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[funkendrenchman]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 9000 FEET FOR THE GRAND MESA AND
NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GRAND MESA AND
NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 6 PM
THURSDAY AS THE WINTER STORM STRENGTHENS OVER WESTERN COLORADO.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ON THE GRAND MESA...THE
PARK AND GORE RANGES...AND THE FLATTOPS. BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...A TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE
9000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 MPH...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS RIDGES
AND EXPOSED AREAS AT TIMES. NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE
IN THE 20S, BUT WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH ZERO DEGREES WITH THE
STRONGER WINDS.

DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED OF THIS WINTER-LIKE WEATHER SYSTEM...SNOW WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THUS...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
POSTED FOR THE PERIOD OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH
COLDER AIR MOVING IN AT THE TIME...SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY LOWER BY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT UP TO AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OF SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

[iskibc]

NWS is full of crap. It's not going to do anything but dry up and veer off to the north. Blah, blah, blah....


















Ok, so who's up for a dawn patrol at BP on Thursday morning?

[Art Vandelay]

We'll be there thurs AM. Not sure how early we'll get out, but might show up around 7 if all goes as planned.

[Yossarian]

I'm in. For sure.

I'll shoot to be there at 6:30am, and at latest 7:00am. Bringing full gear obviously, cause with a foot+ of new over the thin pack, we're gonna have to pay attention. Hope to see someone, cause I'm gonna have to do laps on the flats if I'm by my lonesome! I'd offer to carpoolio, but I'm going to have to bolt pretty quick after a run or two.

Green Snaab, Oregon plates, Ski rack. Goofy grin. Will answer to Cletus, as you well know.

EDIT: if it really does dump, I'll invoke my powder clause, and take the morning off, which would mean that I have to be back around 11:30am in Denvoid, which means I could carpool so long as we're leaving BP around 10:15 (assuming roads won't be great).

[Z]

hey, do you guys skin up bethoud? or is hoofing it possible??

keep the pow stoke comin!!

[FiveLarge]

Anybody planning for Fri or Sat? Of course I know the weather forecast is ever changing, let alone within a given day, but from what I can gather the brunt of this storm (edit: for the BP area...obviously, brunt for more western ranges is sooner) may come through during the day Thursday, into Friday, in which case, Fri/Sat may be pretty good too. I finally got some rock skis last night, so I'm ready to get out there.

[Yossarian]

its better to skin, but some people do boot up...
I might go up Friday or Sat depending on what it looks like on Thur...

I also have to retract my previous sureness about Thursday...I think I'll be there, and if so, it'll be around 6:30-7:00, but I can't prommmmise it for absolutely certain at this point. Maybe be able to confirm later today though. Work work.

I know, I know, I'm a flip-flopper.

[shera]

Ok, so who's up for a dawn patrol at BP on Thursday morning?

Atttttennnnnshhhhhuttt!!!

[iskibc]

Atttttennnnnshhhhhuttt!!!

Looks like it's a slow mover, so I'm shooting for the "Friday after school program" up at the pass. Should be there around 1 PM or so.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Different models provide different forecasts. IMO, NOAA beats NWS hands down:

SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/NORTHWEST
BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND
WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING CAMERON PASS...LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...
RABBIT EARS RANGE...ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK
PASS...BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO
RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK
MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
431 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2004

.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. BREEZY. LOWS 25 TO 35.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. WINDY...COLDER. HIGHS
25 TO 35. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WINDY. LOWS 15 TO 25.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. WINDY. HIGHS 35 TO 45. LOWS IN THE 20S.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LOWS 25 TO 35.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 35 TO 45. LOWS 25
TO 35.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGHS 35 TO 45.

Oh, I'll be around Sat. AM. Prolly, be more exploring than skiing.

[Yossarian]

yeah, I was just thinking the same.
Thur am looks to be too early. Friday am, or maybe afternoon, and definitely Sat am for a little exploring and skiing. Froggy, I'll give ya a call about Sat am sometime if you're interested.

[Evil E]

Im down with hiking bert or chairs at basin/loveland --whichever makes most sense on saturday

[shera]

Okay, I'm gonna pass on Thursday too. I'll be up there Friday at 6:30 am. Then maybe to Loveland for a few early chairs before work. Same drill for Saturday.

I'm really wanting to head up Butler Gulch on Sunday morning, but I might go and watch the big boyz on the kicker at Berthoud after that. I'll be the one with the beer in one hand and the camera in the other.

[FiveLarge]

Okay, I'm gonna pass on Thursday too. I'll be up there Friday at 6:30 am. Then maybe to Loveland for a few early chairs before work. Same drill for Saturday.

I'm really wanting to head up Butler Gulch on Sunday morning, but I might go and watch the big boyz on the kicker at Berthoud after that. I'll be the one with the beer in one hand and the camera in the other.

I'm hoping this time I finally be able to make it. (assuming the storm hits) How much time do you have Fri morning? Trying to figure out if I should go in the am, or wait for the afternoon if iskibc is doing the after school thing...obviously timing of the storm will matter too.

I've only been to Butler in the summer...is the access not real convenient? It seems like coverage was pretty good there from pics I saw last weekend...would it be feasible/worthwhile to try and head up Butler Fri/Sat instead of Berthoud...or Berthoud just as good?

I'll be gone pretty much all day tomorrow, but will try to check back here and see what you're thinking about time...

[FiveLarge]

Looks like it's a slow mover, so I'm shooting for the "Friday after school program" up at the pass. Should be there around 1 PM or so.

If you don't mind, post here when your after school program schedule firms up. Assuming it snows as it's supposed to, hoping to either hit it in the am or afternoon (or both?) Friday. Really hope I can make it out this time...

[FiveLarge]

. Sure enough. I just was setting up the bindings on the rock skis I just got ahold of to get ready for Friday, and discovered the "toe cap" is missing on the ski. I guess I didn't look there when I bought 'em. Not good. A definite delam issue. Yeah, intended to be rock skis, but given this issue, I paid too much for 'em when I was expecting a setup with no major issues. Need to try and resolve with the seller now. So, I'm probably out for Friday now as I won't have time to resolve this tomorrow.

[shera]

I haven't been up Butler, so hopefully someone else will be able to chime in on that. I pass the fork in the road whenever I go to Jones. Was planning to park and skin from there if possible. But there might be a lot of snow on the road even below that.

[Yossarian]

So, this definitely appears to have stalled a bit.

I'm bagging on Friday am, Mir I hope you see this! Maaaaaybe might make an afternoon appearance, but who knows. Maaaybe might also hit A-basin now that I got my pass in the mail. I'll play it by ear.

Either way, I will be up Sat am early for sure.

[Yossarian]

bump bump bump

[climb2ski]

I'm taking the wife to the swan mountian inn this weekend. Maybe she will let me do some laps at Loveland. Maybe?

[shera]

I went to Berthoud this morning, got out of the car and walked behind the lodge, whacked at the snow with my pole. Then the storm came, finally, and I got back into my car and drove to Loveland. Hiked up Nix and skied knee deep pow - prolly 3/4 of it was blown in from the snowmaking. Did a couple of chair laps and headed to work. Nice morning.

What are folks up for tomorrow? I might try for Berthoud again at dawn. Then some Loveland laps. Spillway and maybe even Richards will open...

Sunday I'm going to Butler Gulch and then to Berthoud.

[Telekóptero]

I may be at Berthoud sunday am for just some warm up skinning and mellow turns on non avi. Maybe in the creeks east of the parking lot toward the weather station/radio tower thingmajig. If so, I'll see you there Mir, Iski, SP, Yossi/Cletus. I think i can get jennie to go for early am. Hmm, might miss ya Mir. Hope to see ya.

This is my chance to get her intro'd to BC nice and easy so, if we see ya we'll say hello, but then we'll toddle off, skinning just her and I, so she doesn't get the odd woman out feeling with all you maggots cuttin it up easy. She's new to pow, which i can't figger out, when she's been here for at least 2 years. but she's got lots of potential if I make her comfortable i think. Now if i get could just get her some fatties

[Telekóptero]

scratch that. this weekend's a mess of maybe plans. too many friends plans, ski, move, whatever. i'll catch you guys soon. disfruten, maggots.