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Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

  1. #18701
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    Quote Originally Posted by hawkgt View Post
    ^^^ looks tasty, shark conditions?
    No. It's not A-Basin . Loveland is very conservative opening early season terrain, you don't need your rock skis until they open 9.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doebedoe View Post
    Loveland is very conservative opening early season terrain
    Not just early season...
    "High risers are for people with fused ankles, jongs and dudes who are too fat to see their dick or touch their toes.
    Prove me wrong."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bean View Post
    Not just early season...
    word is that we will see a big change this season in this regard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skiracer88_00 View Post
    word is that we will see a big change this season in this regard.
    I wouldn't be sad about it though my patrol buddy didn't mention such when I was bitching about their slowness. But he's a lowly volunteer dude.

    My dedicated rock skis are itching to go. Hopefully the PX18 clamps on them don't rip my legs off I inevitably hit some massive rock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skiracer88_00 View Post
    word is that we will see a big change this season in this regard.
    I'll believe it when I see the snow under 1 not allowed to all blow away and/or when they implement a bootpacking program for the ridge.

    Any bets on if LL will break their streak of big to-the-ground-slides-after-guests-have-been-skiing-it-for-weeks this year?
    "High risers are for people with fused ankles, jongs and dudes who are too fat to see their dick or touch their toes.
    Prove me wrong."
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    Quote Originally Posted by SkiCougar View Post
    Abasin can suck it !

    Yes, they have better terrain; but to give Loveland kudos and then try to undercut them at the last minute to pull some of their skiers over is bushleague. If abasin would've checked if it was possible and then make the announcement the same day, then sure; they did not want to get beat; but to luck out that they got enough snow Tuesday to open on thursday and jump on lovelands parade after giving it up; sad.
    I think you are over thinking this.

    A basin didn't try to undercut Loveland. They simply opened as soon as they were able to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bean View Post
    I'll believe it when I see the snow under 1 not allowed to all blow away and/or when they implement a bootpacking program for the ridge.

    Any bets on if LL will break their streak of big to-the-ground-slides-after-guests-have-been-skiing-it-for-weeks this year?
    You know they aren't the only ones that happens to right? In fact, Abasin, Copper, Winter Park, and Vail just to name a few.

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    I will say the slide on Super Bowl last year was pretty scary having skied that line 2 or 3 days before it went.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bean View Post
    How many of those are dry slabs, how many have it happen year after year?
    Dry slab huh? You know that's not really a type of avalanche problem. You thinking Deep slab? http://avalanche.state.co.us/forecas...nche-problems/

    Deep slabs happen at every resort. They do their best to control them, collect data, closures, but eventually it is going to happen, especially somewhere like LL with that much windloading. They aren't the only resort to have inbounds slides on open runs, it has just happened more frequently there because of the kind of terrain they have. You know, all that terrain that skiers bitch about not being open?

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    Mister pedantic, the NAC link is for a "Dry SNOW Avalanche" not slab, and your Avalanche Handbook is out of date 3rd edition last updated in 2006. It's older terminology.

    I don't work for Loveland, but I do feel their pain. They are understaffed, and maintain a few miles of high alpine windloaded bowls along the continental divide, this coupled with some of the most vocal, bitchy skiers around leads to a funny juxtaposition. They bitch when terrain doesn't open, then when it does open, they cry about it sliding after the patrol was pushed to open it. The same thing happened to Abasin in zuma a few years ago, just after the one at LL.

    Bootpacking is a great idea, I've been on a few bootpacking teams. I understand it's positive effects. They probably should do it, maybe they will this year.

    As far as "Butthurt Douche" I'm not the one hurling insults.

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    Sorry get you all worked up Bean. Have good weekend pal.

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    Potential for winter to get kicked into gear later this week. Today is freaking money up here however.
    ROLL TIDE ROLL

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    Flip flop weather in the D.

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    Heard coverage was pretty good in Butler Gulch this weekend. Hopefully this weekend storm turns out and the season really gets going. I won't be able to ski this weekend so it'll probably be hudge. Anyone get any decent turns in the past few days?
    "High risers are for people with fused ankles, jongs and dudes who are too fat to see their dick or touch their toes.
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    Supposed to hit mid 60s today, hopefully the system coming in later this week will be big. I'm ready to make some turns.

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    Went for walk Saturday in Butler, maybe 10-12” in the lower sections

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    Quote Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile View Post
    Went for walk Saturday in Butler, maybe 10-12” in the lower sections
    Enough coverage to break the skins out without hitting any/many sharks? I don't need to get much downhill in, but I'd like to put in some uphill mileage this weekend without taking too many shots on the way down. I'm admittedly not familiar with Butler Gulch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bean View Post
    I'll believe it when I see the snow under 1 not allowed to all blow away and/or when they implement a bootpacking program for the ridge.

    Any bets on if LL will break their streak of big to-the-ground-slides-after-guests-have-been-skiing-it-for-weeks this year?

    There may be some merit to skiracer88_00's word that patrol is changing. They were out in force ski-packing / sidestepping tiger's tail / busy gully / holy cat on Saturday.

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    MD, the trail should be fine for a skin this weekend. I’ll probably head up Sunday to see how the bowls are filling in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doebedoe View Post
    There may be some merit to skiracer88_00's word that patrol is changing. They were out in force ski-packing / sidestepping tiger's tail / busy gully / holy cat on Saturday.
    That's very nice to hear. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.
    "High risers are for people with fused ankles, jongs and dudes who are too fat to see their dick or touch their toes.
    Prove me wrong."
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    67 degrees down southwest CO way, good biking weather. Where's the next snow?

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    Hiked up Mt Sniktau yesterday - snowpack, while thin, looks good. This is looking across Loveland towards the Gore:
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    Anyone been up to hidden valley lately?

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    6+ inches fell during the day today up on Vail. And yesterday I was climbing in eldo feeling like a t shirt and jeans were too warm.

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    I was on Wolf Creek pass around 1000 today. A good 5" on the road and dumping. This weekend may be promising.

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