Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[wolfelot]

lol. I love Eldora on the RMSP+. Not my favorite place but it has a place. I do wish they had some HS quads.

[WTF is dat]

lol. I love Eldora on the RMSP+. Not my favorite place but it has a place. I do wish they had some HS quads.

Agreed. The wind really fucks the place over sometimes, but 1500 vert just 30 minutes away from Boulder is nice to have.

Weekday pow days there can be $$$ with no lift lines. The trees can be sweet, and salto glade is one of the steepest runs in the state & it gets nicely wind loaded in there...


Don't get me wrong, the place is horribly mismanaged, and could use some serious wind fencing (think zuma bowl at Abasin). The terrain park has to be the shittiest one in the state, and the lifts are painfully slow. & again, the wind really fucks the place.


Nonetheless, I still enjoy Eldora and have had some awesome days skiing.


The backcountry isn't too bad either, although it can be a wind slab nightmare.

The IPW is rugged and beautiful.

[Lindahl]

The backcountry isn't too bad either, although Colorado can be a wind slab nightmare.

FIFY

[hatchgreenchile]

and salto glade is one of the steepest runs in the state

Pump the breaks dude.

[fastfred]

Pump the breaks dude.

salto glades are pretty core compared to the stone creek chutes at the beav, yup

[Danno]

One of the steepest in the state, I don't know, and it's super short, but it is steep.

[Danno]

I haven't been to Eldora since they added it to the rsmp+, even though I was psyched when they did. It is unbelievable how poorly that place is run. Still, I have a soft spot for it as it is the place that got me motivated to be a ski bum and move to Colorado (though I moved to Durango, which was a much better call).

[Lightning1911]

I've had some fun powder days at Eldora.

[WTF is dat]

salto glades are pretty core compared to the stone creek chutes at the beav, yup

Look it up.

[adrenalated]

salto glade is one of the steepest runs in the state

Lulz.

Go ski... well, almost anything at Crested Butte, and get back to me.

That statement is right up there with dascunt's claim that Super Bowl at LL is 50 degrees.

[bobsdesk]

Look it up.

I can't believe someone on this board just said "salto is one of the steepest runs in the state" and then doubled down and suggested people LOOK IT UP.

Was it a really bad day in the Whole Foods parking lot today? You crazy.

[WTF is dat]

Look it up

[simple]

Look it up

Do eldora enthusiasts have a top secret website of did it come from Outside magazine?

[Name Redacted]

Look it up

I believe the burden of proof falls on the bullshitter.

[hatchgreenchile]

Number is irrelevant, it doesn't even pass the "Oh shit, this is steep" eyeball test....

[doebedoe]

No dog in this battle...

But Hillmap.com / CalTopo puts a good section of that run in the 35-45 degree range, with a tiny bit in 46-50 range.

Maybe at 35 isn't not steep enough to make your butthole pucker. But 45 will cause most people to slow down in my experience.

[Soups]

Look it up

Ok. Now what? Still doubling down



red = 35 - 45
purple = 46 - 50

I ain't see no purple

Edit: It's not even a large section of the run that's >35

[MakersTeleMark]

What does this have to do about weather?

[Danno]

40+ degrees in trees is certainly steep; Salto is steep. But it's a super short steep pitch. And it's nowhere near the steepest in the state.

[Name Redacted]

So the backside of a mogul on Salto is pretty steep 'eh?

[Danno]

you're gonna die if you attempt it.

[WTF is dat]

40+ degrees in trees is certainly steep; Salto is steep. But it's a super short steep pitch. And it's nowhere near the steepest in the state.

Ok I stand corrected...

I swear I read somewhere that salto was in the top 10 steepest runs in the state. Maybe cut runs?

Sorry for cunting up the thread everybody!!


Looks like more snow tonight!!

[Benny Profane]

You're going to be in line at Keystone bright and early?

[CR]

That joke has run its course.

I here ya!

[Micol]

twas deep today