CO Snow, Who Got the Most?

**TeleHoar** · 09-21-2006, 08:57 AM

Wheres the place to go earn some turns tomorrow?
Rabbit Ears? Loveland?
Anybody else going out?

**Krash** · 09-21-2006, 08:59 AM

Breck got "4-6". It is really heavy and settled, if it was colder it would have been double that amount

**FrankZappa** · 09-21-2006, 09:49 AM

Monarch could be good tomorrow. Can't tell how much is up there now, prolly 4" or 5", but... predictions for 15"+ tonight.

Current conditions
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This AM looked like winter up there from the house
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And Shavano peeked out for some showin' off
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**iskibc** · 09-21-2006, 10:50 AM

The further north you go, the better. Some areas got around 9" last night up in the Rabbit Ears Range and Zirkels.

Loveland got 5"

**HikeforTurns** · 09-21-2006, 10:54 AM

Iski,

have you been to any of the IPW perm snowfields lately? Looking for some conditions, something doable as an 5-8 hour RT.

Thanks.

Maybe Queens way, Isabelle Glacier?

http://www.summitpost.org/image/7234...ueens-way.html

( I know it wont look like anything this good)

**iskibc** · 09-21-2006, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by HikeforTurns

Iski,

have you been to any of the IPW perm snowfields lately? Looking for some conditions, something doable as an 5-8 hour RT.

Thanks.

Maybe Queens way, Isabelle Glacier?

http://www.summitpost.org/image/7234...ueens-way.html

( I know it wont look like anything this good)

We were up on the snowfields up in RMNP last weekend and it was a bit sketchy. Isabelle may be alright after this next storm, but be really careful. A fall on any of those snowfields wouldn't be fun. Sliding into sharp rocks and boulders is almost guaranteed, especially on the steeper snowfields. Most of them have a layer of glacial ice on them too, so bootpacking up them will be a challenge. Just use caution if you go, that's all.

Skyscraper may be a good bet too, but again, be careful up on the top section.

I heard that the snowfields up the St. Vrain drainages are still in decent shape. However, with those you are looking at a 7 mile hike each way.

**summit** · 09-21-2006, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by iskibc

The further north you go, the better. Some areas got around 9" last night up in the Rabbit Ears Range and Zirkels.

Loveland got 5

Loveland Pass got 9+"

See? Here is me:

(by SheRa)

edit: see here for pictures http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=61943

**Lloyd Braun** · 09-21-2006, 12:07 PM

we got about 3 inches in town. It has all melted out now but it was pretty at sunrise today!

**MOHSHSIHd** · 09-21-2006, 05:17 PM

taken this AM

**cmsummit** · 09-21-2006, 05:23 PM

vail got 11"

woot! woot!

**summit** · 09-21-2006, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by cmsummit

vail got 11"

woot! woot!

w00t! sikter!

**FrankZappa** · 09-21-2006, 05:38 PM

Commence round two

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**skiHOG** · 09-21-2006, 06:21 PM

wow, lookin good up there. pulled this forecast off the Weather Underground site, seems like this weekend could be nice!

Tonight
Snow...heavy at times after midnight. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches. Lows 17 to 27. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph above timberline.

Friday
Snow...heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 10 inches. Highs in the 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

Friday Night
Widespread snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation 2 to 6 inches. Lows in the 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

**snowave** · 09-21-2006, 06:30 PM

... to be in Colorado again

enjoy the early white, my friends. Tonight would be one of those nights to hit the bars and celebrate. (Not that I would need an excuse to do that, it just makes it all the better when its snowing out)

**Max Gosey** · 09-21-2006, 08:26 PM

Bump for a forecast:

Rabbit Ears, Medicine Bow Ranges (Colorado)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
444 PM MDT THU SEP 21 2006
...ANOTHER SNOWSTORM HEADED FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY LATER TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY...
.A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS
STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR SNOW IN THE HIGHER EASTERN
FOOTHILLS...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER.

WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
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...EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...
GORE PASS...RABBIT EARS PASS...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
444 PM MDT THU SEP 21 2006
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE BE
HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK AND SPEED OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. ROADS WILL
BECOME SNOWPACKED OR ICY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND THE
EISENHOWER TUNNEL.
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

Can I get an "Oh, Snap!!!"?

Let's make some turns for mtnlion when this is all said and done (i.e. Saturday).

**_dris** · 09-22-2006, 09:36 AM

…

this was a few days ago…

**summit** · 09-22-2006, 11:53 AM

Loveland got a fair amount today. Depth is now about 16-18"

No pictures of my skiing today, but here are my tracks:

The snow was denser which helps.

My buddy tells me that south of Vail Pass got completely creamed.

**homerjay** · 09-22-2006, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Summit

My buddy tells me that south of Vail Pass got completely creamed.

Sweet, I'll be there in about an hour.

**summit** · 09-22-2006, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by homerjay

Sweet, I'll be there in about an hour.

Don't kill me if he is wrong ;-) of course if he is right... that plus the 11" that cmsummit said they got yesterday...

ALSO:
A-BASIN IS BLOWING SNOW!
COPPER MOUNTAIN IS BLOWING SNOW!
LOVELAND IS BLOWING SNOW!

**str8linepow** · 09-22-2006, 02:18 PM

San Juans got about 8" in my yard in Ophir and 18" up high in some places

**TeleHoar** · 09-22-2006, 03:30 PM

Just got back from Love Pass and it was pretty money!
Thanks for all the tips!
Were you back up there this morn Summit?
Then those were your tracks...heh.

now for tomorrow...

**HikeforTurns** · 09-22-2006, 03:53 PM

Berthoud East side this morning:

West Side:

Forget the name:

(none of this had enough to ski)

Rollins Pass (wp side)

WP

The Gnar

(not enough here either, didnt go to the top of the pass)

St Mary's Glacier:

just enough on the side....

a little wind blown to get ya down

my sick line!

more gnarl

puking when I left (around 1:30pm)

**summit** · 09-22-2006, 03:57 PM

Damn dude! Anywhere you didn't ski? Nice work!

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