Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**montanaskier** · 01-20-2013, 09:50 AM

Temps will touch 70 on the Front Range this week and in the 40s and higher for any area not inverted. Spring preview

**Hott Butt Mud** · 01-20-2013, 11:41 AM

Nothing wrong with breaking out the bike.

Also, you ain't core unless "you're sending it big" with a 22" base in EV! Get some homie!

**Pegleg** · 01-20-2013, 03:50 PM

I broke out the mountain bike and did a great Marshall Mesa - Flatirons Vista - Springbrook - Dowdy Draw loop in Boulder yesterday. A little ice and mud here or there, but mostly dry and smooth. Perfect day for biking.

**BDKeg** · 01-20-2013, 04:14 PM

really nice turns out in the backcountry right now if you pick the right aspects. Went up to the ruby range yesterday and it was mega warm with hardly any wind. Almost feels like spring so I can't complain.

**smmokan** · 01-20-2013, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Pegleg

I broke out the mountain bike and did a great Marshall Mesa - Flatirons Vista - Springbrook - Dowdy Draw loop in Boulder yesterday. A little ice and mud here or there, but mostly dry and smooth. Perfect day for biking.

Depending on when you were out there, you likely passed PoopGhost and I. We essentially rode the same loop in the afternoon (left the lot on 128 around 1:00). The 30mph wind in our face for the last 5 miles was a nice touch.

I got in about 16 miles today at Hall Ranch and Picture Rock too. I'm digging this warm weather. Hoping for a Buff Creek ride next weekend.

**Pegleg** · 01-21-2013, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by smmokan

Depending on when you were out there, you likely passed PoopGhost and I. We essentially rode the same loop in the afternoon (left the lot on 128 around 1:00). The 30mph wind in our face for the last 5 miles was a nice touch.

I got in about 16 miles today at Hall Ranch and Picture Rock too. I'm digging this warm weather. Hoping for a Buff Creek ride next weekend.

Nice. I was there in the morning (10am), no wind at all. Good to hear that Hall and PR are rideable, might try to sneak a ride in there later this week before the next round of storms hits (according to Joel, likely next Monday or so).

**concretejungle** · 01-21-2013, 10:00 AM

Yeah, yeah SR but since it doesn't snow in CO anymore and I'm coming down to visit some friends if anyone wants to ride on Feb. 2-4 around Lyons or Boulder shoot me a pm. Hopefully it'll snow for you guys and we can't ride. Maybe I can drive up I-70 for old times sake.

**grrrr** · 01-21-2013, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by BDKeg

really nice turns out in the backcountry right now if you pick the right aspects. Went up to the ruby range yesterday and it was mega warm with hardly any wind. Almost feels like spring so I can't complain.

Biking is much better than the BC is this neighborhood, regardless of aspect.

**BDKeg** · 01-21-2013, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by grrrr

Biking is much better than the BC is this neighborhood, regardless of aspect.

yea i hear a lot of trails in the front range are dry and good to go, same with the low elevation trails around salida...thinking about heading there this weekend since it's supposed to be almost 50 degrees there.

**RonMexico** · 01-21-2013, 01:24 PM

Hate that this thread is back to being a Sprocket Rockets look-alike. Doesn't sound like that's likely to change anytime soon either.

**Banh Mi** · 01-21-2013, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by deeppo

Dont let the door hit you in the ass

I wont. Have fun mountain biking.

**Kevo** · 01-21-2013, 02:29 PM

Thinking a lot about moving to Washington...

**hatchgreenchile** · 01-21-2013, 02:42 PM

If anyone wants to get their tall tee steez on in Denver, they opened up Ruby Hill today.

**Lindahl** · 01-21-2013, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by BDKeg

yea i hear a lot of trails in the front range are dry and good to go, same with the low elevation trails around salida...thinking about heading there this weekend since it's supposed to be almost 50 degrees there.

Salida sounds like fun. How are the gunni trails right now? The skiing has still been good, but thinkin about mixing it up this weekend.

**simple** · 01-21-2013, 03:42 PM

Front range trails are busier now than they are in the summer. Stupid

**BDKeg** · 01-21-2013, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Lindahl

Salida sounds like fun. How are the gunni trails right now? The skiing has still been good, but thinkin about mixing it up this weekend.

gunny/hartmans still under snow, been really cold there with the inversion. At least it's less than a week until the snow comes back.

**The SnowShow** · 01-21-2013, 05:47 PM

Rode Mt Falcon...$$$$

**mt_wilson** · 01-21-2013, 11:54 PM

Anyone know why grand junction has been so cold this winter? Its usually a good place to climb and bike in the winter when the snow isn't good, buts its been consistently 20/30 deg colder than the front range this year...

**CO_Vol** · 01-22-2013, 12:16 AM

Headed to Summit county areas this week. Oooohh I hope its warm enuf those hot snowboard gurlz break out the bikini topsss!

**gratzo** · 01-22-2013, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by mt_wilson

Anyone know why grand junction has been so cold this winter? Its usually a good place to climb and bike in the winter when the snow isn't good, buts its been consistently 20/30 deg colder than the front range this year...

Probably an inversion? Colder air stuck in the valley? Might be warmer on the slopes a bit higher in elevation...

JOEL

**Crampedon** · 01-22-2013, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by CO_Vol

Headed to Summit county areas this week. Oooohh I hope its warm enuf those hot snowboard gurlz break out the bikini topsss!

Better get on top of them one now, they are a dying breed-

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/snowbo...200354126.html

**Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo** · 01-22-2013, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by gratzo

Probably an inversion? Colder air stuck in the valley? Might be warmer on the slopes a bit higher in elevation...

JOEL

Yup. My in-laws live there and we were there at Xmas and again this last weekend and with the cold spells we've been having they've had a nasty inversion going for like the last month. The smog in valley is no bueno. If you read the forecast discussions for the last few systems they've mentioned the inversion and that these last few storms weren't big enough for the inversion to totally mix out since the valley is so big and low. When we got home Sunday it was easily 10-15 degrees warmer in SMV than it was in Junction when we left.

**Name Redacted** · 01-22-2013, 10:34 AM

What Tha Fuck?

**grskier** · 01-22-2013, 10:42 AM

driest january ever.

**grrrr** · 01-22-2013, 05:53 PM

Holding on to the tiniest chances:

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...UNCERTAINTY DURING THIS PERIOD DUE TO SOME
RUN TO RUN MODEL INCONSISTENCIES. BOTH MODELS NOW SHOW AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ALONG THE PACIFIC WEST COAST
ON SUNDAY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES BY TUESDAY.
PREVIOUS RUNS WERE SHOWING THIS SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA
WITH THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE AND LIFT WELL TO THE SOUTH OF OUR CWA.
THE LATEST RUNS NOW SHOW PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WILL NOT RAISE
POPS AT THIS TIME AND WILL WAIT TO SEE HOW LATER MODELS HANDLE THIS
SYSTEM.