Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[Rontele]

Pretty stoked I don't have to wear a 'Bama tshirt.

[Rontele]

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CO...BUTTHURT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 00Z THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY FOR ZONE 004 IN AND AROUND MONTANASKIER.
UT...NONE.

[montanaskier]

LULZ.....

[montanaskier]

damn.....winter weather advisory.....i'll say 2"

[Hott Butt Mud]

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUTTHURT ADVISORY IN EFFECT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BUTTHURT ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WILL ONLY OCCUR ON NOAA.GOV WEBSITE IN FORECAST THEORY. BE PREPARED FOR
DISAPPOINTMENT AND POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD BUTTHURT...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
POSTING ABOUT THE STORM.

[JaytaeMoney]

maybe march '12 will be as good as nov '10

WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING

[bamboocoreONLY]

looks like NOAA is on board for the vail area...

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 5. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. East wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

[montanaskier]

except North winds don't do much due to the Gore and East winds are total shit due to the divide. It'll snow but only a couple of inches is my bet. Then we get another week of sun....sweet.

[bamboocoreONLY]

yeah 4 to 8 seems highly doubtful. while berthoud is only forecasted for 3 to 5 overnight. hm...

[Like a Boss]

I'll believe it when me shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet.

Grass n' rocks everywhere at the Beav. My butthurt knows no bounds.

[BDKeg]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
200 PM MST TUE DEC 20 2011

WINTER BUTTHURT WATCH IN EFFECT

...WIDESPREAD WIND, DISAPPOINTMENT and FLURRIES EXCEPTED FOR THE WATCH AREA .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DROP SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 1/2 INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD INFLATED SKI AREA TOTALS, DICK WAVING ABOUT WHICH ZONE GOT MORE SNOW AND FREQUENT BUTTHURT POST UPDATES BY MONTANASKIER. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SKIING AND I-70 TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED.

[montanaskier]

better make today/tonights 2" count:

NOT MUCH HOPE FOR
ANY DECENT SNOWFALL IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MODERATING TEMPERATURES
(EXCEPT THE UINTA BASIN...SORRY VERNAL) AND DRY WEATHER IS THE MAIN
THEME IN THE EXTENDED GRIDS AND FORECASTS.

[Name Redacted]

On the bright side, it just started snowing. At least the first day of winter isn't a complete bust. That said, I'm probably gonna break out the mountain bike this week.

[PowTrees]

It's snowing lightly, ya crybabies. If it does snow more than expected you can thank me for being too sick with the crud to ski the next day or two at least.

[RonMexico]

This guy seems a little more optimistic of an overall pattern change...

http://unofficialnetworks.com/northe...pattern-60639/

[jhipps]

I'd rather listen to that guy

[BDKeg]

This guy seems a little more optimistic of an overall pattern change...

http://unofficialnetworks.com/northe...pattern-60639/

don't drink the kool aid

[gratzo]

@BDKEG - well said. This storm will give 3-4" for most areas west of the divide. If we're lucky, 6" would be nice (that's what she said). Biggest totals east of the divide.

@RonMexico - the post by BA on unofficialnetworks is solid. He knows what he's talking about, but he really gets excited by long-range forecasts, which as I've said forever, are tough to use to predict powder days. OR,WA,ID,MT,WY definitely look snowy late this weekend and early next week, but beyond that I don't want to speculate. The GFS and ECMWF (European) are hinting at 1-2 storms that would actually hit Colorado from the west during the middle and end of next week giving good snow to mountains west of the divide, but the timing/location of these storms is all over the place and I have no confidence in the forecast at this point. I'm not looking ahead into January...let's first start with this storm and next week.

[PowTrees]

Talk about butthurt. My head feels like it's gonna explode from congestion (and it's snowing!). You can all thank me for being sick, guessing it's already getting close to 2 inches of fresh around the lifts.

[montanaskier]

2".....OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

ULLR is a HACK

[funkendrenchman]

@BDKEG - well said. This storm will give 3-4" for most areas west of the divide. If we're lucky, 6" would be nice (that's what she said). Biggest totals east of the divide.

@RonMexico - the post by BA on unofficialnetworks is solid. He knows what he's talking about, but he really gets excited by long-range forecasts, which as I've said forever, are tough to use to predict powder days. OR,WA,ID,MT,WY definitely look snowy late this weekend and early next week, but beyond that I don't want to speculate. The GFS and ECMWF (European) are hinting at 1-2 storms that would actually hit Colorado from the west during the middle and end of next week giving good snow to mountains west of the divide, but the timing/location of these storms is all over the place and I have no confidence in the forecast at this point. I'm not looking ahead into January...let's first start with this storm and next week.

Sooooooo, you're saying there's gonna be a huge 3 day storm next Tues-Thurs and that I should take all 3 days off? Sweet!

[PowTron]

Can I just chose to believe this blindly, and hope it is an Xmas present?

NOAA for the top of Flail:

This Afternoon: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Snow. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 8. Wind chill values as low as -15. East wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

[UGASkiDawg]

Sooooooo, you're saying there's gonna be a huge 3 day storm next Tues-Thurs and that I should take all 3 days off? Sweet!

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[knumbskull]

What is this white stuff falling from the sky?

[BDKeg]

What is this white stuff falling from the sky?

that's vail doing another one of their cloud seeding experiments, it will be over soon