Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-15-2016, 09:46 PM

Here's a shot of the view to the west... Duck!

**Lindahl** · 02-15-2016, 09:52 PM

Breck woulda been awesome if they could opened anything. TBar and Imperial wasn't bad though. No real lines at least.

They used up all their bombs in the morning, then vis got abysmal so they had to sit on opening 7, then by the time vis got good again, they'd have to rebomb. Still really confused why they never opened the hike out to the Windows and the Chutes? That didn't make any sense to me.

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-16-2016, 10:07 AM

So, it looks like I'm not going to get a local reading from our neighborhood. Apparently my neighbor's anemometer broke a few storms ago and they didn't replace it. It's probably my turn to buy a decent one...

No major damage. Things seemed to die down around midnight or so. Still breezy, but hopefully that's the end of that for a few days.

**Danno** · 02-16-2016, 10:26 AM

Stfu, I'm curious, when the wind is like that (triple digits), do you have to stay inside? Obviously, it's safer because flying branches and solar panels could hit you, but can a wind like that lift you and toss you around?

**Name Redacted** · 02-16-2016, 10:42 AM

Sounds like a good day to fly a kite.

**adrenalated** · 02-16-2016, 10:56 AM

It's getting warm again.

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-16-2016, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Stfu, I'm curious, when the wind is like that (triple digits), do you have to stay inside? Obviously, it's safer because flying branches and solar panels could hit you, but can a wind like that lift you and toss you around?

Sort of. The air is so much less dense at that altitude that it's not like being in a hurricane, but it's certainly enough to knock a person down... Pretty sure it wouldn't pick anyone up who wasn't wearing a sail, but it did pick up a wooden picnic table one night and throw it 35' across the deck and through the railing. Opening and closing car doors gets pretty exciting far below 100mph... Haven't ever gone outside during the peak of any of these wind storms.

**jmars** · 02-16-2016, 12:22 PM

So I'm gathering my trip to Creste Butte (2/28 - 3/5) is going to be no bueno in the soft snow dept.

**Foggy_Goggles** · 02-16-2016, 12:45 PM

^^^too far away to tell. Bring a good attitude and all will be good. Besides, it's CB all powder does is make the rocks harder to see.

**grskier** · 02-16-2016, 12:52 PM

ajax skied awesome with the little refresh yesterday....

some hard slick spots on a few lower aspects.. but all in all good.

**Danno** · 02-16-2016, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

Besides, it's CB all powder does is make the rocks harder to see.

so true.

**adrenalated** · 02-16-2016, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by jmars

So I'm gathering my trip to Creste Butte (2/28 - 3/5) is going to be no bueno in the soft snow dept.

They got Third Bowl open, so now they're a Teo 2 away from being open wall-to-wall. If you can't have fun at CB when the whole mountain is open, you're doing it wrong.

**jmars** · 02-16-2016, 01:13 PM

Very fair ^^^ ....lord knows fun will be had on terrain and saddled up the bar. I've just been skiing some stiff shit this season and looking for some snow god love. Sinking an edge into soft snow is a forgotten feeling of mine

**Lindahl** · 02-16-2016, 01:14 PM

How'd you miss January?

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-16-2016, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by jmars

So I'm gathering my trip to Creste Butte (2/28 - 3/5) is going to be no bueno in the soft snow dept.

Spellbound, Phoenix and Third never opened all last year. It will be good, just sharpen the edges up on your skis

I'll be down there that weekend too. Fingers crossed.

**bobsdesk** · 02-16-2016, 01:28 PM

CB can turn on a dime, but 5 miles away you have Kebler Pass and Irwin, areas that are pretty much guaranteed to 20-40 inches across 2-3 storms from now through March 5th.

Don't forget CBMR might be the 2nd worst location for a ski resort in the Colorado high country (2nd to Eldora).

**Ireallyliketoski2** · 02-16-2016, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by bobsdesk

CB can turn on a dime, but 5 miles away you have Kebler Pass and Irwin, areas that are pretty much guaranteed to 20-40 inches across 2-3 storms from now through March 5th.

Don't forget CBMR might be the 2nd worst location for a ski resort in the Colorado high country (2nd to Eldora).

Is my crested butte lift ticket good there?

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-16-2016, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski

Is my crested butte lift ticket good there?

Oh yeah... just show your pass and you'll be all set. Be sure to check out the hot tub on the roof! Not to be missed!

**bobsdesk** · 02-16-2016, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski

Is my crested butte lift ticket good there?

Yes

**Tryingtostaywarm** · 02-16-2016, 05:14 PM

STFU.. I'm randomly popping in here. I'm assuming you built/bought this structure wherever you are sustaining high winds, on the regular. I have one question: Why was it built where you sustaining these winds constantly with little to no terrain and/or vegetation mitigation. Or was it..I want the best view, we are building/buying here no matter if we are getting > 100mph winds on the reg. Which, this can definitely cause structural damage to a house/cabin due to flexion. Just curious.

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-16-2016, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Tryingtostaywarm

STFU.. I'm randomly popping in here. I'm assuming you built/bought this structure wherever you are sustaining high winds, on the regular. I have one question: Why was it built where you sustaining these winds constantly with little to no terrain and/or vegetation mitigation. Or was it..I want the best view, we are building/buying here no matter if we are getting > 100mph winds on the reg. Which, this can definitely cause structural damage to a house/cabin due to flexion. Just curious.

It's worth mentioning that really high wind occurs for about 10 days, two or three times a year. Sometimes November, usually December, always February.. It happens on the regular, but it's hardly an all the time thing.

We bought the place for the property, with limited understanding of the issues posed by the location of the existing house. The view is/was certainly the determining factor. We have ~290 degree views, overlooking two valleys. The house was not new when we bought it and didn't show any unusual damage given its location. It still doesn't. The sheathing/siding project we did in '14 has made the place feel incredibly sound, and when we continue the interior remodel this summer, I'll replace the drywall on shear and load bearing walls with OSB... I expect that'll be the end of the discussion. But wind be damned, I can sit out on my deck and not see another house for over two miles. And on the hottest day of the year, it might get up to 80 degrees. That's my sort of thing... You can ask any member of the forum and I bet they'd agree I seem like a dude who needs a little extra personal space.

**hawkgt** · 02-16-2016, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw

You can ask any member of the forum and I bet they'd agree I seem like a dude who needs a little extra personal space.

good laugh out of this one, thanks. Agreed, stfu needs his space.

got a buddy outside Black Hawk about same altitude, winds ripping up there last couple days but he has some decent coverage and wind breaks so not getting the extream that you get.

**rmnpsplitter** · 02-16-2016, 07:39 PM

Winds have been bad here too but meh, life in the foothills on the east side of the divide. It's kinda warm here too

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-16-2016, 10:02 PM

Warm for real... flirting with 60 up here tomorrow and Thursday. Planning to play golf on Thursday, but the clubs are going to the car tomorrow.

I don't mind.

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-16-2016, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by hawkgt

good laugh out of this one, thanks. Agreed, stfu needs his space.

got a buddy outside Black Hawk about same altitude, winds ripping up there last couple days but he has some decent coverage and wind breaks so not getting the extream that you get.

lol... I think I'm gonna let Benny sleep in the truck next time he's living out here.

Where outside of BH? I saw one RAW chart that showed a peak gust of 22 in Dory Hills. The weather around here is insane. We had a storm hit in 2013 (?) where it snowed 10" here and 50" in Central City.