Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**DasBlunt** · 05-19-2015, 11:30 PM

today was better than chicks and money. Benny keeps delivering.

tomorrow will be super fun.

**MakersTeleMark** · 05-19-2015, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by DasBlunt

Benny keeps delivering.
tomorrow will be super fun.

I love this.

**sillyrabbit** · 05-20-2015, 08:52 AM

That looks fantastic!! Been such a good spring, people are ticking off a ton of rare 14ers lines right now, really impressive.

**ImSearchingforPowder** · 05-20-2015, 03:15 PM

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**Lindahl** · 05-20-2015, 09:14 PM

Nasty thin hardslabs abound on SW to E aspects (along the Divide). Don't drop into terrain traps. Avoid the thick ones. Was able to pick a shot I could ride out of. Popped 1/3rd down from the top. 4-5" thick ones popped from ski cuts (watched the lookers left chute pop via another party). Mine was about 10" thick - no reaction to a ski cut when I dropped in, expecting soft slab. Sneaky fucker. Marjorie and Thurmans was great though.

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**The SnowShow** · 05-23-2015, 08:52 AM

Ok, this PNW weather can leave now...I'm ready for some sun to take over and dry out Front Range hiking/biking trails.

**hatchgreenchile** · 05-23-2015, 01:11 PM

Looking forward to Trail Ridge opening, snowpack is fat up there!

**galibier_numero_un** · 05-23-2015, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Ok, this PNW weather can leave now...I'm ready for some sun to take over and dry out Front Range hiking/biking trails.

Some people are never happy. Two months ago, I'm sure you were bitching about the dry March we had.

... Thom

**The SnowShow** · 05-23-2015, 09:27 PM

I'm not complaining...I just wouldn't mind some sun down in the city.

**skiingislife** · 05-23-2015, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

I'm not complaining...I just wouldn't mind some sun down in the city.

You picked the wrong city to call home. Try Los Angeles or San Diego. I heard it's pretty much always sunny and dry there, and you get to pay for a glass of water if you go out to eat.

**simple** · 05-24-2015, 03:59 PM

Socked in again today but the turns were amazing

**Benny Profane** · 05-24-2015, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by skiingislife

You picked the wrong city to call home. Try Los Angeles or San Diego. I heard it's pretty much always sunny and dry there, and you get to pay for a glass of water if you go out to eat.

Denver, on average, has 300 or so sunny days. Look it up.

**skiingislife** · 05-26-2015, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Denver, on average, has 300 or so sunny days. Look it up.

Looked it up. http://www.westword.com/news/colorad...us-why-5875821

**goldenboy** · 05-26-2015, 08:00 AM

There are 2 kinds of people in the world, those who can live in Seattle, and those who can't. The past month should tell you which of those you are. I could live in Seattle.

**goldenboy** · 05-26-2015, 08:04 AM

OK, so what do the armchair avy experts predict is going to happen when the pattern changes? We haven't exactly been getting hard freezes, and there is an incredible amount of moisture that fell over the past month. If we go straight to June temps, I think it might get real ugly real fast.

**smitchell333** · 05-26-2015, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

OK, so what do the armchair avy experts predict is going to happen when the pattern changes? We haven't exactly been getting hard freezes, and there is an incredible amount of moisture that fell over the past month. If we go straight to June temps, I think it might get real ugly real fast.

Yeah, count me concerned. If we could get a really hard freeze it would at least reduce the mid pack potential. At Indy pass yesterday stuff was sluffing when warmed with just a few minutes of sun and there were non frozen underlayers at/below treeline. Could either stay mostly stable or if there is rapid warming at least all those powdery layers will come down.

**montanaskier** · 05-26-2015, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

OK, so what do the armchair avy experts predict is going to happen when the pattern changes? We haven't exactly been getting hard freezes, and there is an incredible amount of moisture that fell over the past month. If we go straight to June temps, I think it might get real ugly real fast.

Next week will be the warmest temps of the year. Could be a big wet cycle.

**Shredhead** · 05-26-2015, 08:54 AM

Hopefully this weekends clear sky's will give us a nice hard freeze before it gets real warm.

Any reports from Indy this past weekend? Oops, didn't see that last post.

**smitchell333** · 05-26-2015, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Shredhead

Hopefully this weekends clear sky's will give us a nice hard freeze before it gets real warm.

Any reports from Indy this past weekend? Oops, didn't see that last post.

Above treeline was good, below not so much.

**adrenalated** · 05-26-2015, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

OK, so what do the armchair avy experts predict is going to happen when the pattern changes? We haven't exactly been getting hard freezes, and there is an incredible amount of moisture that fell over the past month. If we go straight to June temps, I think it might get real ugly real fast.

I found pretty distinct layers of cold(ish) snow separated by melt/freeze crusts from the recent storms. I suspect that when the new snow starts melting, and water hits those crusts, things will slide pretty easily and we'll see some pretty decent wet slabs. Up to about 2ft deep? Not sure what will happen deeper in the snowpack.

Pretty stoked about the coverage above treeline though. Best I can remember seeing in late May.

**MakersTeleMark** · 05-26-2015, 11:49 AM

I'm beginning to wonder if we will actually get a corn cycle. That's about the only thing that will make me boot up. It's rained/snowed/sleet/hailed everyday for the last 2 weeks up my way. The stream flows have actually dropped significantly because the moisture is being held up in the hills.

**grskier** · 05-26-2015, 12:17 PM

Sad I haven't been able to make it out to play since being back in town

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My thoughts were along yours goldenboy.

**Name Redacted** · 05-26-2015, 12:42 PM

Snow is caked in around rocks up high. Once the sun starts heating those up, it should be a great catalyst for some big slides. We might skip the corn cycle this year as the temps will stop freezing overnight.

**montanaskier** · 05-26-2015, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark

I'm beginning to wonder if we will actually get a corn cycle. That's about the only thing that will make me boot up. It's rained/snowed/sleet/hailed everyday for the last 2 weeks up my way. The stream flows have actually dropped significantly because the moisture is being held up in the hills.

Truth....I'm surprised at how clear the rivers are...not blown out at all. It starts next week.

**Trace Hardslab** · 05-27-2015, 08:26 AM

There comes a point in the season when new snow just gums up the corn skiing and snow in the woods only gets in your way.

If it gets nice & hot for a week there will be slides. If it gets nice n' hot for 3 weeks, the snow will come out of the woods, rivers will rise & the high stuff will consolidate. In 1995 the real smooth late corn didn't happen 'til August.

A sure sign the corn is about to come around is when people declare it "over". Kind of like the monsoon. The surest sign of an imminent monsoon is the implementation of a fire ban.