A friend called this morning & said he saw on the news that it snowed on Monarch pass. Can anybody else confrim this?
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A friend called this morning & said he saw on the news that it snowed on Monarch pass. Can anybody else confrim this?
Not sure, but it felt like early October walking to work in Denver this morning. I wouldn't be surprised if it did snow at the higher elevations.
duuuude, I'll score some fresh on my mtn bike ride tomorrow!
Mt. Evans was closed yesterday afternoon due to snow & ice.
This just in. Mountain closed due to snow and ice shocker.Quote:
Originally posted by The Dude
Mt. Evans was closed yesterday afternoon due to snow & ice.
I think it rained about 27 feet of water in 37 seconds in downtown Denver. Not really, but I think it dropped 4.5 inches of rain in just a couple of hours. I saw several cars stuck in huge ponds in the roads. My bosses basement flooded. I had some serious fun driving around through the stuff. Where the hell was all this water last winter?
I think Utah stole it! :DQuote:
Originally posted by meatdrink9
Where the hell was all this water last winter?
Yeah, and you can't have it back.
Ever.
:D
In August???Quote:
Originally posted by bad_roo
This just in. Mountain closed due to snow and ice shocker.
hmmm...this does not bode well for my cross country drive...snowing already eh?
Well, it's not confirmed, but there won't be snow on I70 - only on the high mountain passes (possibly)Quote:
Originally posted by vinzclortho
hmmm...this does not bode well for my cross country drive...snowing already eh?
It's Colorado. It will happily dump in July and August and be 80 degrees in March.
It rained a lot the past day... flash flood warnings throughout the state.
I saw some fresh white stuff on top of Torreys Peak yesterday morning, but since then all the peaks have been in the clouds nonstop. It could have been hail/sleet too.
I havent seen it this green in Denver in August since I moved here in 97. 2-4 inches of rain across the area yesterday. It was sweet. I saw a dood swimming across I-25 and Alameda!
I'm sorry, but for the life of me, why does anyone get stoked about snow in August, or even September and October? It's going to melt!
Unless you're going to SA, I really don't get it. That's like going to a strip bar and getting a boner when a girl peels off her boobie tassel for 2 seconds then puts it back on.
Because it's snow, and snow is great! And you can ski in October! :DQuote:
Originally posted by 13
I'm sorry, but for the life of me, why does anyone get stoked about snow in August, or even September and October? It's going to melt!
It's a sign. It's a thing of hope and beauty. Snow capped peaks are a reminder. Actually, we sometimes hope it melts because if it sits around three months it can become an unstable layer. A skier should be psyched anytime it snows... including July and August. It's a mental thing.Quote:
Originally posted by 13
I'm sorry, but for the life of me, why does anyone get stoked about snow in August, or even September and October? It's going to melt!
It was knee deep where I was this morning in the field behind my house. Like MD9 said, it must have rained 38 inches in 10 minutes yesterday. Saw a couple of teenagers try to spin doughnuts through a mud patch and wound up sinking up to the doors.
This rain is great, but it makes traffic into a fucking nightmare.
Maybe with all this rain, you dirty Denverites won't suck our lake dry. :D
*Maybe* the precip levels will maintain through the winter in frozen form... wouldn't that just be stokerific!
After all the drought years & state wide fires we Colorado folks have endured,I'm just stoked for any kind of moisture ,any time of year.This state can be frustratingly ,precipitationally challenged!
I love skiing Utah & spend at least 2 weeks a season skiing there;I haven't been everywhere,but I've yet to find another place that has the quality of terrain & snow as Little Cottonwood does,but my value system clashes with the Mormons.I just don't know if I could live there year round,but It's my fantasy to own a ski home there,the real estate is insanely cheap compared to Colorado.
1. Colorado sucks ass. It never snows in Colorado.
2. Utah Rules and Mormons are HOT.
3. Don't go to Idaho. That's my ho.
Damn dog! Why you gots to be dissin' the Coloraggots and our snow (or lack of)?
I hear ya though. I spent winter of 98-99 in Salt Lake and LCC is amazing. But I haven't drank that infrequently for a 8-month stretch since I was in high school. Maybe that was a good thing. Lived down the block from some Momo with 5 wives. I'd see them hanging in the backyard with their amish looking dresses on tending to their 8 collective kids. I envied them:rolleyes:
I'd take Denver over SLC anyday.
But the 18 mile drive up to Alta beats the shiz outta I-70 nightmare.
*Maybe* SC will experience a tectonic uplift and create some challenging skiing!Quote:
Originally posted by SummitCo 1776
*Maybe* the precip levels will maintain through the winter in frozen form... wouldn't that just be stokerific!
"Our " reason number 137 summit county ( the actual location ) is lame tons of tude' form the " locals " :rolleyes: I once had a "dood" from New Zealand tell I guy I was hiking with @ Bert " go back to Denver " after laughing hysterically I gave him the international sign for fuck off !Quote:
Originally posted by SummitCo 1776
Maybe with all this rain, you dirty Denverites won't suck our lake dry. :D
*!
sorry for the negativity in an otherwise great thread ...ANY snow ANY time is good in my book !
you're not far off, board.
Quote:
Originally posted by board
"Our " reason number 137 summit county ( the actual location ) is lame tons of tude' form the " locals " :rolleyes: I once had a "dood" from New Zealand tell I guy I was hiking with @ Bert " go back to Denver " after laughing hysterically I gave him the international sign for fuck off !
sorry for the negativity in an otherwise great thread ...ANY snow ANY time is good in my book !
Berthoud's sick brah!
far off from what ?Quote:
Originally posted by mr_gyptian
you're not far off, board.
Quote:
Originally posted by board
far off from what ?
far, far away from mr_gyptian's heart
Yup - there's an inch or so of snow up high in Summit County, rain down low. The clouds hanging around everywhere are beautiful. And it's green like the pacific northwest.
I like it.
And we'll ski powder in September. :p
There's a lot of great terrain in Colorado,but terrrain is only as good as the snow that covers it.Crested Butte,A-Basin,Aspen Highlands,Silverton all have great terrain..Years ago they proposed to put a lift in from the bottom of Highlands up to the top of Steeplechase,that would be 4400 Vert of really steep terrain.Ajax has pitch,so does Hanging Valley Headwall at Snowmass.
The cultural differences have kept me from moving there so far.I have a lot of great friends in Sandy that always encourage me to move there.They say Sandy is it's own little fiefdom ,& most mormons don't ski.And lets face it,when you see an Alta girl rip it up,there's few things like it.I know this very attractive woman that is a ski instructor at Alta,& watching her non stop Hi-boy is the definition of sensuality.
It's weird to drive into Utah & see a billboard with the mormon equivalent of the Village People on it with the caption,"Real men don't use porn" . The alcohol issue is strange as well.I have a salty statement about poligamy & the marriage of very young girls,but discretaion states that is better left for less public forums.
I just of the opinion that I don't want to tell others what to do any more than I want them to tell m what to do!
Tell it like it is SheRa,Flow with the positive precipation & show ULLR we are worthy of more!
board, it was humor nothing more. Front Rangers consider Summit County their personal playground (afterall, that's what it says on the roadsigns). We are entitled to a little reverse 'tude in humor. Mine was referring to a few seasons back when Denver Water's poor management and insufficient water restrictions contributed to there being a MILE walk from Frisco Marina to the water's edge. :p
Anyone with a true "go back to Denver" attitude needs a reality check. Tourism is our bread and butter. When it dumps, we do kinda hope I70 closes though :D
That would be cool... although it wouldn't address the snow issues. It could make other problems... :DQuote:
Originally posted by Mountain Junkie
*Maybe* SC will experience a tectonic uplift and create some challenging skiing!
Nevertheless I like it here.
Snow problems, but I have a good feeling about this season... OTOH Ullr will fuck us again.
I'm pretty sure that SC is the abrv. for South Carolina.
Somewhat county has plenty of challenging skiing.
South Carolina on the other hand, not so much.
Yep...I have a stong feeling this winter Ullr's gonna be generous to the Coloraggots. :D
hopefully Jackson hole in early Feb. too!
Where? Summit County (since I've been outed for using SC) resorts are pretty uninspiring. Ever notice how there's an inverse relationship between good terrain and good terrain parks?Quote:
Originally posted by lemon boy
Somewhat county has plenty of challenging skiing.
Backcountry.Quote:
Originally posted by Mountain Junkie
Where? Summit County (since I've been outed for using SC) resorts are pretty uninspiring.
Inbounds? A-Basin, otherwise, you gotta know where to look.
A couple hundred vert here, a couple hundred vert there. Still not inspiring.Quote:
Originally posted by SummitCo 1776
Backcountry.
Inbounds? A-Basin, otherwise, you gotta know where to look.
As for real backcountry (not heavily skied access gate terrain), the snow pack isn't condusive to going after it during mid season.
In all due respect, Mountain Junkie (I've never seen you ski), but have you ever done the alleys at Abasin or the lines of off North Pole? If you can top to bottom those runs without being challenged, then you are an all star!Quote:
Originally posted by Mountain Junkie
A couple hundred vert here, a couple hundred vert there. Still not inspiring.
As for real backcountry (not heavily skied access gate terrain), the snow pack isn't condusive to going after it during mid season.
Hey BZ, the Junkie skied a fucking climbing route on Long's Peak this year, I'm sure he's not 'inspired' by a steep 500 vert shot (north pole) and some rutted out mogul bashing (alleys).Quote:
Originally posted by Below Zero
In all due respect, Mountain Junkie (I've never seen you ski), but have you ever done the alleys at Abasin or the lines of off North Pole? If you can top to bottom those runs without being challenged, then you are an all star!
'Inspiring' and 'difficult' are very different.
Yeah, I guess I know what you mean now. To each their own.Quote:
Originally posted by homerjay
Hey BZ, the Junkie skied a fucking climbing route on Long's Peak this year, I'm sure he's not 'inspired' by a steep 500 vert shot (north pole) and some rutted out mogul bashing (alleys).
'Inspiring' and 'difficult' are very different.