Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**cmsummit** · 10-31-2016, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

96/97

Back when CB used to have free skiing the first week of their season, I can recall skiing thigh deep blower in Spellbound Bowl during early December '96. Pretty crazy.

**capulin overdrive** · 10-31-2016, 04:13 PM

Does anybody remember the Oct. temps for some of those seasons? I don't remember ever having an Oct. this miserable for temps out east on the plains.

**grskier** · 10-31-2016, 04:35 PM

Joel took a look at a snotel site's data going back almost 40 years... in the years we had no-little snow there was equal chance of below, at, above average.

Given that, I'm in the same place as Goldenboy... at least I can still ride my bike without driving all the way to Palisade/GJ/Fruita/Mack/Moab

**bobsdesk** · 10-31-2016, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

It's a bit more than that- 96/97, 07/08, and 10/11 all had snowpacks that went from zero to hero in a short amount of time. So far this year, there's still a chance, since there isn't a foot or two of crap on the ground right now. Even the high north faces are relatively dry, at least in the central mountains. Whatever happens this winter, I'm just stoked that for now it's awesome riding conditions, instead of the usual crap skiing crap biking conditions usually found at this time of year.

Agreed...I will not complain about high alpine riding in late October. Crossing fingers the season sets up well.

**goldenboy** · 10-31-2016, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by cmsummit

Back when CB used to have free skiing the first week of their season, I can recall skiing thigh deep blower in Spellbound Bowl during early December '96. Pretty crazy.

Yeah, I took my last final at CU on the 19th, blew off graduation, and caught a rope drop into phoenix/spellbound during another storm cycle on the 21st. Been here more or less ever since...

**Danno** · 10-31-2016, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

Whatever happens this winter, I'm just stoked that for now it's awesome riding conditions, instead of the usual crap skiing crap biking conditions usually found at this time of year.

Precisely.

Originally Posted by cmsummit

Back when CB used to have free skiing the first week of their season, I can recall skiing thigh deep blower in Spellbound Bowl during early December '96. Pretty crazy.

Yep, I was there.

That Saturday at CB was also the last time I alpined; I teled on Sunday and never looked back. And holy shit yes that was crazy..

**WTF is dat** · 11-01-2016, 01:06 PM

Keystone opening delayed !!

**Lindahl** · 11-01-2016, 02:14 PM

We landed on the moon !!

**hawkgt** · 11-01-2016, 02:42 PM

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**Name Redacted** · 11-01-2016, 02:50 PM

Apparently, it is DUMPING in Asspen....

http://www.vaildaily.com/news/poopsy...er-lets-loose/

**hawkgt** · 11-01-2016, 02:59 PM

ha ha ha .... apparently she went to phish last year

https://www.reddit.com/r/phish/comme...dicks_mystery/

**SkiBall** · 11-01-2016, 05:54 PM

GG Allin is unimpressed.

**The SnowShow** · 11-01-2016, 06:43 PM

Pattern change in two weeks?

**goldenboy** · 11-02-2016, 08:10 AM

WTF? Where did that inch of snow overnight come from?

**adrenalated** · 11-02-2016, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by goldenboy

WTF? Where did that inch of snow overnight come from?

The sky?

**rudy** · 11-02-2016, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by adrenalated

The sky?

Always dropping the knowledge...

**bobsdesk** · 11-03-2016, 08:23 AM

Get ready BOHYZ

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**Fritz** · 11-03-2016, 08:27 AM

^^So maybe Taos and Wolf Creek might fire in November?

**Telemarketeer** · 11-03-2016, 08:58 AM

As far as predicting the weather goes, the other day it was predicted that there was 0% chance of rain. It rained twice.

How do you fuck it up that badly and still have a job? How is that computer not just thrown out the window and start over from scratch?

I don't believe any predictions until they actually happen anymore. And don't even get me started on the farmer's almanac-s.

**hatchgreenchile** · 11-03-2016, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by bobsdesk

Get ready BOHYZ

Oi...I HATE this graphic.

It's just a map of confidence.
In Northern CO, if temperatures are 1 degree above average, and we get 1" of snow less than usual, this thing is correct.

**The SnowShow** · 11-03-2016, 06:16 PM

Got some t shirt skiing in at the Basin and some decent moguls were forming for some aerial fun. The weather is ridiculously nice this fall.

**bobsdesk** · 11-04-2016, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by ULLRismyco-pilot

How do you fuck it up that badly and still have a job? How is that computer not just thrown out the window and start over from scratch?

HA! so true. I was up at 6am to ride asking myself the same question.

**The SnowShow** · 11-05-2016, 09:30 AM

The Birds of Prey are a month away - has there been any snowmaking progress or are they beginning to panic?

**SkiBall** · 11-05-2016, 10:54 AM

I've been keeping my eye out for updates, but no news on contingency plans as of yet. Haven't been up there recently, but temps are too damn high to blow I would think.

**fastfred** · 11-05-2016, 12:02 PM

raining and 44 in breck

no need to worry just because the ski areas didn't magically blow snow and open on nov 1st doesn't mean it's not gonna happen, it's gonna get cold its gonna snow