Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[SKIP IN7RO]

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[sp543]

What are some good, reliable touring spots fairly close to Denver for a quick morning skin and ski before class? Does St. Marys glacier area in Idaho Springs hold good/stable snow midwinter? Looking for spots with 45 min or so from DTC.

[zartagen]

Since this thread needs more stoke...

Been waiting to ski this in early winter for a few seasons now. Finally got out there on Saturday. Super fun chute with 3 small airs on the way down. So good we did a couple laps.

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Nice, I went up there today and skied the face left of that. I wanted the chute, but you guys did a great job of tracking it up.

[Lindahl]

Yeah, we looked at the face too, but ended up running out of time. Thought about going out the next day, but ended up gutting CDC/Old Mans instead.

[grskier]

What are some good, reliable touring spots fairly close to Denver for a quick morning skin and ski before class? Does St. Marys glacier area in Idaho Springs hold good/stable snow midwinter? Looking for spots with 45 min or so from DTC.

you should check out redrocks after a big dump then...

[adrenalated]

What are some good, reliable touring spots fairly close to Denver for a quick morning skin and ski before class? Does St. Marys glacier area in Idaho Springs hold good/stable snow midwinter? Looking for spots with 45 min or so from DTC.

1) there are no reliable touring spots within 45min of downtown unless your drive real fucking fast, like the Wolf.
2) St. Mary's is a windblasted shitshow of private property with minimal legal, good, safe skiing
3) nowhere in CO typically holds stable snow in midwinter, except this year because Ullr sucks
4) in 1hr drive you have Butler Gulch, Jones Pass, Berthoud Pass, LL Pass, Dry Gulch/Trelease, and Herman Gulch as feasible touring options.

[Like a Boss]

Gratz got burned taking the under for size on the last storm. Called for about 4", got about 40". So he's either trying to double down on the under or trying the reverse jinx so we get slammed. Hard to know. As for me, I get my weather updates from Frankie out of Nova Scotia:

[hawkgt]

^^^ oregon is fucked.... get yo shit ready...... DONT GO NEAR THE SHORES!

1st up slope of year?

[goldenboy]

Any votes for the Saturday night storm? NOAA is calling for as much as 8-16" for Wolf Creek, 6-14" for Silverton, Monarch, Elks... meanwhile Gratz is captaining the USS Butthurt Express with an un-optimistic 3-6" everywhere.

Gratz does well for the NW flows in N CO when NOAA doesn't see much. For everything else, I look to NOAA.

[hatchgreenchile]

Southern closed lows always seem to screw with the models
I can see the San Juans doing well, but who knows.

[montanaskier]

Lotsa ifs with this forecast. At least it'll be a little cooler and maybe some new snow.

[rmnpsplitter]

A cool down would be nice even without snow. Truck says 62* in town here, t-shirt and shorts weather today

[Bronic]

^^^^ Yikes.

Anyone know how coverage is in the Tenmile?? Specifically around Northstar

[Lindahl]

Guessing Northstar's coulies aren't in yet. What Big Eyes on Red wasn't in yet. Hawaii chutes and some stuff on S Crystal is in though.

[grskier]

Has gone from 53 to 45 and the wind has kicked up... Sopris through the higher Elks are now socked in... hope it cooled down quick up there. I think Ajax will start skiing really well with 6" or so if it comes in a little warm.

Buttermilk was sick today for opening with the kid

[montanaskier]

Everybody seems a little more bullish on the system now. Fingers crossed

[Name Redacted]

I actually hope it hits hard down south, Silverton opens next week!

[ASmileyFace]

Was up at purgatory for a couple laps and had a real serious band roll through around 11. Dropped 2 inches or so. Looks like the rest of the storm is catching up now. Let it snow!

[capulin overdrive]

Fair sized blob on GJ radar right on I-70 west of Eagle and Scummit.


Guess we'll see!

[BigHerm]

^^Surprisingly good conditions at the Milk today. Hopefully Highlands isn't too much of a junk show tomorrow.

[Riverdown]

Phat flakes now base of Snowmass Come on!

[zartagen]

Wet weather has arrived to Avon. Glad it's a change from the tropical temps

[montanaskier]

Snow....

[RonMexico]

Still nothing in Summit.

[rmnpsplitter]

Hammering snow on Berthoud Pass on our way back this morning. Would've been a fun day at wp