Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**JaytaeMoney** · 02-20-2016, 07:40 PM

Yesterday and today were extremely fun, however there was a snirt sighting. Very light but it's there.

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-20-2016, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

I got around traffic pretty well this AM, but man, I've never been at the Basin where the lifts stopped so much. Even Pali lift on every ride!

Definitely full on spring. Crusty snow in the AM, clouds built up bigger and bigger towards 1pm. El Niño, come back!!

How was golf?

Golf was outstanding, thanks... 65 and sunny, light breeze... Played the Meadows 9 at Fox Hollow which was actually in really good shape. Got hooked up with 3 others on foot and even played reasonably well - 5 over, which I will totally take for my second 9 since October. Took the dogs for a hike this afternoon... Good times. Looking at skiing tomorrow... have to go collect the shit from my locker for my trip south this week. Looking forward to 6 slushy days with good friends, good weather, good weed, and good beer.

**fastfred** · 02-20-2016, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by flatlander#2

Today last year I was riding PBR in the morning at 18Road in short sleeves and shorts. Stopped at the lot for lunch, ate some boomers and rode my face off. Course they have snow on all the trails around there today this year.

total poetry

**The SnowShow** · 02-20-2016, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by Lindahl

Went for a long walk and got 'er done, way out there, today. The winds got in everywhere I guess. Thats what happens when its 100+?

The Gore? Looks awesome.

**trogdortheburninator** · 02-20-2016, 11:44 PM

Everywhere except here:

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**The SnowShow** · 02-21-2016, 09:58 AM

WTF happened to the NOAA site?

Also, I normally could search for weather on Loveland, Vail and Berthoud Passes. Now it doesn't have that available....

**stfu&gbtw** · 02-21-2016, 10:00 AM

^ post a link...

**JaytaeMoney** · 02-21-2016, 11:05 AM

NOAA site looks the same to me... you can click the map (single click, double click zooms in) to get a point forecast for anywhere, then bookmark it.

**Soups** · 02-21-2016, 11:27 AM

?? Looks the same to me too and I still get Loveland Pass in a point search

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-21-2016, 11:32 AM

Forecast ? It's warm. Anything else ?

**Danno** · 02-21-2016, 12:48 PM

I always just enter "Loveland Pass" or "Berthoud Pass" in the search box and get a forecast, no need to use the map. And just checked, it still works.

**The SnowShow** · 02-21-2016, 03:59 PM

I don't know what happened, now it's working. Somehow my bookmark suddenly starting taking me to the NOAA site, not the actual weather.gov site. Fixed it.

Yes, looks warm

**goldenboy** · 02-21-2016, 06:45 PM

Meh, who cares? Window to go ski cool stuff in the bc.

**Ireallyliketoski2** · 02-22-2016, 12:53 PM

First time I've seen all green in February since I started looking in 1998.

**adrenalated** · 02-22-2016, 01:05 PM

^^^ I don't think I've EVER seen it 100% green, in any month - usually even in the spring at least one zone will be yellow for a wet avalanche problem. Only been looking since 2007 though.

**adrenalated** · 02-22-2016, 01:29 PM

I know there were a few days the last couple years where all but one or two zones went green, including this Jan. I may have missed an all green day in there though, or just can't remember shit in my old age.

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-22-2016, 01:55 PM

Never seen all green since I started paying attention.
Then again, I've never seen an "extreme" day either.

**GPP33** · 02-22-2016, 09:53 PM

While the prospect of going where your heart desires is tempting unfortunately it just means the snow is gonna suck. Skied the San Juans last week. Yellow on the website but in practice pretty much all green with a couple wet slide exceptions on south faces. It was fun to know you could go wherever you wanted to but it was depressing to know the snow was going to suck when you got there. Don't get me wrong, super fun time skiing but I'd take a deep orange day over a green day mid winter any day. Save the green for spring.

**GPP33** · 02-22-2016, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile

Never seen all green since I started paying attention.
Then again, I've never seen an "extreme" day either.

If I remember right CB had some in 07/08. That's the year they were flying food in for the deer and elk because the snow was so deep.

**Lindahl** · 02-22-2016, 10:13 PM

I remember seeing an extreme in either 10/11 or 11/12... can't remember which or maybe it was 08/09? Def one of those 3

**capulin overdrive** · 02-22-2016, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by GPP33

If I remember right CB had some in 07/08. That's the year they were flying food in for the deer and elk because the snow was so deep.

Yup, most likely 07/08. Know Gunnison had 4 to 5 feet on the level in February, as all the 4 wire fences were buried.

Was mad as hell after driving through there to get to Telluride claiming the most snow ever, and Gunni had more than them on the mountain.

However will always remember it as the best Superbowl, watching the Giants beat the Pats in a bar up on the mountain. Pat fans reaction was priceless!

**GPP33** · 02-23-2016, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by capulin overdrive

Yup, most likely 07/08. Know Gunnison had 4 to 5 feet on the level in February, as all the 4 wire fences were buried.

Was mad as hell after driving through there to get to Telluride claiming the most snow ever, and Gunni had more than them on the mountain.

However will always remember it as the best Superbowl, watching the Giants beat the Pats in a bar up on the mountain. Pat fans reaction was priceless!

Feb of that year was my first trip to CB. We had debated doing Telluride but decided on the easier drive.

I was completely awe struck when we got to town and there were head height walls of snow between the sidewalk and the street. Hadn't seen that since my Mammoth days. Thought I'd found the holy grail of Co, haven't seen it since. Still the best mountain/town around.

**Rideski** · 02-23-2016, 06:48 AM

Monarch scoring 15

Breck saying 7 but it looks like most of that was yesterday daylight according to snow stakecam

**JaytaeMoney** · 02-23-2016, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by GPP33

Feb of that year was my first trip to CB. We had debated doing Telluride but decided on the easier drive.

I was completely awe struck when we got to town and there were head height walls of snow between the sidewalk and the street. Hadn't seen that since my Mammoth days. Thought I'd found the holy grail of Co, haven't seen it since. Still the best mountain/town around.

I was just talking about that season a couple days ago with a buddy. 07-08 was the best season I've seen in my life. Ajax, Highlands, Snowmass, Telluride, CB, Steamboat, and Beaver Creek all had record high snowfall that year. I forgot how to ski hard pack.

**goldenboy** · 02-23-2016, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by GPP33

While the prospect of going where your heart desires is tempting unfortunately it just means the snow is gonna suck. Skied the San Juans last week. Yellow on the website but in practice pretty much all green with a couple wet slide exceptions on south faces. It was fun to know you could go wherever you wanted to but it was depressing to know the snow was going to suck when you got there. Don't get me wrong, super fun time skiing but I'd take a deep orange day over a green day mid winter any day. Save the green for spring.

It's all about finding the right aspects right now,. I got to ski the e face of Gothic outside CB on Sunday, in pow conditions. I'll take that all day over skiing the same old mid winter glades on an orange day. I'm kind of glad this storm was a no-show.

I can think of a couple of black days in CB over the past 10 years. Some big trees in the middle of the flat Slate river valley floor got taken out by slides, so "extreme" was pretty apt.