Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**Lindahl** · 05-23-2014, 12:08 PM

This week is kind of broken. Just too warm and too cloudy. Got out to 13k today and it didn't seem like there was any freeze at all up to around 12-12.5k. I could punch down about 1-2' through rotten snow with my pole basket. Even at 13k is was pretty bad. Was woompfing like crazy, and collapsing pretty far out. Seemed like lots of friction though since no test slopes were moving. Just collapsing. Bailed for a lowish angle slope with low consequences. Skied pretty good corn down to 11.5k, when things became slow inpredictable mush. This was around 9-10am. Oh well. Still fun, but I'd rather be biking than skiing low consequence sub-40 slopes. Looking at the weather, I don't think the skiing will be that great/safe over the next 5 days. Not worth the recon unless we see the pattern change, imo.

**smitchell333** · 05-23-2014, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Lindahl

This week is kind of broken. Just too warm and too cloudy. Got out to 13k today and it didn't seem like there was any freeze at all up to around 12-12.5k. I could punch down about 1-2' through rotten snow with my pole basket. Even at 13k is was pretty bad. Was woompfing like crazy, and collapsing pretty far out. Seemed like lots of friction though since no test slopes were moving. Just collapsing. Bailed for a lowish angle slope with low consequences. Skied pretty good corn down to 11.5k, when things became slow inpredictable mush. This was around 9-10am. Oh well. Still fun, but I'd rather be biking than skiing low consequence sub-40 slopes. Looking at the weather, I don't think the skiing will be that great/safe over the next 5 days. Not worth the recon unless we see the pattern change, imo.

Thanks for the report. I was wondering since temps dont look like they've been below freezing and cloudy skies.

What aspect(s) were you on? Wondering if north facing are any better or all similar.

**Lindahl** · 05-23-2014, 12:54 PM

All varieties of E. Considering what I saw, doubtful. Temps are just way too warm and no real radiative cooling. Maybe high walled N couloirs?

**mt_wilson** · 05-23-2014, 07:40 PM

Thanks for the update!

**montanaskier** · 05-23-2014, 08:43 PM

Winter Storm watch issued for above 10k sat night-sun.

**The SnowShow** · 05-23-2014, 09:03 PM

Nice downpour in Silverthorne tonight

**rmnpsplitter** · 05-24-2014, 08:03 AM

Same here. Dumped rain last night. A little unnerving to say the least. The river corridors are still so fragile around here and groundwater levels are very high so there is less infiltration than normal. Crazy to watch water runoff grassy areas like that...

**Garth Bimble** · 05-24-2014, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Holy shit crazy pic

Glad I work from home...a bunch of my coworkers were hiding in the stairwells.

**Soups** · 05-24-2014, 08:40 AM

^^Wow. Cool pic.

**Garth Bimble** · 05-24-2014, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by soups818

^^Wow. Cool pic.

Can you see the pic? I can't but it shows up in the preview.

**montanaskier** · 05-24-2014, 07:06 PM

Anybody make it to Indy today? Heading up tomorrow early, curious how it was.

**pbourdon** · 05-25-2014, 12:15 AM

^^^curious to hear how you have it there. Thinking of heading down mon/tues although tomorrow should be nice if it's snowing there like it is at Loveland right now

**montanaskier** · 05-25-2014, 08:37 AM

^^^ sick kid, had to bail.

**WTF is dat** · 05-25-2014, 12:06 PM

Had to bail on Indy this morning and took a lame line . Did not seem like there had been a hard freeze and conditions were variable at best.

**hatchgreenchile** · 05-25-2014, 01:03 PM

38 and rain at Berthoud summit. Gross

**smitchell333** · 05-25-2014, 02:51 PM

Sure could use a hard freeze to lock it up but doesn't seem like one is in the forecast for the next week.

**pbourdon** · 05-25-2014, 05:03 PM

Rain? Sure looks like snow at the bottom of Loveland. I see snow flakes on the Bert cam as well. Looking at the ridges around Georgetown snow line looks to be about 10.5k. Might be worth skiing something tomorrow. No solid freezes but temps overnight have been flirting with it and the lack of sun the past few days helps to keep things a little cool.

**hatchgreenchile** · 05-25-2014, 05:24 PM

Yep, raining from WP to Berthoud Falls this morning (drove over around 11).
Trail Ridge was closed. Maybe it snowed decent there?

**rmnpsplitter** · 05-25-2014, 05:37 PM

I would guess that they were trying to keep Texas and Nebraska outa there more so than a ton of snow. Too warm if bet for much accumulation.

**shera** · 05-26-2014, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by pbourdon

Rain? Sure looks like snow at the bottom of Loveland. I see snow flakes on the Bert cam as well. Looking at the ridges around Georgetown snow line looks to be about 10.5k. Might be worth skiing something tomorrow. No solid freezes but temps overnight have been flirting with it and the lack of sun the past few days helps to keep things a little cool.

I've been watching the Loveland webcam the last couple of days. No rain whatsoever, just lovely snowflakes piling up on the stake. Skied laps on the pass this morning, totally worth it. Awesome conditions for skiing and climbing, some graupel balls mixed in there.

**The SnowShow** · 05-26-2014, 05:07 PM

Great Tiki Bar weather this PM

**Name Redacted** · 05-28-2014, 09:33 AM

Anyone have details on the rockslide on Loveland pass?

**montanaskier** · 05-28-2014, 04:59 PM

84 at the Dowd station today.... WOW

**rmnpsplitter** · 05-28-2014, 07:13 PM

Heard the rockslide debris was 6-7' deep at the road and cdot was working to clear it this morning. Haven't checked since then.

Was down in Boulder today for a meeting. Wow am I glad I don't live down there in that heat. Rivers are really starting to crank around here