Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

[Benny Profane]

East wall was unskiable today. Every big firecracker set off a slide. That's why I was asking.

[Leshphilling77]

how was Pali skiing? Copper was a tad interesting though Union Peak was skiing pretty well. tops of some of the bumps were sticking out but could be pretty easily avoided. most all else on the mountain was real crusty underneath. hopefully we get some more.

[The SnowShow]

Oh.


Well, fuck, was it hikable?

Yes - Marmot/Rock Chutes was hikable. So was everything south of Wild Child, which is closed b/c of that huge slide a few weeks ago.
Jelly Roll area was really really good bc of windloading. Hit the whiteroom a couple times going down that and it was becoming windbuffed/filled in again when I left. Tomorrow should be good again up there.

[Benny Profane]

how was Pali skiing? Copper was a tad interesting though Union Peak was skiing pretty well. tops of some of the bumps were sticking out but could be pretty easily avoided. most all else on the mountain was real crusty underneath. hopefully we get some more.

Conditions were nice on north facing slopes up high. The wind is buffing things. Crowds are lightening.

[Rideski]

You don't see this one every day, especially in March

NOAA - LL pass
Snow showers likely, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 22 by 8am, then falling to around 5 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

[kailas]

Do you guys really ski? Or do you just hang out on the interwebby thing. :

[Danno]

I for one only ride a unicycle. But hang out on the interwebz for the lulz.

[simple]

Skin track stoke from this morning.

[JaytaeMoney]

Classic spring powder day, that was awesome. I guess everyone is over it? We were still finding untracked lines with ease at 12:45pm

[Muggydude]

Somehow I've managed to be either out of commission or out of town for every little pow day this year

[Benny Profane]

If this continues into the night, I would suggest a sick or personal day tomorrow. It won't be there Saturday. Back to sunshine and crowds, then.

[Benny Profane]

Anybody hike the Ridge today?

[ImSearchingforPowder]

Great day at Loveland. Unfortunately had 3 or 4 runs before losing one of my Rens when I beatered off the headwall rocks

[pfluffenmeister]

^^^ never turned up?

I was going to call in sick today, but I fucked up my knee on Tuesday.

[ImSearchingforPowder]

^^^ never turned up?

I was going to call in sick today, but I fucked up my knee on Tuesday.

Nope unfortunately. Hopefully it will turn up before the next storm. Wasted one of the better days of the year

[Shredhead]

Nope unfortunately. Hopefully it will turn up before the next storm. Wasted one of the better days of the year

It will turn up tomorrow and you'll owe patrol a case of beer.
ImSearchingformySki

[uglymoney]

I've got a couple days off next week and am thinking about heading to Aspen for Thursday and Friday April 2 and 3rd. It's been exactly 30 years since I did Aspen in early April so seems like a good time to head back over but it looks way warm next week so keeping my options open and planning to sleep in my car in the woods if it makes it that far. That said I don't have a collective pass so if anybody has any leftover vouchers or tickets to sell me or coupons or ways to get a better deal than 119 per day to ski slush hit me with a pm.

Shredhead you going to be around or are you in flyover country for the summer?

[Shredhead]

I've got a couple days off next week and am thinking about heading to Aspen for Thursday and Friday April 2 and 3rd. It's been exactly 30 years since I did Aspen in early April so seems like a good time to head back over but it looks way warm next week so keeping my options open and planning to sleep in my car in the woods if it makes it that far. That said I don't have a collective pass so if anybody has any leftover

Shredhead you going to be around or are you in flyover country for the summer?

I'm here now baking by the pool.
Skiings really good, but it's hot!
Leave the first.

[uglymoney]

I'm here now baking by the pool.
Skiings really good, but it's hot!
Leave the first.

Okay too bad. It'd been cool to take some turns. Yeah I'm watching the heat. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Like Melancholia.

[Shredhead]

Okay too bad. It'd been cool to take some turns. Yeah I'm watching the heat. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Like Melancholia.

I'll hit you around Tuesday with a report. I'm coming back 4/17 for the closer, rain or shine.

[Shredhead]

Skiings really good, but it's hot!.

Fucking hot today!


Grand Traverse was a record 6:44 with racers still coming down @ 4.

[skiHOG]

holy summer. not going to lie, throughly enjoyed being in shorts, t shirt, sandals today.

[Hott Butt Mud]

Put a fork in it. Ski season done. I predict 1-2 storms in April with no more than 6". Dust on crust basically and will melt out.

Might as well start hiking the 14ers if you haven't started already.

[FiveLarge]

Put a fork in it. Ski season done. I predict 1-2 storms in April with no more than 6". Dust on crust basically and will melt out.

Might as well start hiking the 14ers if you haven't started already.

Maybe. But heard the same thing 2 weeks ago and the day 2 storm last week was as good as anything we've had all year in the northern mountains.

[rmnpsplitter]

It'll snow again, but the tide is getting low. Sad to see emerald lake melting out in late March. That's pretty damn early, another couple weeks of warm and some of the lower trails will start melting out.