Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**grrrr** · 02-28-2013, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by smmokan

No, I'm just realistic. This is the Facebook generation... where people feel the need to brag about what they're doing ALL the time, so their friends feel jealous and they seem cool. It happens WAY too much on TGR, when there hasn't been more than 4" of snow in a week and people are bragging about knee-deep runs.

I get it, snow piles up in different amounts at different spots on the mountain. But waist-deep on a 4" day at Keystone? Give me a fucking break.

To me waist deep means the run was waist deep, not "I hit one pocket that was waist deep"...but to each their own. I had a blast skiing buckle deep snow on Sunday...despite some shark bites on the bases.

**grrrr** · 02-28-2013, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Sinecure

CO Jong here. Coming to visit my son this weekend at CU for his fraternity's Dad weekend. We're skiing at Breck on Sat/Sun. Debating which skis to bring. Kind of only want to pack one pair. So, skinnier on-piste skis or fatter off-piste skis for Sat/Sun? I usually ski the Lhasas (wider skis) only when there's three dimensional snow that's ankle deep or better. Also, can I expect really cold weather, or typical Tahoe type weather? In other words, do I need to put the ear flaps on my helmet?

Ask for change for a nickel if you see us. Both have smith helmets, he has black Patagucci pants, mine are black Arcteryx with dead head patches on them. My jacket is mustard green, I think his is brown (but not sure about that).

Looks like 20s-3s (high near 40 at the base), and sunny, so I'd skip the earflaps. Finding anything deeper than ankle deep is not highly likely.

**Shredhead** · 02-28-2013, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Sinecure

We're skiing at Breck on Sat/Sun.

Do you have ski Breck? It's my least favorite front range resort, crowded, windy, cold. Sound's like Grrr skis there too and that why he's so bitter.

Get the fuck away from the front range and your ski experience will increase a 100%.

**grrrr** · 02-28-2013, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Shredhead

Do you have ski Breck? It's my least favorite front range resort, crowded, windy, cold. Sound's like Grrr skis there too and that why he's so bitter.

Get the fuck away from the front range and your ski experience will increase a 100%.

I'm hoping next season will allow me time to travel, but for now, I have a hard time squeezing out any time, let alone time to add 2 hours of travel to the few days I got. And I'm not bitter. Just butthurt.

**Shredhead** · 02-28-2013, 10:33 AM

I understand, but next year pick up a Monarch pass that has the extra days at other resorts and an Aspen Classic Pass.
Travel around the state and you will see a whole different animal. I'll put you up in Aspen for a weekend.

**bamboocoreONLY** · 02-28-2013, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

So much fail in this weather and conditions thread....where is Rontele

seriously wtf is going on. I don't check for a day then there's 2 pages of asshatery.

**Poop~Ghost** · 02-28-2013, 01:58 PM

Anybody want to rally for tomorrow? Matt? Bamboo? Lindahl ... Vail, Breck?

**WTF is dat** · 02-28-2013, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Sinecure

CO Jong here. Coming to visit my son this weekend at CU for his fraternity's Dad weekend. We're skiing at Breck on Sat/Sun. Debating which skis to bring. Kind of only want to pack one pair. So, skinnier on-piste skis or fatter off-piste skis for Sat/Sun? I usually ski the Lhasas (wider skis) only when there's three dimensional snow that's ankle deep or better. Also, can I expect really cold weather, or typical Tahoe type weather? In other words, do I need to put the ear flaps on my helmet?

Ask for change for a nickel if you see us. Both have smith helmets, he has black Patagucci pants, mine are black Arcteryx with dead head patches on them. My jacket is mustard green, I think his is brown (but not sure about that).

Curious what frat your son is in at CU Boulder?

Because I am also in a fraternity at CU Boulder that is having fathers weekend this weekend, and it would be interesting, to say the least, If I knew your son.

**WTF is dat** · 02-28-2013, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Shredhead

Do you have ski Breck? It's my least favorite front range resort, crowded, windy, cold. Sound's like Grrr skis there too and that why he's so bitter.

Get the fuck away from the front range and your ski experience will increase a 100%.

Your least favorite??? Your saying keystone is better than breck? WTF

Breck may be windy and cold, but that keeps the snow conditions good. Especially in the bowls that have favorable wind loading.

Also breck has some of the steepest in-bounds terrain on the Epic Pass. The T-Bar, 6 Chair, Imperial and E-Chair are all really steep with good snow usually.

are you a gaper?

**montanaskier** · 02-28-2013, 02:22 PM

Perhaps Jason....I'll know for sure this afternoon and I'd prolly pick the Beav

**Poop~Ghost** · 02-28-2013, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

Perhaps Jason....I'll know for sure this afternoon and I'd prolly pick the Beav

Sounds good - I'm happy with the beav.

**montanaskier** · 02-28-2013, 03:46 PM

90% sure I'm out. I've got a list of work stuff a mile long. Maybe an hour or two I'm the morning if I'm lucky.

**Lindahl** · 02-28-2013, 03:53 PM

Guessin you didn't hear about the ACL. I'm out too.

**RonMexico** · 02-28-2013, 04:14 PM

Anybody have any beta on how Winter Park is skiing. I've got to be there the next couple of days and have only skied the mountain a couple of times. Is the cirque filled in at all? How about the stuff under Eagle Wind or the Parsenn Bowl?

**hatchgreenchile** · 02-28-2013, 04:36 PM

The Cirque is open, but it was only the Headwall area. Last weekend it was pretty sunbaked, but still some nice turns to be had. Anything off Pano is skiing well. Didn’t really mess around Eagle Wind.

**montanaskier** · 02-28-2013, 04:42 PM

That stinks Brian.... Is it official?

**N1CK.** · 02-28-2013, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by RonMexico

Anybody have any beta on how Winter Park is skiing. I've got to be there the next couple of days and have only skied the mountain a couple of times. Is the cirque filled in at all? How about the stuff under Eagle Wind or the Parsenn Bowl?

I skied 6-7 laps under Eagle Wind yesterday. Good, soft conditions and I managed to have fun.
Beware of buried rocks immediately below the snow fences to skier's right of the lift. I dropped into one of the first openings and got pitched on my ass, and put a nice long scratch in one ski base.

**Shredhead** · 02-28-2013, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by WTF is dat

are you a gaper?

No and I don't like Keystone either. My advice to them stands. But you should stay, you probably fit right in BRO.

**Hott Butt Mud** · 02-28-2013, 05:01 PM

THE BUTTHURTZZZZZ TRAIN IS BACK!!!!!!

**Poop~Ghost** · 02-28-2013, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

90% sure I'm out. I've got a list of work stuff a mile long. Maybe an hour or two I'm the morning if I'm lucky.

You find that 10% and MAKE IT HAPPEN. We'll have fun... work stuff can wait.

**bamboocoreONLY** · 02-28-2013, 05:14 PM

poop, I'll be cruising around breck most likely until about noon or so. PM me if you plan on heading this way.

**montanaskier** · 02-28-2013, 05:21 PM

I'll try Jason....I could maybe ski til 11:30 or noon?

**MuchosPixels** · 02-28-2013, 05:22 PM

Tried to ski A-Basin today. It was sad. I went to Zuma Bowl and left. Its hurting bad. Honestly Its a miracle A Basin is even open. All open slopes are full on butthurtzz. Most of the snow is in the trees and at the very top of lee slopes in cornices and just below. A few hundred feet below that its quite thin everywhere and obviously at the top of ridges and on wind scoured slopes. Some trails should be closed including the whole Zuma Bowl. Its that bad.

I drove by Keystone and it looked thin. Breck looked a little better. Copper looked ok. Probably a touch beter than breck.

Honestly its pretty sad for late Febuary.

So forget about Summit County. There might be some decent spots here and there but overall its bad. Stick a fork in it this season is done for that area. One warm spell and a lot of open runs will be unridable.

Vail pass is looking ok but very wind affected also. Wind was whipping today everywhere.

Overall the situation is this.

Eagle county west of Vail Pass. Hurting below 9500 ft. Coverage is decent to good between 9500-10500 ft. Coverage and snow quality is great above 10500 to treeline. Above treeline is good depending on aspect. Generally trees are the best bet.

South facing below 10,000 feet is hurting.

**smmokan** · 02-28-2013, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by MuchosPixels

Tried to ski A-Basin today. It was sad. I went to Zuma Bowl and left. Its hurting bad. Honestly Its a miracle A Basin is even open. All open slopes are full on butthurtzz. Most of the snow is in the trees and at the very top of lee slopes in cornices and just below. A few hundred feet below that its quite thin everywhere and obviously at the top of ridges and on wind scoured slopes. Some trails should be closed including the whole Zuma Bowl. Its that bad.

Hmmmm.... not what I wanted to hear. I was thinking A-Basin would be decent on Saturday, especially if they end up getting 4-6" tonight and tomorrow. I may have to hit Loveland instead.