Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[Like a Boss]

Starting to get butthurt...Nov. looks like a dud.

[MuchosPixels]

Yep. Buckle up guys, this season looks like its gonna be a bumpy ride. Not looking good at all. Still early but doesnt look good with each passing week and no real snowfall.

[montanaskier]

It'll come.....

[fastfred]

Yep. Buckle up guys, this season looks like its gonna be a bumpy ride. Not looking good at all. Still early but doesnt look good with each passing week and no real snowfall.

anything can happen, you never know, dec 3rd it could start snowing and not stop for three months.............

then again scummit/vail area has been getting good snow for a 2 or 3 seasons now, there is always a dry year, you never get more than a couple good years in a row

I"m betting on snow but just below average, summits luck will be a big heavy lotsa snow spring though, my prodiction

and I was about ten mins from leaving on one of the last mtb rides and it's starting to flurry, you never know

[goldenboy]

Not so sure about CB and SW flow, probably more the Elks?


Thinking CB likes NW?

Where's Golden Boy?

Straight up W is perfect for CB, WSW also very good. SW is hit or miss. NW is the worst, although Irwin gets pounded, which is why it gets twice as much as CB.

In other news, it's snowing rather nicely right now...

[grskier]

Looks like the mountains are getting some squalls on this side of the elks.

[rmnpsplitter]

^^^^ November doesn't look like it will provide much snow but it is early. December could break loose!

Hope you're right. First year without a pass in a long time so no WROD for me this year. My season isn't going to start til the base is built up a little bit or I get antsy enough to go ride some of the permanent snow fields.

[skiHOG]

^^^^ November doesn't look like it will provide much snow but it is early. December could break loose!

This is how the 07/08 season started if I remember correctly. Bone dry until the first week of December, and then 4-5 feet of snow fell for the next 10-12 days. Granted, that was a la nina year. I still remember skiing Steamboat after they closed, and they got another 100" of snow. I also remember Chair 11 opening at Vail with a good 3 feet of new snow in the previous days before opening.

So, looking at bestsnow.net, records show it was dry everywhere in Colorado through November 30. Then, by December 16, about 5 feet of snow had fallen.

[smmokan]

Yep. Buckle up guys, this season looks like its gonna be a bumpy ride. Not looking good at all. Still early but doesnt look good with each passing week and no real snowfall.

I mountain biked 30 miles this weekend in shorts. What's not to like?

[hatchgreenchile]

Plenty of low and high seasons started dry, but let's hit the PANIC button on November 2nd anyway

[capulin overdrive]

Don't know what it means, but going on 36hrs of nonstop wind out east?

[The SnowShow]

Winter Storm Warning for Vail:
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigw...local_place1=2 Miles ESE Vail CO&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning&lat=39.62580&lon =-106.35321#.VFcBc4Xn_IU

What's your guess for how many I70 closures occur tomorrow. I have 4.

[bean]

Newest 1-month outlook is for equal chances on precip, 2-week is dry as a bone. Ergo, pattern change in two weeks.

[kailas]

Don't change our pattern! Snow down to 2000 meters, first low elevation snow this fall! Time to get the firewood.

[hatchgreenchile]

Some 10-15" totals in the W San Juans, Elks and Flat Tops

[montanaskier]

SW flow magic, we got an inch! Still good to see snow on the ground.

[JaytaeMoney]

We did pretty good, 6" at the resorts and about an inch on the ground in town.

[Like a Boss]

SW flow magic, we got an inch! Still good to see snow on the ground.

Beav snowstake showed 5. It's something.

[grskier]

We did pretty good, 6" at the resorts and about an inch on the ground in town.

I think the right spots did a little better... but yeah, in general for sure.

[montanaskier]

Beav snowstake showed 5. It's something.

Yep, biggest one of the year. Need a way to keep it going!

[ASmileyFace]

All I know is that it is really fucking nice to wake up and see snow on the mountains! Keep it coming Ullr

[BLOOWERPOW]

What elevation are we looking at? Anyone have an info on good snotel sites in the Elks?

[goldenboy]

What elevation are we looking at? Anyone have an info on good snotel sites in the Elks?

Word from the Schofield area was a bit over a foot

[The SnowShow]

Any chance A Basin opens the top this Friday? Anyone been up there this week?

Looks like Keystone opens Friday FWIW...

[zartagen]

I was at A Basin today, they had a good amount of snow up top and cats were pushing it around. I'd say lenawee opens soon