Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

**Foggy_Goggles** · 03-05-2018, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Summit

It's that gonna fuck up biking?

Don't know. I think the plan was to try and have the Super Gay open for biking when the gondi went in. But maybe the Zepher is pile and ownership has money and the replacement is happening sooner rather than later? I'm pretty sure they could make Gemini>Eskimo work to get up to Sunspot.

[I could care less, I just hear things from friends that work there. WP has a pretty solid track record of leaking news items to soften the blow when the announcement finally comes]

**WTF is dat** · 03-05-2018, 10:02 PM

It will snow a bunch in April when most people are done for the season.

**SkiBall** · 03-05-2018, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by WTF is dat

It will snow a bunch in April when most people are done for the season.

I am ok with this. Not the ideal, but looking towards water needs for summer. So better late than never in that case.

**fastfred** · 03-06-2018, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by skaredshtles

No.

No it didn't.

Eldora has, since the beginning of time, sucked donkey nuts.

YMMV.

obviously your doing it wrong and obviously you've never skied in bounds or outta bounds with me at eldora

**Kinnikinnick** · 03-06-2018, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by fastfred

obviously your doing it wrong and obviously you've never skied in bounds or outta bounds with me at eldora

No, no. Eldora is the same lame place with slow lifts and no terrain to ski that he hit back in the early nineties. Nothing changes.

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**hatchgreenchile** · 03-06-2018, 08:23 AM

I hope I never become too core for Eldora...

**The SnowShow** · 03-06-2018, 08:27 AM

Never been. The one time I did try to go for an upslope storm, they were turning people around at the turn off by Nederland.

Does anyone really pay $100+ for a pass to skin up?!

**adrenalated** · 03-06-2018, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

...to pile on the Wanker Pancake hate parade. My sources say the gondi from the base to lunch cock stopping at sunspot it probably happening this summer.

My (less reliable) sources implied it would be a little further down the road but who knows. I can't see them going a summer without a way to move bikes uphill though.

Golf clap for "lunch cock."

**skiracer88_00** · 03-06-2018, 11:54 AM

Eldora is not bad, its just that (besides west ridge and some trees over by Corona), I always get the feel that I'm skiing in Vermont. Vermont doesn't suck, but I live in Colorado for a reason.

**summit** · 03-06-2018, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by adrenalated

My (less reliable) sources implied it would be a little further down the road but who knows. I can't see them going a summer without a way to move bikes uphill though.

Golf clap for "lunch cock."

Well, dealing with Keystone's Gondola replacement and Montezuma construction in past seasons, the Gondola resulted in massive disruption and closures all season long even though they had Summit Express. A huge number of Keystone's trails pass under the Gondola and the service roads were heavily used for construction. It basically killed the entire season. Employees were straight up warning people not to buy passes.

Montezuma replacement resulted in relatively few and small closures... only a few runs pass under the lift line.

**Jay P** · 03-06-2018, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by skiracer88_00

Eldora is not bad, its just that (besides west ridge and some trees over by Corona), I always get the feel that I'm skiing in Vermont. Vermont doesn't suck, but I live in Colorado for a reason.

Vermont resorts have more personality. Eldo is pretty lame

**adrenalated** · 03-06-2018, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Summit

Well, dealing with Keystone's Gondola replacement and Montezuma construction in past seasons, the Gondola resulted in massive disruption and closures all season long even though they had Summit Express. A huge number of Keystone's trails pass under the Gondola and the service roads were heavily used for construction. It basically killed the entire season. Employees were straight up warning people not to buy passes.

Montezuma replacement resulted in relatively few and small closures... only a few runs pass under the lift line.

Good to know. Only one DH trail at Wanker (Boulevard) passes under the Zephyr so perhaps that would help. I could see the service roads being a bigger issue.

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 03-06-2018, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jay P

Vermont resorts have more personality. Eldo is pretty lame

Eldora's terrain would make it a solid second tier East Coast ski area. Maybe 2b.

**Danno** · 03-06-2018, 01:00 PM

Eldora can't be blamed for the reality of their terrain and the reality of their wind. They can, however, be blamed for their piss poor management over the years.

**Kinnikinnick** · 03-06-2018, 01:25 PM

Eldora is world class! Big Vert, big snow, and top notch facilities. You summit guys should drive right by Copper, Breckenridge, Keystone, Abasin, and Loveland and come on down.

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**hatchgreenchile** · 03-06-2018, 01:41 PM

Get with the program, Winter Park is the new red headed step child, not Eldora.
Any conditions beta from East Portal and Bear Lake? Need to get some split time in.

**cmsummit** · 03-06-2018, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by simple

Btw Snowbird/Alta and Jackson Hole/targhee got hammered while Colorado got wind and a little snow.

I got the hell outta here and chased the snow to Snowbird with some buddies. So glad I did....

**MakersTeleMark** · 03-06-2018, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by skiracer88_00

Eldora is not bad, its just that (besides west ridge and some trees over by Corona), I always get the feel that I'm skiing in Vermont. Vermont doesn't suck, but I live in Colorado for a reason.

VT actually still receives snow, so your point is?

**Grandyoso** · 03-06-2018, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by cmsummit

I got the hell outta here and chased the snow to Snowbird with some buddies. So glad I did....

Well played, I guess I picked a good year to have a kid...
Have had some good days as well, but not at resorts!

**The SnowShow** · 03-06-2018, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile

Get with the program, Winter Park is the new red headed step child, not Eldora.
Any conditions beta from East Portal and Bear Lake? Need to get some split time in.

Eldora plans to build a gondy from the East Portal up. That should be sick.

**hatchgreenchile** · 03-06-2018, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Eldora plans to build a gondy from the East Portal up. That should be sick.

Moffat Gondola will be great.
Let's make sure it connects to the new Lunch Rock gondola.
#ikonpass

**skaredshtles** · 03-06-2018, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by hatchgreenchile

Moffat Gondola will be great.
Let's make sure it connects to the new Lunch Rock gondola.
#ikonpass

#MEGA?

**Danno** · 03-06-2018, 04:25 PM

#MEG is more appropriate

**The SnowShow** · 03-06-2018, 05:38 PM

That would provide for lift accessed mountain biking off the Continental Divide in the summer. Drop off either side. Fuck it, build the thing.

**MakersTeleMark** · 03-06-2018, 05:51 PM

So as I see the stock listed companies lining up, the #MEG will never flow into the #SummitVailInterconnect gondie.

Aren't there antitrust issues here? Dormant intrastate commerce clause anyone?

#DAMMITJANET