Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[The SnowShow]

The media hype begins....

[rmnpsplitter]

This has bust written all over it.

[hatchgreenchile]

Deep pow on Genesee Hill! Arapahoe east will be going off

[stfu&gbtw]

Ski season's over anyway... Call Denver Parks to reserve your tee time.

[The SnowShow]

I've been eyeing some lines in Clear Creek Canyon. This would be perfect.

Until then, the golf and biking have been great. Temps couldn't be better.

[Lightning1911]

3" and counting at my house

[MakersTeleMark]

5+ and it doesn't seem to be letting up in Eagle County. This one is delivering.

I 70 beckons.

[Soups]

Breck cam showing 11". Dayum

Edit: Nevermind. The snowstake cam thread wasn't updating on mobile.

[wolfelot]

Loads of uncertainty, but this looks interesting.

LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 326 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2016

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A VERY ACTIVE PERIOD FOR WEATHER
FORECASTING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS THE
MODELS HAVE BEEN SHOWING A CUTOFF LOW FORMING OVER THE GREAT
BASIN AND THEN STALLING NEAR THE FOUR-CORNERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND THREATS
OF HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW ARE GOING TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
ACROSS THE PLAINS AT TIMES. UNCERTAINTIES STILL EXIST CONCERNING
HOW COLD THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY GET. FOR THE PAST FEW
RUNS THE ECMWF MODEL HAS BEEN THE COLDEST OF THE MODELS WHILE THE
NAM AND GFS HAVE BEEN WARMER. THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS IS NOW
COOLER...ESPECIALLY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND. MODEL
RUN ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO SHOW BETWEEN 2
AND 4 INCHES OF LIQUID QPF ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL AREAS SHOULD SEE
MOST OF THIS FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW. ON THE PLAINS...PERIODS OF
RAIN WILL BE INTERSPERSED WITH A MIXES OF RAIN OR SNOW OR
ACCUMULATING SNOW. THIS WILL HELP TO REDUCE ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ON THE PLAINS.

CIPS ANALOG DATA FROM SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SHOWS THAT THE
WEATHER PATTERN BEING FORECAST THIS WEEKEND HAS PRODUCED HEAVY
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS DURING PAST STORMS. THIS TYPE
OF WEATHER PATTERN HAS ALSO GENERATED HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN PAST EVENTS. ONCE AGAIN...
THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR WITH THIS STORM OVER THE WEEKEND IS GOING
TO BE THE BIG WILD CARD. LATER MODEL RUNS WILL NEED TO BE USED TO
DETERMINE ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

[MakersTeleMark]

LATER MODEL RUNS WILL NEED TO BE USED TO
DETERMINE ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Does that get you a website and a job?

[ASmileyFace]

Basically the big question with this storm is how cold it is going to be. This could be a really interesting weekend.

[The SnowShow]

I predict 15 closures of I70 this weekend.

[hatchgreenchile]

Temps look OK above 9K for the storm, hopefully the upslope has enough UMPH to get up to the divide.

[JaytaeMoney]

Some more lift served pow would be most welcome

[stfu&gbtw]

Looks like Joel is calling it a bust... 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 0-1 at both LL and AB.


Tell your friends...

[bobsdesk]

I predict 15 closures of I70 this weekend.

I predict 16 closures of I70 this weekend.

[Fritz]

Could be a big weekend in the park.

[The SnowShow]

Looks like Joel is calling it a bust... 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 1-3, 0-1 at both LL and AB.


Tell your friends...

Yep, I think everyone should go ski Red Rocks or sumthin'

[rmnpsplitter]

Could be a big weekend in the park.

Would be nice to get a good spring dump and keep some of the lines into shape a little longer. Planning our annual spring trip in a couple weeks and a little refresh would be sweet

[Danno]

Going on a hut trip this weekend. This storm has the potential to make it epically bad or epically awesome. Or a dud.

[The SnowShow]

What hut?

[Name Redacted]

Going on a hut trip this weekend. This storm has the potential to make it epically bad or epically awesome. Or a dud.

Which Hut? You gonna bail?

[stfu&gbtw]

Shenanigans has been declared. Just received a text claiming Joel's 10" forecast was actually for liquid precip. I lol'd, irl.

[MakersTeleMark]

It will snow, and be warm.

[Lightning1911]

No. I put the chains back on my plow truck today. The storm will go somewhere else.