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04-01-2015, 04:03 PM
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Not just Cali .. the whole West has had a dismal...
Not just Cali .. the whole West has had a dismal snow year (except for our little bit of Colorado, which is about "average").
http://cires1.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/march2015.html
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04-01-2015, 03:48 PM
Thread: European weather models
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North American Model (NAM) is essentially WRF...
North American Model (NAM) is essentially WRF with a different (NMM) dynamical core, running over Nth America, so you won't find "NAM" for Europe per se - you can find WRF as Klar pointed out.
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03-17-2015, 04:37 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Poor snow is all relative ......
Poor snow is all relative ...
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03-10-2015, 07:13 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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To continue with the thread drift ... Apparently...
To continue with the thread drift ...
Apparently 1913 was greater than 2003 for Denver, but the 2003 storm was centered further west (in Clear Creek County), so ranking storms depends somewhat on... -
03-09-2015, 06:34 PM
Thread: Mammoth 14-15
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Maybe not the worst, but likely running a good second!
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02-23-2015, 04:59 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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01-29-2015, 08:36 PM
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As a data based contest it seems vague (IMHO) to...
As a data based contest it seems vague (IMHO) to have the result judged by a panel. How about some objective goals that can be tested and measured with data.
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10-23-2014, 05:44 AM
Thread: Utah current conditions? Timp?
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10-15-2014, 11:22 PM
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A semi-serious (though extremely rough) guess...
A semi-serious (though extremely rough) guess just based on geography would probably be in the zone of 100-200" per year (to put it in skier units; Alta & Squaw get 500" on average) - but I could be...
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10-09-2014, 04:14 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Not specifically Colorado, but some of you might...
Not specifically Colorado, but some of you might be interested as a pre-season read (or not) ...
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03-06-2014, 02:13 AM
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... this may be of interest to some here. I...
... this may be of interest to some here.
I recently added the California Cooperative Snow Survey stations to my system
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/california.html
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02-15-2014, 01:10 AM
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As an FYI, you can click on the station dots on...
As an FYI, you can click on the station dots on this page and you can see the current state of the snowpack (updated daily) relative to prior years - that is for stations with snow water equivalent...
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02-12-2014, 06:45 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/ If...
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/
If you go to my site (best on a desktop/laptop) you can click on the individual stations and bring up the plots I showed before. These are updated every... -
02-11-2014, 09:13 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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February has been good! 150482 150483 150484...
February has been good!
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02-03-2014, 07:29 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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If you want individual stations, click on the...
If you want individual stations, click on the dots seen in the maps here : http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/
(The site works best on a desktop/laptop; still functional on iPad/iPhone/Android,... -
01-30-2014, 05:32 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Steamboat & CB + Irwin (always Irwin?!) the big...
Steamboat & CB + Irwin (always Irwin?!) the big winners so far - haven't seen that map look so Christmas-like for a while.
And all aboard for the I-70 junkshow ...
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01-30-2014, 01:32 AM
Thread: Who's going to have pow tomorrow?
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01-02-2014, 02:11 AM
Thread: Who's having an actual winter?
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Stay East of 114 degrees West. 147649 ...
Stay East of 114 degrees West.
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12-04-2013, 11:29 PM
Thread: Loveland tomorrow?
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x2 ... for those that have looked at the new...
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... for those that have looked at the new Management Plan (link above), if there is to be cat skiing on Trelease + Dry Gulch, does that mean (a) the area will be subject to avy control and (b)... -
12-04-2013, 06:09 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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... and the winner was Schofield Pass (NNW of CB)...
... and the winner was Schofield Pass (NNW of CB) with 2.3 inches of water equivalent in last 24hrs. Mildly jealous of those in the Elks and RFV but Loveland was quite a bit of fun this morning with...
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12-03-2013, 10:38 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Snow will be good in many places - question is,...
Snow will be good in many places - question is, what terrain will be open?
Will the goods under Chair #1 be open at Loveland tomorrow or will Winter Park/MJ be the better bet? (assuming roads are... -
11-25-2013, 07:54 PM
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Given natural snow conditions...
Given natural snow conditions I guess I wouldn't be expecting much outside of a WROD. You can still have a fun day on a WROD if you weren't expecting anything more. Check the forecast and hope?? ...
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11-17-2013, 07:41 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Hmm .. whole SNOTEL network down since 2am :mad:
Hmm .. whole SNOTEL network down since 2am :mad:
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11-16-2013, 10:22 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I could probably point you to such a site ......
I could probably point you to such a site .... That link has all states in detail and you can put your mouse on the stations to get names & quantities etc. Maps updated hourly, but the historic...
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11-16-2013, 05:22 AM
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Top stuff. Made with thought and a good...
Top stuff. Made with thought and a good reflection of people up that way.
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11-15-2013, 08:21 PM
Thread: I-70 is F@&KED
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So you're saying Bean, Soups and yourself would...
So you're saying Bean, Soups and yourself would be part of the problem if road capacity increased :wink:
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11-15-2013, 01:36 AM
Thread: I-70 is F@&KED
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Perhaps some caveats may apply, but yeah ......
Perhaps some caveats may apply, but yeah ... Downs-Thomson Paradox and Braess's Paradox
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11-11-2013, 06:30 PM
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http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/HIST/05K14...
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11-05-2013, 03:29 AM
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That was non-crap! Nice job.
That was non-crap! Nice job.
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11-03-2013, 12:18 PM
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^^^ Yeah, I agree, but there's just not that...
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Yeah, I agree, but there's just not that much data for AK...
There is an additional pillow station in SE Alaska at Long Lake, Sth East of Juneau, but that's it. It's not shown due to map... -
11-03-2013, 02:14 AM
Thread: Snow in the PNW 13/14
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Washington...
Washington - I would expect you might find something
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11-03-2013, 01:58 AM
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Indeed it has puked there. Over 1.3 inches or...
Indeed it has puked there. Over 1.3 inches or 33mm of water equivalent in the last 48 hours in the coastal mountains.
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11-01-2013, 07:32 PM
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I've dumped one of these in most of the regional...
I've dumped one of these in most of the regional threads because folks tend to only stick with their local thread and look no further, so here's the Montana version. Updated hourly and now with some...
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11-01-2013, 04:45 PM
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Oops .. should be fixed now. The links to the BC...
Oops .. should be fixed now. The links to the BC stations should work. Alberta stations are not done yet.
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11-01-2013, 12:33 PM
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http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/wyoming.ht...
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/wyoming.html
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11-01-2013, 12:26 PM
Thread: 2013/2014 Canadian Rockies Thread
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I put this in the BC Interior thread, so may as...
I put this in the BC Interior thread, so may as well post it here as well ...
I recently added the BC & AB stations to my system. Not sure it'll be that much use given the low station density, but... -
11-01-2013, 12:14 PM
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Just added the BC & AB stations to my system......
Just added the BC & AB stations to my system... the station coverage is quite sparse compared to some US states, but none the less here it is. Data should update hourly and I hope to get the historic...
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10-30-2013, 06:27 PM
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I've spammed a few of the other threads so here's...
I've spammed a few of the other threads so here's the AK version.
Snow monitoring in AK not as intense as other states, but it may still be of use to some of you as a quick look type of thing -... -
10-28-2013, 05:28 AM
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Watch this space...
Watch this space (I recently added the non-SNOTEL Cali stations and will update other aspects soon). More for the backcountry types ...
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09-29-2013, 01:30 PM
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... might as well put in plug for quick, easy...
... might as well put in plug for quick, easy SNOTEL data
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/tahoe.html
Though Tahoe folks are probably over-saturated with info at this point.
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09-29-2013, 12:42 PM
Thread: 2013/14 - Mt. Bachelor/ Mt. Hood
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Quick and easy-to-digest hourly SNOTEL info....
Quick and easy-to-digest hourly SNOTEL info.
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/oregon.html
These pages see big use in CO, but aren't as well known in other states.
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05-13-2013, 02:39 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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For those interested in watching the decline of...
For those interested in watching the decline of the snowpack across the West, I have added a plot that shows 24hr melt to my site
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/
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03-08-2013, 08:21 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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They're updating ... see link below or plot above.
They're updating ... see link below or plot above.
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03-08-2013, 08:19 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Here it comes, working over the Sth West (please...
Here it comes, working over the Sth West (please make it up to the 'boat!) ....
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02-24-2013, 09:02 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I thought Copper skied well today - mostly hit...
I thought Copper skied well today - mostly hit the back, Copper Bowl. Still a few rocks around (Sth'ly aspect) so you have to watch a bit. Some nice shots of untracked with patrol doing directed...
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02-14-2013, 01:10 AM
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Interesting idea with induction - out of the box!...
Interesting idea with induction - out of the box!
Iron gloves?
http://www.mossonline.com/images/products/pph_77_s.jpg :tongue:
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02-11-2013, 07:09 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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No POV edit? (Bummer!)
No POV edit?
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02-05-2013, 11:36 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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GJ Forecast Discussion 9:43pm Tue ... STILL...
GJ Forecast Discussion 9:43pm Tue
... STILL THE STORM EFFICIENTLY USES WHAT IS AVAILABLE WITH THE
DENDRITIC CRYSTAL GROWTH REGION NEARLY SATURATED AT 700-600MB FOR
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01-23-2013, 09:42 PM
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http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/RANK/all_r...
http://cires.colorado.edu/~aslater/SNOW/RANK/all_rank_swe.gif
Won't necessarily tell you what is good, but will certainly tell you what is bad - e.g. CO
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01-23-2013, 09:23 PM
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