMR doesn't own any hotels), I actually think they'll sell fewer passes. Plenty of locals only ski ~10 days a year, so why not get an Epic pass, mix things up with a weekend or 2 in Telluride, maybe ski Breck when your kid has a hockey game up there, maybe a big trip to Whistler, etc. Who knows, maybe the deal included cash from Vail, that's the only way the deal would actually make any sense.

[hawkgt]

Last few laps at dora where dumping, warm storm start, fucked roads down to 93. Upslope

[stfu&gbtw]

Went straight to snow at WP this afternoon. Didn't help. Snow conditions sucked. Lots of refrozen breakable crust. Finally just ducked the rope to poach the trees south of Zephyr, which were pretty good. Man, I fucking hate WP/MJ, but I'll plan to see you guys on the 14th.

[simple]

Sorry about the Monday powder day desk jockeys.

[Danno]

At close to $100 to ski Vail or Breck or Keystone? Not exactly a benefit for most of us.

Yeah, I think CBMR passholders got screwed on this one.

[Danno]

WP snowstake is looking good.

Can't believe that Eldo STILL doesn't have a snowstake cam. But I shouldn't be surprised.

Wish I could get out tmw, this week is my last week of being completely chained to a desk, I should have more freedom starting next week. Come on spring storms!

[Foggy_Goggles]

Sorry about the Monday powder day desk jockeys.

I feel like this is my first weekday pow skiing of the year. Work can get fucked 'till about noon. I think the lift line will be packed with overworked locals. Spring Break !!!

[wolfelot]

Oooooof the FOMO in this desk jockey is strong today. WP drake shows almost a foot.

[Underoos]

If anyone skiing the Jane this morning finds a 4 year old wearing a cape and wallowing in the snow, please deposit him at C lot as I have likely ditched him.

Lunch Cock bloodies at 1030.

[Underoos]

829am. C lot full.

[Danno]

Damn. Monday is the new Saturday. At least on a pow day.

[Name Redacted]

Damn. Monday is the new Saturday. At least on a pow day.

Brace yourself for it to be....."Ikonic™"

[skiracer88_00]

At close to $100 to ski Vail or Breck or Keystone? Not exactly a benefit for most of us. Other Epic resorts that might have appeal, like Telluride, have 0 benefits for CBMR pass holders. Besides, the storms that miss CBMR but do hit Summit cty or Vail are usually big storms in Irwin, so I might as well ski backcountry.



Very possible, and to be sure, many of the complaints I listed are the general consensus, not necessarily mine. I just hope that your 10-20% shows up on random mid week days in January when it's dead, not on weekends, holidays, and pow days when we already have crowds. Or at least the CB version of them.



I don't know. Other than an increase in the number of beers, burgers, and management fees (since CBMR doesn't own any hotels), I actually think they'll sell fewer passes. Plenty of locals only ski ~10 days a year, so why not get an Epic pass, mix things up with a weekend or 2 in Telluride, maybe ski Breck when your kid has a hockey game up there, maybe a big trip to Whistler, etc. Who knows, maybe the deal included cash from Vail, that's the only way the deal would actually make any sense.

I believe that vail resorts pays each partner resort on a per skier day basis. For example, I think it has been tossed around that A-Basin gets $10 per skier day on a VR pass. I would assume that they have a similar deal with CB and Telluride. I think almost everyone would have preferred they went with MC/IKON, but To be honest, they probably needed to do something to keep themselves from going under. I doubt that CB turns much, if any profit considering how few people ski there. I doubt the extremes will see a huge uptick in traffic. The additional traffic will likely mostly be confined to red lady, silver queen and paradise.