Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**Crampedon** · 03-03-2009, 10:59 PM

Heard Bill K. Drumming up a storm in the old pineapple cannery up the street from my house...

brings back the memories of seeing all the boys back in the 70's

**fish** · 03-04-2009, 09:49 AM

so i looked at my little snowmate widget and it says 24" new at Heavenly... and then i thought that can't be right so I looked at squaw's and they got 24" too. I wish I was in Tahoe, I have unlimited at Heavenly

**smitchell333** · 03-04-2009, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by kailas

This is worst 'winter' ever in CO. Too warm Too dry. But what would I know, I'm only a 6th gen Coloradoan.

I guess the inbreeding explains your mental faculties
http://www.pnas.org/content/75/8/3906.full.pdf

Exactly:

Originally Posted by cmsummit

'01/'02 was much worse. Statewide snowpack topped out at around 45% - 50% of average. The Arkansas River that sees an average seasonal peak flow of 2,500 - 3,500cfs, peaked at 550cfs.

This year, we're currently still over 100% of average for statewide snowpack. Obviously, that can change pretty quickly, but so far this year is nowhere near as dismal as '01/'02.

I realize I'm emphasizing precipitation and not temperatures so much.

**funkendrenchman** · 03-04-2009, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by fish

so i looked at my little snowmate widget and it says 24" new at Heavenly... and then i thought that can't be right so I looked at squaw's and they got 24" too. I wish I was in Tahoe, I have unlimited at Heavenly

48" in 24 hours at Kirkwood

**fish** · 03-04-2009, 01:42 PM

good lord

**LivinCO** · 03-04-2009, 02:01 PM

I thought the Thread Title was Colorado Weather Discussion Thread? F you and your 48"!! STFU!

We got a week of 70 degress on the Front Range. Fawkme!

**montanaskier** · 03-04-2009, 06:55 PM

I was in Denver today and the car said 77. HOly shit was it warm. Last really stupid warm day up here for awhile and we could use the cold and snow. Saw dirt on a couple parts of the frontside on my way home.

Rontele- Next week still look like a possible big storm? Saturday looks ok, not great support but should be better than the last few we've had.

**JerseyPowder** · 03-04-2009, 07:13 PM

our thermo said 60 in breck today. absolute insanity...

**funkendrenchman** · 03-04-2009, 07:16 PM

Looking at the mountains from town right now, it looks the same as it did late-April last year.

**PowTrees** · 03-04-2009, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by JerseyPowder

our thermo said 60 in breck today. absolute insanity...

In Breck with all the hair, how will everyone stay cool

I was at Beav today for excercise. There's some shit sticking out, but up high there's still a nice deep base. In fact near Spruce Saddle Beav was rock hard from wind late in the afternoon. Bottom half of the mountain (in the trees) is in not so good shape. Blue Square Basin here I come!

Most notable today was the wind gusts up top! WOW! felt like a jet stream was running over Beav, nice and calm at the base, but at Spruce Saddle the trees were twisting in the wind.

**Trainwreck** · 03-05-2009, 08:23 AM

From CAIC: "Mountain snowfall intensities increase Friday night into Saturday in association with the low pressure trough that is expected to cross the state on Saturday. Snowfall ends Saturday evening with up to 10" expected in the Steamboat zone, the Central Mountains, and the far Southern San Juans"

Hmmmm, where to go this weekend?

**montanaskier** · 03-05-2009, 09:28 AM

the 6-10 day outlook still looks cold and snowy, after that it looks more seasonable and dry. Lets hope this weekend and upcoming week DUMP on us. Right now it is STUPID windy up here.

**fish** · 03-05-2009, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

Right now it is STUPID windy up here.

I'm expecting it to be stupid windy down here within the next few hours

**Rideski** · 03-05-2009, 10:20 AM

I have hundreds of miles of driving to do for work in the next couple weeks, so I am thinking of taking one for the team and switching my snow tires off for the all seasons. If I do, we should have a hasty return to sub zero temps and moisture.

**fish** · 03-05-2009, 03:50 PM

it looks like it's snowing pretty good on the front range just north of boulder both on the radar and from the clouds I can see from gunbarrel

**montanaskier** · 03-05-2009, 05:45 PM

winter storm watch...up to 12". I leave for the weekend in Junction tomorrow, it'll hammer for sure.

**volklpowdermaniac** · 03-05-2009, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

winter storm watch...up to 12". I leave for the weekend in Junction tomorrow, it'll hammer for sure.

my leg goes in a cast tommorow to immobilize a broken fibula. It will hammer all four weeks.

**montanaskier** · 03-05-2009, 06:08 PM

so that bruise you had was a broken bone eh? Bones are easier than ligaments.... you'll be fine.

For waht it is worth, the CAIC isn't as excited as the NWS.

**fish** · 03-05-2009, 07:09 PM

hell yeah bring it

**karpiel** · 03-05-2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by volklpowdermaniac

my leg goes in a cast tommorow to immobilize a broken fibula. It will hammer all four weeks.

Damn that sucks, I thought I had done the same to both my legs on Monday. Straight line LL ridge to hitting something under the snow just before the groomer at the top of 2 and went down hard, managed to ski away somehow and got down the groomer, then felt the pain. Luckily just nasty bruises.

Heal up.

**concretejungle** · 03-05-2009, 10:58 PM

Saturday or Sunday? I gotta work one of them. I'll be at Berthoud or Loveland.

Thanks.

**funkendrenchman** · 03-05-2009, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by concretejungle

Saturday or Sunday? I gotta work one of them. I'll be at Berthoud or Loveland.

Thanks.

Sunday.....

**montanaskier** · 03-06-2009, 07:40 AM

watch dropped for the Central zones for now.....3-6" is my guess for Saturday accumulation. Next week I don't see the really cold air that I saw earlier...more seasonal, low 40s.

**Trainwreck** · 03-06-2009, 08:22 AM

Looks like Vail will be the place to be, CAIC is calling for higher totals west of Vail pass.

**smmokan** · 03-06-2009, 09:10 AM

Yeah, what the hell happened overnight? Last night Aspen had a Winter Storm Warning for tomorrow and tomorrow night... now they have 2-5" forecasted. Sweet.