Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**bean** · 01-26-2015, 08:08 AM

Got a few good hours of skiing in at MJ yesterday morning, plenty of decent snow left in spots. Looks like it's time to break out the trail shoes and mtb.

**Rontele** · 01-26-2015, 08:34 AM

montanaskier isn't a captain, he's Admiral Butthurt

**montanaskier** · 01-26-2015, 09:50 AM

5 star General.

Enjoy the hysteria on the right side Rontal. I expect a pic of you crushing the backyard in epic blower.

**Name Redacted** · 01-26-2015, 09:54 AM

Snow is holding up fine up high, especially on N facing. Wind and a little new snow made for fine conditions on the divide yesterday, but clouds did persist for most of the day. Today looks to be sunny and warm for sure.

**hatchgreenchile** · 01-26-2015, 10:24 AM

For perspective…check out the Magic thread and the overload of stoke for a 200 acre hill with 28” of snow on the season. Things aren’t so bad in CO

Practically margarita and shorts weather down here!

**Rontele** · 01-26-2015, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

5 star General.

Enjoy the hysteria on the right side Rontal. I expect a pic of you crushing the backyard in epic blower.

Planning a dawn patrol on Beacon Hill tomorrow.

**adrenalated** · 01-26-2015, 10:59 AM

North facing stuff above 10k skied great this weekend.

**montanaskier** · 01-26-2015, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Cold_Smokin'

For perspective…check out the Magic thread and the overload of stoke for a 200 acre hill with 28” of snow on the season. Things aren’t so bad in CO

Practically margarita and shorts weather down here!

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...lways+be+worse

**The SnowShow** · 01-26-2015, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cold_Smokin'

For perspective…check out the Magic thread and the overload of stoke for a 200 acre hill with 28” of snow on the season. Things aren’t so bad in CO

Practically margarita and shorts weather down here!

Agree. And the Tahoe thread.

FWIW, above treeline at Breck is skiing great today.

**Bcar** · 01-26-2015, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

Long range models show more of the same until 2-12 thru 2-22 when the CFSv2 super long range model shows the ridge going away and snow returning. I leave for a weekend in San Diego on the 13th so thT sounds about right. Point is, a small storm here or there but continued mostly really warm and dry thru the first week of Feb as of now.

hope they're wrong!

Originally Posted by Like a Boss

I predict freak storms for the World Cup. The weather always seems to screw the volunteers and race crew. Expect more of the same.

hope you're right!

**cmsummit** · 01-26-2015, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

FWIW, above treeline at Breck is skiing great today.

It skied very well all weekend and the wind above treeline kept the people away from the upper lifts. I'm not complaining about conditions, not yet.

**Garth Bimble** · 01-26-2015, 06:05 PM

Almost too hot to ski today!

Unfortunately the glacier that has formed in my backyard doesn't seem to be affected very much. Dogs seem to be enjoying it though.

**montanaskier** · 01-26-2015, 06:57 PM

Official high at the summit of Vail Mtn was 52. An all time record for Jan. Valley was slightly inverted and hit 48. Taylor Park near CB hit 59!

**MakersTeleMark** · 01-26-2015, 07:19 PM

**adrenalated** · 01-26-2015, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

Official high at the summit of Vail Mtn was 52. An all time record for Jan. Valley was slightly inverted and hit 48. Taylor Park near CB hit 59!

Well, at least the USS Butthurt Express won't have to worry about any icebergs.

**BDKeg** · 01-27-2015, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

Official high at the summit of Vail Mtn was 52. An all time record for Jan. Valley was slightly inverted and hit 48. Taylor Park near CB hit 59!

There's no way Taylor Park hit 59 yesterday. If anything the temp gauge was probably baking in the sun giving a false reading. There's usually a nasty inversion in the taylor park area which keeps is pretty chilly. At 10:30am in gunny there's still single digits and probably won't warm up too much today. Regardless though, it felt like late March or April at the higher elevations. Solar aspects melting already!

**montanaskier** · 01-27-2015, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by BDKeg

There's no way Taylor Park hit 59 yesterday. If anything the temp gauge was probably baking in the sun giving a false reading. There's usually a nasty inversion in the taylor park area which keeps is pretty chilly. At 10:30am in gunny there's still single digits and probably won't warm up too much today. Regardless though, it felt like late March or April at the higher elevations. Solar aspects melting already!

Got it from a post from the CB Avy folks. They also showed Irwin at 51.

https://www.facebook.com/cbavalanche...951392262860:0

**BDKeg** · 01-27-2015, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by montanaskier

Got it from a post from the CB Avy folks. They also showed Irwin at 51.

https://www.facebook.com/cbavalanche...951392262860:0

in the 50s on that weather station from 12pm to around 5pm yesterday, wtf?! Doesn't seem right, but who the hell knows. With how warm it is today I'm starting to believe it. Gold link station up on the mtn is reading near 47 already at 9600ft. The temp gauge outside my house already near 50 and it's damn warm out.
http://www.wunderground.com/personal...0150126/mdaily

**capulin overdrive** · 01-27-2015, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by BDKeg

in the 50s on that weather station from 12pm to around 5pm yesterday, wtf?! Doesn't seem right, but who the hell knows. With how warm it is today I'm starting to believe it. Gold link station up on the mtn is reading near 47 already at 9600ft. The temp gauge outside my house already near 50 and it's damn warm out.
http://www.wunderground.com/personal...0150126/mdaily

How are you CB guys feeling for the weekend?

Gonna make it to you guys, or stay south of you?

**BDKeg** · 01-27-2015, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by capulin overdrive

How are you CB guys feeling for the weekend?

Gonna make it to you guys, or stay south of you?

looks like a decent amt of moisture will make it up to us, but winds look to be from the SW where we don't do well usually. I'm still thinking wolf creek does 12+.

**Below Zero** · 01-28-2015, 09:18 AM

Anyone want to get together and ski this year?

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...-Denver-Skiers

**kailas** · 01-28-2015, 10:14 AM

Wolf Creek will need it, in fact the entire SW has been a crap winter so far all over the place. Last hope Feb.

**JaytaeMoney** · 01-28-2015, 10:19 AM

Yesterday was pretty ridiculous. Apparently there were people eating "al fresco" on the mall in downtown Aspen... nice little casual business lunch on the indoor/outdoor patio in January like it's Scottsdale or some shit.

**bean** · 01-28-2015, 11:03 AM

So it looks like Gratz and the CPC are both seeing the ridge over the west coast settling back in for a while. I hope they're wrong, ski season is going to start going downhill if we don't start getting more snow and the trails I want to ride are still way too icy and muddy. Time to engage warp drive on the USS Butthurt Express.